[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54684-54685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27293]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-800-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

October 6, 1998.
    Take notice that on September 25, 1998, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore), Post Office Box 1769, Dover, Delaware 19903-
1769, filed in Docket No. CP98-800-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and 
operate additional pipeline and compression facilities in Delaware and 
Pennsylvania to expand its system by providing added transportation 
capacity, all as more fully set forth in the application capacity, all 
as more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    Eastern Shore proposes to construct and operate 8 miles of 16-inch 
pipeline looping on its existing system (3.5 miles in Delaware and 4.5 
miles in Pennsylvania) and to install 1,085 horsepower of additional 
capacity at an existing compressor station on Eastern Shore's system in 
Delaware City, Delaware. It is stated that the proposed construction 
would enable Eastern Shore to provide 16,540 dt equivalent of 
additional daily firm service capacity on its system. Eastern Shore 
estimates the total costs of the proposed facilities at $6,643,420. It 
is requested that certificate be issued allowing construction to be 
completed by November 1, 1999.
    Eastern Shore asserts that the facilities would provide system-wide 
benefits without requiring a rate increase for existing customers. 
Therefore, Eastern Shore requests a determination that cost of the 
project be given rolled-in treatment. Eastern Shore convened an open 
season for the additional capacity in June and July 1998 and secured 
10-year firm contracts with Star Enterprise and Delmarva Power & Light 
Company for the additional capacity.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before October 27, 1998, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE, 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 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.
    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 above 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 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

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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 Eastern Shore to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-27293 Filed 10-9-98; 8:45 am]
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