[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 183 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24033]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP93-100-000; Docket Nos. RP94-208-000, RP94-87-008, RP94-
122-006, RP94-169-006, RP95-195-005, RP94-249-004, RP94-260-004, RP94-
305-002, and RP94-364-001; Docket Nos. RP94-222-000, RP93-151-015, 
RP94-39-006, RP94-202-000, and RP94-309-003; Docket Nos. RP94-298-000, 
and TM94-29-000; and Docket Nos. RP94-347-000, RP94-150-000, RP94-266-
000, and RP94-384-000]


Notice Establishing Format for Oral Argument

September 13, 1996.
    In the Matter of: Dakota Gasification Company (successor-in-
interest to the Department of Energy), Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Transcontinental Gas 
Pipe Line Corporation, and ANR Pipeline Company

    This notice establishes the format for the oral argument which the 
Commission schedule in an order issued July 17, 1996.\1\ This notice 
does so based upon notifications from the parties of the number of 
representatives they wished to make presentations and the manner in 
which they desired to allocate their allotted time.
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    \1\ 76 FERC para. 61,036 (1996).
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    In addition to the notifications received from the parties, 
Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, and Congressman Earl Pomeroy, in 
letters to Chair Moler, indicate that they wish to have an opportunity 
to speak concerning the Great Plains project.
    In its notification filing, the Dakota Ratepayers/State Commission 
Group pointed out that the Commission's order announcing the oral 
argument provided the three principal parties opposing the Initial 
Decision with a total of 1 and \1/2\ hours of argument, while providing 
Ratepayers Group, the one party supporting the Initial Decision, only 
30 minutes. The Ratepayers Group also urged that they should not be 
``bookended'', i.e., preceded and succeeded by one or more of their 
adversaries in this proceeding. To remedy this situation, the 
Ratepayers Group requests that (1) none of the three parties opposing 
the Initial Decision should be permitted to relinquish time to the 
other; (2) the Ratepayers Group should be schedule last for both the 
presentation of initial arguments and rebuttal; and (3) the Ratepayers 
Group should be allocated 30 minutes to present its arguments and 15 
minutes for rebuttal.
    The proposals of the Ratepayers Group have been considered and they 
are reasonable. In addition, both Senators from North Dakota and 
Congressman Pomeroy will be provided an opportunity to address the 
issues that the Commission has set for oral argument in this 
proceeding. Accordingly, consistent with the notifications concerning 
the oral argument filed by the parties in this proceeding, the time for 
the oral argument will be allocated follows:

Hon. Kent Conrad, United States Senate--10 minutes
Hon. Byron L. Dorgan, United States Senate--10 minutes
Hon Earl Pomeroy, United States House of Representatives--10 minutes
Dakota Gasification Represented by MaryJane Reynolds, Mark D. Foss--20 
minutes
The Department of Energy, Represented by Hon. Robert R. Nordhaus, James 
K. White, Lot Cooke--20 minutes
The Pipelines, Represented by James F. Bendernagel, Jr., Daniel F. 
Collins, Michael J. Fremuth--20 minutes
The Ratepayers Group, Represented by Bruce Kiely, Robert G. Hardy--30 
minutes
Rebuttal
Dakota Gasification--10 minutes
The Department of Energy--10 minutes
The Pipelines--10 minutes
The Ratepayers Group--15 minutes

    The oral argument will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 1996, at 
1:00 p.m. in Hearing Room 1 at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-24033 Filed 9-18-96; 8:45 am]
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