[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5045-5046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2390]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP96-582-001]


Texas Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Petition To Amend

January 28, 1999.
    Take notice that on January 19, 1999, Texas Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 
42304, filed in Docket No. CP96-582-001, a petition to amend the 
authorizations issued on December 4, 1996 in Docket No. CP96-582-000, 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the 
Commission's (Commission) Regulations, in order to perform remedial 
work on 35 wells and five associated tank batteries at the Dixie 
Storage Field, all as more fully described in the application which is 
on file with the Commission and open for public inspection.
    In Docket No. CP96-582-000, the Commission authorized Texas Gas to 
expand the storage boundary at the Dixie Storage Field located in 
Henderson County, Kentucky. In the instant application, Texas Gas seeks 
Commission authorization to proceed with remedial activity on 35 wells 
and 5 associated tank batteries, all within the approved 837-acre 
storage expansion zone which was authorized in Docket No. CP96-582-000. 
Texas Gas says the aforementioned wells are all abandoned oil wells 
that have been non-productive for many years. Further, Texas Gas says 
the original well operator failed to properly plug and abandon these 
wells when they were abandoned.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
February 18, 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 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 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

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filing an 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 Texas Gas to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-2390 Filed 2-1-99; 8:45 am]
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