[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13714-13715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5524]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP01-92-000]
East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
March 1, 2001.
Take notice that on February 23, 2001, East Tennessee Natural Gas
Company (East Tennessee), Post Office Box 1642, Houston, Texas, 77251-
1642, filed in Docket No. CP01-92-000 an application pursuant to
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to install,
construct, own and operate approximately 2.23 miles of 12-inch pipeline
loop and appurtenant facilities in Washington County, Virginia; Loudon
County, Tennessee; and Putnam County, Tennessee. In addition, East
Tennessee proposes to perform seven pipeline road crossing replacements
and hydrostatic testing in order to increase the maximum allowable
operation pressure (MAOP) of approximately 17.5 miles of existing 22-
inch pipe on its Line 3107, all as more fully set forth in the
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
The project is collectively referred to as the ``Gateway Project''.
This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
The proposed pipeline loop facilities will include approximately
2.23 miles of new 12-inch pipeline extending from main line valve (MLV)
3310-02, at milepost (MP) zero on East Tennessee's 8-inch line 3300 to
MP 2.23 at the Saltville Storage facility interconnect. East Tennessee
proposes to install a regulator on the Loudon-Lenoir City lateral at
MLV 3218D-102. This regulator is required to allow gas deliveries into
the Loudon meter station 75-9039, from the north, Line 3100 and the
South Line 3200, operating at independent and possibly differential
pressures. The Loudon regulator will be located within the existing
rights-of-way.
East Tennessee also proposes to increase the MAOP on a portion of
Line 3107. This increased MAOP is necessary to provide Etowah and
Loudon firm transportation from the Ridgetop interconnect with
Tennessee Gas Pipe Line Company to the respective Etowah and Loudon
meter stations. To accomplish this, East Tennessee proposes to perform
six road crossing replacements and hydrostatic test on approximately
12.85 miles of 22-inch pipe on Line 3107 from MLV 3107-1A to MLV 3108-1
and also to replace one road crossing and thereby uprate approximately
4.56 miles of 22-inch pipe on Line 3107 from the discharge of station
3107 to 3107-A. The hydrostatic testing and pipeline replacement will
allow East Tennessee to increase the MAOP on these segments from 722 to
766 pounds per square inch gauge (psig), respectively to 773 psig.
The Gateway Project will allow East Tennessee to provide firm
transportation service for Etowah Utility Department (Etowah), Loudon
Utilities Gas Department (Loudon), and Stone Mountain Energy, LC (Stone
Mountain), collectively referred to as the Gateway Customers. The
proposed Gateway Project will provide 1,000 dekatherms (Dth/d) of
capacity to Etowah, 3,000 Dth/d to Loudon, and 4,000 Dth/d to Stone
Mountain, for a total of 8,000 Dth/d of FT-A transportation service
resulting from the proposed Gateway Project facilities. East Tennessee
held an open season from June 1, 2000, until June 15, 2000 for a
potential expansion of its system. As a result of its open season, East
Tennessee has provided precedent agreements and gas transportation
agreements with each customer, for 100 percent of the proposed
transportation service. In addition East Tennessee has provided other
data indicating a growing market for natural gas in East Tennessee's
market area citing projections from NERC's Electricity Supply and
Demand 2000 database, among other things.
East Tennessee proposes to provide service to the Gateway Customers
pursuant to its existing open access Rate Schedule FT-A. However, East
Tennessee further seeks authorization to establish an initial Section
7(c) rate for the service proposed. East Tennessee states that all
construction costs associated with the proposed facilities will be paid
for through the incremental rates to be charged the Gateway Customers.
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East Tennessee states that the Gateway Projects will be constructed
on East Tennessee's existing pipeline right of way and thus will not
result in a significant adverse effect on the environment.
The Gateway Customers have requested that East Tennessee provide
the proposed transportation service during the 2001/2002 winter heating
season. East Tennessee requests a certificate on or before August 1,
2001 in order for it to meet its November 1, 2001 in-service date
requested by the Gateway Customers.
Any questions regarding the application should be directed to
Steven E. Tillman, Director, Regulatory Affairs, East Tennessee Natural
Gas Company, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas, 77251, (713) 627-5113.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before March 22, 2001, file
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the requirements of
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).
All protests filed with the Commission will be considered by it in
determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to
make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a party in any
hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules. Comments and protests may be filed electronically
in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission's website at http://ferc.fed.us/efl/doorbell.htm.
A person obtaining intervener status will be placed on the service
list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive
copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by every one of the
interveners. An intervener can file for rehearing of any Commission
order and can petition for court review of any such order. However, an
intervener must submit copies of comments or any other filing it makes
with the Commission to every other intervener in the proceeding, as
well as 14 copies with the Commission.
A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have
comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commentors will be placed
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of
environmental documents and will be able to participate in meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on
all other parties. However, commentors will not receive copies of all
documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission and will
not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final
order to a federal court.
The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally,
whether filed by commentors or those requesting intervener status.
Take further notice that pursuant to the authority contained in and
subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on
this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter
finds that a grant of the certificate is required by the public
convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely
filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal
hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be necessary for East Tennessee to appear or to be represented
at the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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