[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11230-11231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5776]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-247-000]


Midcoast Interstate Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application

March 2, 1998.
    Take notice that on February 20, 1998, Midcoast Interstate 
Transmission, Inc. (MIT), 3230 Second Street, Muscle Shoals, Alabama 
35661, filed an abbreviated application for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity, pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas 
Act, authorizing MIT to Construct and Operate Certain pipeline looping, 
and related facilities, in order to provide new and revised firm 
service effective November 1, 1998, as requested by its customers, all 
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    MIT proposes to construct and operate approximately 7.38 miles of 
16-inch diameter looping pipeline at a total estimated cost of 
$2,439,551. The new line will commence at the terminus of MIT's 
existing 16-inch pipeline loop near Tuscumbia, Alabama, and will extend 
to a point on the west side of Colbert County Road 53 where it will 
interconnect with MIT's existing 12-inch to its customers pursuant to 
its Part 284 Blanket Transportation Certificate and will charge its 
applicable Part 284 transportation rates on file in its existing FERC 
Gas Tariff.
    In order to meet the November 1, 1998, effective date that has been 
requested by its firm customers, MIT further request that the 
Commission grant its authorization by July 1998, and to that end seeks 
temporary certificate authorization should the requested permanent 
certificate not be granted by that date.\1\
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    \1\ A Staff Data Request will be issued concurrently with the 
notice requiring MIT to fully comply with the Commission's 
Regulations regarding information necessary to complete its 
application or it may be dismissed.
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    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
March 23, 1998, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
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

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determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to 
make the protestants parties to the proceedings. 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 Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and 
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 Midcoast to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5776 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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