[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3554-3555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1590]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-178-000]


K N Interstate Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

January 16, 1998.
    Take notice that on January 9, 1998, K N Interstate Gas 
Transmission Company (K N Interstate), P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, 
Colorado 80228-8304, filed 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 to operate certain 
natural gas pipeline facilities under Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act that were constructed under Section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy 
Act, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, K N Interstate seeks authority to operate 34.4 miles 
of pipeline in Johnson and Miami Counties, Kansas and Jackson and Cass 
Counties, Missouri under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act. These 
facilities had been constructed and operated solely for the purpose of 
providing transportation services under Section 311 of the Natural Gas 
Policy Act. K N Interstate states that the authority it requests will 
allow it to provide open access transportation pursuant to its Part 
284, Subpart G blanket certificate which will maximize the use of the 
subject facilities.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
February 6, 1998, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 1st Street, NE., Washington, DC 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

[[Page 3555]]

required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for K N Interstate to appear or be represented 
at the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-1590 Filed 1-22-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-M