[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-143-000]


Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of 
Application

December 29, 1997.
    Take notice that on December 17, 1997, Great Lakes Gas Transmission 
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes), One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600, 
Detroit, MI 48226, filed an abbreviated application pursuant to Section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Sections 157.7 of the Commission's 
Regulations for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing the construction of mainline pipeline looping in Mackinac 
County, Michigan, all as more fully set forth in the application that 
is on file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    Specifically, Great Lakes seeks authorization to construct and 
operate 14.1 miles of 12.75-inch diameter pipeline looping which would 
complete the looping of the last remaining single-line portion of its 
Sault Mainline Extension in Mackinac County in Michigan's Upper 
Peninsula. This project, which Great lakes refers to as the Sault 
Looping Project, is estimated to cost $11,100,000.
    Great lakes states that the purpose of the looping is to provide 
system flexibility and reliability, and will confer benefits to 
existing system customers. For this reason, Great Lakes request that 
the Commission pre-determine that the costs associated with the 
proposed facilities qualify for rolled-in rate treatment.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
January 12, 1998, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, N.E., 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. The Commission's rules require 
that protestors provide copies of their protests to the party or 
parties directly involved. 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 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 Great Lakes to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-49 Filed 1-2-98; 8:45 am]
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