[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5779-5780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2799]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-160-000]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Application

February 1, 1999.
    Take notice that on January 19, 1999, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 
14203, filed an application pursuant to sections 7(c) of the Natural 
Gas Act for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing National Fuel to uprate a compressor unit at its Ellisburg 
Compressor Station to provide additional firm transportation service 
from Ellisburg, Pennsylvania to Leidy, Pennsylvania (1999 Ellisburg to 
Leidy Expansion Project), all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Specifically, National Fuel proposes to uprate compressor unit 1A, 
which was authorized as part of National Fuel's 1997 Niagara Expansion 
Project--Phase II in Docket No. CP98-94-000, from 3,200 horsepower (hp) 
to 4,445 hp, an increase of 1,245 hp. National Fuel states that the 
expansion of unit 1A will be accomplished through software 
modifications to the engine control panel, which will be performed by 
the engine manufacture. National Fuel estimates the cost of the 
uprating to be approximately $101,600.
    National Fuel states that its 1999 Ellisburg to Leidy Expansion 
Project will provide an additional 60,919 Dth per day of firm capacity 
from Ellisburg, Pennsylvania to the interconnection between the 
facilities of National Fuel and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (Transco) at Leidy, Pennsylvania. National Fuel explains 
that it conducted an open season from September 9, 1998, to October 16, 
1998, for the additional Ellisburg to Leidy capacity. National Fuel 
claims that of the additional capacity, 55,919 Dth per day is 
subscribed by three shippers, El Paso Energy Marketing Co., Florida 
Power & Light Company, and Aquila Energy Marketing Corporation. 
National Fuel indicates that it is currently soliciting service 
requests for the

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remaining 5,000 per day of firm transportation capacity.
    Naitonal Fuel states that it does not seek a pre-determination of 
rolled-in rate treatment in this application, but intends to seek 
rolled-in rate treatment of the cost associated with this project in 
its next general rate case.
    National Fuel requests that the Commission issue all necessary 
authorizations for its 1999 Ellisburg to Leidy Expansion by June 1, 
1999, in order for National Fuel to meet the firm transportation 
requirements of the project shipper.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should be on or 
before February 22, 1999, 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 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 proceedings. 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 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 
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 National Fuel to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-2799 Filed 2-4-99; 8:45 am]
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