[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 221] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-49] [[Page 221]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M