[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54122-54123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26955]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-804-000]


Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

October 2, 1998.
    Take notice that on September 28, 1998, Paiute Pipeline Company 
(Paiute), P.O. Box 94197, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-4197, filed an 
application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(C) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's Regulations thereunder for an 
order granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity and 
permission and approval to abandon facilities, so as to enable Paiute 
to relocate a segment of its existing North Tahoe Lateral Pipeline 
Facilities in Washoe County, Nevada, all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Paiute proposes to construct and operate approximately 3,225 feet 
of new 8-inch replacement pipeline on its North Tahoe Lateral and to 
abandon in place approximately 2,925 feet of existing 8-inch pipeline 
in the same vicinity. Paiute states that the existing 8-inch pipeline 
was constructed in 1966, and that a portion of the segment to be 
abandoned lies within a stream zone. Paiute proposes to relocate the 
existing 8-inch pipeline segment into the same alignment and right-of-
way utilized by a new 16-inch loop pipeline that Paiute installed in a 
nearby right-of-way, outside of the stream zone, in 1997.
    Paiute states that the proposed relocation project will enable 
Paiute to avoid encroachment on its existing 8-inch pipeline that will 
occur as a result of the proposed residential development of the 
surrounding property. Paiute further states that by consolidating its 
two pipelines in the area into a common right-of-way, the relocation 
project will enable Paiute to conduct more efficient pipeline 
maintenance activities in the area, will permit other uses of the 
original pipeline right-of-way property, and will provide long-term 
environmental and cost benefits in that Paiute will be able to avoid 
conducting future maintenance activities in the stream zone.

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    Paiute states that the total cost of the proposed construction 
activities is estimated to be $88,300. Paiute estimates that the cost 
to abandon in place the existing segment is $5,000. According to 
Paiute, the proposed relocation project will not create any additional 
capacity on the North Tahoe Lateral, nor will it cause any reduction or 
termination of the natural gas service rendered to any of Paiute's 
customers.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
October 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 determining the appropriate action to take 
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 comenters 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 not 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 Paiute to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-26955 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am]
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