[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71631-71632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34352]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-40-001]


East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Petition to Amend

December 22, 1998.
    Take notice that on November 18, 1998, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, filed 
in Docket No. CP98-40-001 an application, pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 
7(C) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's 
Regulations seeking to amend the certificate of public convenience and 
necessity issued on April 1, 1998, in Docket No. CP98-40-000, all as 
more fully described in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open for public inspection.
    Among other things, the certificate issued to East Tennessee on 
April 1, 1998 in Docket No. CP98-40-000 authorized East Tennessee to 
increase the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of the 3100 
Line. East Tennessee states that after receiving the certificate, its 
engineering staff determined that certain pipeline segments of the 3100 
Line need to be

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replaced in order to meet the Department of Transportation's (DOT) 
strength and safety specifications for the higher MAOP. Accordingly, 
East Tennessee now seeks authorization to replace certain pipeline 
segments on the 3100 Line, abandon in place certain of the facilities 
being replaced, and acquire additional temporary and permanent rights-
of-way to effect the replacement.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
January 12, 1999, 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 in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken put 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 other intervenors. An intervenor can file for 
rehearing of any Commission order and can petition for a 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 filing 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 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 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 East Tennessee to appear or be represented 
at the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34352 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]
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