[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 39 (Monday, March 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9985-9986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4879]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP-152-000]


Canadian-Montana Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application for 
Section 3 Authorization and Request for a Presidential Permit

February 23, 1999.
    Take notice that on January 12, 1999, Canadian-Montana Pipe Line 
Corporation (CMPL), 40 East Broadway, Butte, Montana 59701, filed an 
application pursuant to Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 
153 of the Commission's regulations for a Presidential Permit and 
authorization to site, construct, and operate facilities for the 
importation of natural gas from Canada. CMPL's proposal is more fully 
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (please call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Specifically, CMPL is seeking NGA Section 3 authority and a 
Presidential

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Permit to site, construct, and operate 30 feet of 8-inch pipeline 
having a capacity of 10 MMcfd at the United States-Canada International 
Boundary near the village of Monchy, Saskatchewan, Canada. CMPL states 
that the border crossing facilities will be constructed as an extension 
of its proposed Canadian facilities and will connect to a new 4-mile, 
8-inch gathering pipeline to be constructed in Montana by North 
American Resource Company (NARCo). CMPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Montana Power Company. NARCo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Entech, 
Inc., which is also a wholly owned subsidiary of Montana Power Company.
    CMPL states that the purpose of the proposed facilities is for the 
transportation of low pressure, hydrocarbon and water wet natural gas 
from wells in the Monchy area to a connection with the proposed NARCo 
facilities which will then connect to KN Gas Gathering Inc.'s existing 
gas gathering system in the Bowdoin gas field in Montana. It is further 
stated that the proposed facilities are the only economically viable 
means to allow gas to be produced from certain Canadian gas wells which 
are currently shut-in, and will also allow undeveloped Canadian gas 
reserves in the area to be developed.
    Any person desiring to be heard or making any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before March 16, 1999, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, 
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 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 all other intervenors. An intervenor can file 
for rehearing of any Commission order and can petititon for court 
review of any such order. However, an intervenor must serve copies of 
comments or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every 
other intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 
14 copies with the Commission.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments on any aspect of the proposal considered by the Commission. 
Instead, a person may submit two copies of such comments to the 
Secretary of the Commission. Commenters who are concerned about 
environmental or pipeline routing issues 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 3, and 15 of the NGA and the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held 
without further notice before the Commission or its designee on these 
applications 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 CMPL to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4879 Filed 2-26-99; 8:45 am]
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