[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2226-2227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-831]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-167-000]


PG&E Gas Transmission--Northwest; Notice of Application

January 8, 1998.
    Take notice that on December 30, 1997, PG&E Gas Transmission--
Northwest (PG&E) [formerly Pacific Gas Transmission Company], 2100 
Southwest River Parkway, Portland, Oregon 97201, filed in the above-
referenced docket, 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 PG&E to 
install and operate additional compression at three existing compressor 
stations, all as more fully set forth in the application that is on 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    PG&E states that the purpose of this project is to increase system 
compression by upgrading two existing compressor units at its 
Compressor Station 4 near Standpoint, Idaho, one unit at its Compressor 
Station 7 near Starbuck, Washington, and one unit at its Compressor 
Station 9 in Morrow County, Oregon. PG&E further states that the 
additional compression to be added will allow it to offer additional 
firm service between Kingsgate, British Columbia and Standfield, Oregon 
of 56,000 Dth/d on an annual basis, and an additional firm service 
between Kingsgate and Malin, Oregon of 20,000 Dth/d during the four 
months of November through February. PG&E has executed transportation 
agreements for the additional capacity with Avista Energy, Inc., Duke 
Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C., El Paso Energy Marketing Canada, 
Inc., Montana Power Trading and Marketing Company, and Poco Marketing 
Ltd.
    The total cost of the compression facilities is estimated to be 
$6,000,000, which will be financed using funds on hand. PG&E proposes 
to install the additional compression in order to provide the 
additional transportation service beginning November 1, 1998.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
January 29, 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

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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 PG&E to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-831 Filed 1-13-98; 8:45 am]
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