[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15516]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-574-000]


Iroquois Gas Transmission System L.P.; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

June 5, 1998.
    Take notice that on May 29, 1998, Iroquois Gas Transmission System 
L.P. (Iroquois) One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut 
06484, filed in Docket No. CP98-574-000 a request for authorization 
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211(b)) 
for authorization to construct a new sales tap on its system on behalf 
of Athens Generating Company, L.P. (Athens) under Iroquois' blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP89-34-000 \1\ pursuant to Section 7 
of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that 
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
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    \1\ See Opinion No. 357 issued November 14, 1990 (53 FERC para. 
61,194 (1990)).
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    Specifically, Iroquois proposes to construct a side tap tee and 
valve assembly at the request of Athens, a wholly owned indirect 
subsidiary of U.S. Generating Company, LLC, which is developing a 1080 
megawatt gas-fired electric power plant in Athens, New York. Iroquois 
states that the proposed in service date of this power plant is mid-to-
late 2001. Iroquois notes that Athens has not yet contracted for 
service on Iroquois and explains that the pre-application report which 
Athens filed with the New York State Department of Public Service 
indicates that they expect to receive gas supply through Iroquois' 
facilities. Iroquois claims that because no such agreement for service 
has been executed, Iroquois is unable to specify with precision all of 
the elements of the arrangement. Iroquois asserts, however, that it 
expects that service will be provided under Iroquois' existing RTS and/
or ITS Rate Schedules.
    Iroquois states that the proposed sales tap is to be installed at a 
point immediately upstream of the new mainline valve, which is to be 
installed in connection with the proposed Athens Compressor Station.\2\ 
Iroquois indicates that while the annual volume of gas to be delivered 
through the proposed sales tap has not yet been conclusively 
determined, Iroquois and Athens estimate that the proposed electric 
power plant will have the ability to consume up to 170,000 dt per day 
of natural gas. Iroquois reports that Athens will reimburse Iroquois 
for the costs of constructing the sales tap, up to $37,000 and notes 
that while Athens has agreed to bear the costs of constructing the 
sales taps as those costs are incurred, Iroquois will refund these 
costs to Athens when service is actually provided through the tap.
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    \2\ Iroquois notes that it will make any future filings which 
may be necessary to operate the proposed sales tap at the 
appropriate time.
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    Iroquois also requests a waiver of section 157.206(f) of the 
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 206(f)), which requires that any 
construction authorized under Section 157.205 be completed and in 
actual operation within one year of the date of authorization. Iroquois 
asserts that this waiver is necessary to allow Iroquois to construct 
the sales tap during the construction of its proposed Athens Compressor 
Station authorized in Docket No. CP96-687.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to 
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, 
the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the 
day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed 
and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-15516 Filed 6-10-98; 8:45 am]
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