[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 58955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28839]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-40-000]


East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

October 27, 1997.
    Take notice that on October 20, 1997, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee), P.O. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77252, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-40-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing East 
Tennessee to construct and operate facilities and uprate the operating 
pressure of portions of its system in order to provide additional 
capacity for the Roanoke Gas Company (Roanoke), all as more fully 
described in the application which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Specifically, East Tennessee proposes to construct and operate 
approximately 9.95 miles of 12-inch diameter loop pipeline on its 3300-
line in Washington and Wythe Counties, Virginia and upsize the existing 
Solar Saturn turbine comressor at Compressor Station 3313 on the 3300 
line in Wythe County, Virginia from a T-1200 model to a T-1600 model. 
East Tennessee also proposes to test various segments of its 3100 and 
3300 lines in order to increase the Maximum Allowable Operating 
Pressure (MAOP).
    East Tennessee says that the proposed facilities and uprating will 
create 10,300 dth per day of new firm capacity. East Tennessee has 
provided a precedent agreement with Roanoke Gas for 5,150 dth per day, 
for a term of 20 years. East Tennessee says that it will use the 
remaining 5,150 dth per day for system reliability and flexibility 
until it has sold the capacity on a firm basis.
    East Tennessee proposes to charge its existing Part 284 rates under 
Rates Schedule FT-A. Further, East Tennessee requests that the 
Commission make a determination that the costs of the facilities and 
uprating will qualify for rolled-in rate treatment when East Tennessee 
files its next rate case.
    East Tennessee estimates that the proposed facilities and uprating 
will cost $8,642,366 and says that the project will be financed with 
funds on hand and funds generated internally.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before November 17, 1997, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 
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.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to 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 approval for the proposed application 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 East Tennessee to appear or be represented 
at the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-28839 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
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