[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 19350-19351] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-9805] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP99-295-000] Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization April 14, 1999. Take notice that on April 9, 1999, Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. (Iroquois) One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut 06484, filed in Docket No. CP99-295-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to construct and operate a new sales tap on its system on behalf of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NiMo), under Iroquois blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP98-634-000, et al., pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that 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 (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Iroquois proposes to construct and operate a sales tap at the request of NiMo, a local distribution company located in New York State. Iroquois states the proposed in-service date of the sales tap is November 1, 1999. Iroquois states the sales tap would be located at Mile Post 106.46, in the Town of Boonville, New York and would be used to provide NiMo with a new primary delivery point. Iroquois states that Iroquois and NiMo have entered into an amendment of their existing firm transportation agreement providing that Boonville will become the primary delivery point for 835 Dth/day of firm service as of November 1, 1999. Iroquois states that this amount will increase to 2,500 Dth/ day of firm service by November 1, 2002, and that there will be no change in the amount of NiMo's current firm contract quantity. Iroquois states the cost of Iroquois' facilities is estimated to be not greater than $150,000, and that those costs will be reimbursed to Iroquois by NiMo. [[Page 19351]] Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-9805 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M