[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54120-54121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26956]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-797-000]


Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Application

October 2, 1998.
    Take notice that on September 23, 1998, Maritimes & Northeast 
Pipeline, L.L.C. (Maritimes), 1284 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02135, filed an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct, install, own, 
operate and maintain facilities near Veazie, Maine (the Veazie 
Lateral). These facilities are necessary to connect Maritimes' system 
to a new 520 megawatt nominal capacity electric generation facility 
(the Maine Independence Station) to be constructed by Casco Bay Energy 
Company, L.L.C. (Casco Bay) in Veazie, all as more fully set forth in 
the application on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    The Veazie lateral will generally consist of a 1.1-mile, 12-inch 
diameter lateral pipeline commencing at Mile Post (MP) 223.6 of 
Maritimes' 24-inch diameter mainline and terminating at Casco Bay's 
plant site and a measurement facility in Veazie. Firm lateral 
transportation service of up to 105,000 Dekatherms per day (Dth/d) on 
the Veazie Lateral will be provided to Casco Bay pursuant to proposed 
open-access incremental firm Rate Schedule MNLFT. The proposed initial 
monthly reservation charge is $0.8501 Dth/d.
    If the Commission rejects Maritimes' proposed Rate Schedule MNLFT, 
Maritimes requests approval under Section 154.112(b) of a service 
agreement provision that may constitute a material deviation from 
Maritimes' Rate Schedule MN365 form of service. Maritimes notes that 
Article III of the service agreement under Rate Schedule MN365 provides 
that, because Casco Bay is paying for capacity only on the Veazie 
Lateral, Casco Bay's rights under Maritimes' tariff including capacity 
rights, capacity release rights, and flexible point rights relate only 
to Casco Bay's capacity on the Veazie Lateral.
    The estimated cost for the 1.1-mile pipeline is $4,003,300 and the 
meter station is $1,589,600, totaling $5,592,900. The proposed pipeline 
lateral will cross the Penobscot River.
    Maritimes states that it has been informed that Casco Bay received 
all necessary permits and that Casco Bay commenced construction of the 
Maine Independence Station on September 8, 1998, to be able to provide 
service to its market by May 1, 2000.
    Maritimes requests that the Commission issue a Preliminary 
Determination in this proceeding by no later than March 1, 1999, and a 
final certificate by June 1, 1999, to assure that Casco Bay and 
Maritimes can construct and place their respective facilities in 
service by January 1, 2000, with commercial operations on June 1, 2000.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before October 23, 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 and 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. 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.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
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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 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 necessary for Maritimes to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-26956 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am]
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