[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]


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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.

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    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]
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