[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 7780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3815]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-214-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

February 10, 1998.
    Take notice that on February 2, 1998, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore) 417 Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware 19903 filed in 
Docket No. CP98-214-000 an application, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing it to construct and operate 1.5 miles of 16-inch pipeline 
and to provide an additional 2,516 dekatherms per day of firm 
transportation service, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Eastern Shore states that it conducted an open season from August 
25, 1997 to September 30, 1997, and in response received requests for 
2,516 dekatherms per day of new service under Rate Schedule FT from 
three of its existing customers. Eastern Shore has included copies of 
the executed precedent agreements with the three customers as an 
exhibit to its application.
    To provide the 2,516 dekatherms of additional firm daily capacity, 
Eastern proposes to construct 1.5 miles of 16-inch pipeline looping to 
be located in New Castle County, Delaware. Eastern Shore estimates that 
the cost of the proposed looping will be $845,000.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
March 3, 1998, 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. 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 Eastern Shore to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-3815 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]
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