[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26791-26792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12780]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP72-50-001 and CP72-274-001]


Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Notice of Amendment

May 8, 1998
    Take notice that on April 8, 1998, Georgia-Pacific Corporation 
(Georgia-Pacific), 233 Peachtree Street N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, 
filed in Docket Nos. CP72-50-001 and CP72-274-001, an application as 
supplemented on May 6, 1998, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) regulations, to amend the certificate of 
public convenience and necessity issued in Docket Nos. CP72-50-000 and 
CP72-274-000 to authorize Georgia-Pacific to increase the maximum 
certificated capacity of its 8-inch diameter pipeline, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    Georgia-Pacific proposes to increase the maximum certificated 
capacity of its 19.5 mile, 8-inch diameter pipeline (the Crossett 
Pipeline) located in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana and Ashley County,

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Arkansas from 23,460 Mcf per day to 56,000 Mcf per day by increasing 
the maximum operating pressure of the Crossett Pipeline from 460 psig 
to 960 psig which is within the maximum allowable operating pressure 
(MAOP) for the pipeline. Georgia-Pacific states that the increased 
capacity is required to accommodate increased quantities of gas to be 
purchased by Georgia-Pacific and transported on the Crossett Pipeline 
for consumption by Georgia-Pacific in its pulp, paper, and chemical 
plant (the Crossett Plant). Georgia-Pacific further states that it has 
never utilized any of its pipeline facilities to provide transportation 
services for another party.
    Any person desiring to be heard or making any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before May 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 person to whom the protests 
are directed. 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 issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other 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 serve copies of comments 
or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other 
intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 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 such 
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 NGA and the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held 
without further notice before the Commission or its designee on these 
applications 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 Georgia-Pacific to appear or be represented 
at the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-12780 Filed 5-13-98; 8:45 am]
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