[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3312]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-178-000]


MidAmerican Energy Company; Notice of Application

February 5, 1999.
    Take notice that on January 28, 1999, MidAmerican Energy Company 
(MidAmerican), 401 Douglas Street, Sioux City, Iowa 51102, filed in 
Docket No. CP99-178-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(f) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for a service area determination, a finding that 
with respect to the enlarged service area determination, MidAmerican is 
a local distribution company for purposes of Section 311 of the Natural 
Gas Policy Act (NGPA), and for a waiver of the Commission's regulatory 
requirements, including reporting and accounting requirements 
applicable to natural gas companies under the NGA and NGPA, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    MidAmerican seeks a determination by the Commission to enlarge its 
existing service area northward to include the areas bounded by Clinton 
County, Jackson County and Dubuque County, Iowa. It is averred that the 
expansion of this service area would permit this service area to extend 
across state lines from MidAmerican's interconnection with the 
facilities of Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) near Dubuque, 
Iowa to its facilities interconnecting with Natural Gas Pipeline 
Company of America (Natural) near Moline, Illinois.
    MidAmerican states that it currently serves 77 retail customers in 
the enlarged portion of this service area, and has an estimated annual 
load of 10,500 MMBtu to those customers. It is stated that while no 
facilities now need to be constructed, any future construction of 
facilities within this service area will be fully subject to applicable 
federal, state, and local environmental and safety laws governing such 
facilities.
    In further support of its request MidAmerican states that the 
enlarged service area will embrace the natural reach of potential 
retail distribution service by MidAmerican in the States of Iowa and 
Illinois in this defined sector of MidAmerican's distribution system. 
MidAmerican states that each respective state commission, namely the 
Iowa Utilities Board and the Illinois Commerce Commission, will have 
jurisdiction under Section 7(f) to review such further facility 
expansions and enlargements located in their respective states 
consistent with the public interest.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before February 26, 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 by it in determining the appropriate action to 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 
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 MidAmerican to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-3312 Filed 2-10-99; 8:45 am]
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