[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52094-52095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26366]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-769-000]


Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Application

September 30, 1997.
    Take notice that on September 24, 1997, Colorado Interstate Gas 
Company (CIG), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, 
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-769-000 an application for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of 
facilities for the transportation of natural gas in interstate 
commerce, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

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    CIG states that it proposes to construct the Campo Lateral from an 
interconnect with CIG's 10-inch diameter Picketwire Lateral in Las 
Animas County, Colorado to an interconnect with CIG's Campo Regulator 
Station in Baca County, Colorado. The proposal consists of 
approximately 115 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline and will increase 
CIG's capacity out of the Raton Basin Area in Colorado and New Mexico. 
The capacity of the proposed lateral is approximately 110,000 Mcf per 
day, with an estimated cost of approximately $20.6 million.
    CIG states that it has existing and incremental firm transportation 
commitments increased to 73 percent of the capacity of the proposed 
lateral in August, 2000. CIG has further requested an advance 
determination that these facilities be given rolled-in rate treatment.
    CIG also requests appropriate Commission authority required to 
increase the Picketwire lateral maximum allowable operating pressure to 
1308 psig.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before October 21, 1997, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 
20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the 
requirement 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.
    A person obtaining intervenor 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 
intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any Commission 
order and can petition for court review of any such order. However, an 
intervenor must submit copies of comments or any other filing it makes 
with the Commission to every other intervenor 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. Commenters 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. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents filed by the 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 commenters or those requesting intervenor 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 unnecessary for CIG to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-26366 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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