[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9136-9137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4499]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-175-000]


Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application

February 18, 1999.
    Take notice that on January 26, 1999, Mississippi Canyon Gas 
Pipeline, LLC (MCGP), 1301 McKinney, Houston, Texas 77010, filed in 
Docket No. CP99-175-000 an application pursuant to Section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate certain 
expansion facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The 
application may be viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm 
(call (202) 208-2222 for assistance).
    MCGP states that it currently operates a 30-inch diameter, 45-mile 
natural gas pipeline extending from West Delta Block 143, offshore 
Louisiana, to a terminus near the Venice Gas Plant, Plaquemine Parish, 
Louisiana. It is stated that the capacity of this pipeline is 600,000 
Mcf per day (Mcfd). It is further stated that in order to accommodate 
increasing volumes of natural gas from reserves dedicated to MCGP and 
from new fields which will be dedicated to MCGP pending the instant 
proposal, MCGP has determined that it is necessary to expand the firm 
capacity of the pipeline from 600,000 Mcfd to 800,000 Mcfd. MCGP 
maintains that it can achieve the necessary capacity expansion through 
a combination of metering equipment and operating pressure changes. 
Therefore, MCGP proposes to construct, install and operate additional 
meter facilities at the Venice Gas Plant delivery point and lower all 
onshore delivery point pressures in the Venice area to a maximum of 
1050 psig while establishing a maximum receipt point pressure of 1325 
psig at West Delta Block 143 ``A'' platform (collectively referred to 
as the Expansion Facilities). MCGP estimates the total cost of the 
Expansion Facilities to be $216,464, which will be financed from funds 
on hand. In addition, MCGP requests a predetermination that rolled-in 
rates are appropriate for the proposed Expansion Facilities.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
March 11, 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 proceeding. The Commission's rules require 
that protestors provide copies of their protests to the party or 
parties directly involved. 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 
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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 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 MCGP to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4499 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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