[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20284-20285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10321]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-298-000]


Portland Natural Gas Transmission System; Notice of Application

April 20, 1999.
    Take notice that on April 13, 1999, Portland Natural Gas 
Transmission System (PNGTS), One Harbour Place, Portsmouth, New 
Hampshire 03801, filed in Docket No. CP99-298-000, an application, 
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and 
operation of pipeline facilities, all as 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 Internet at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Specifically, PNGTS proposes to construct and operate a tap in 
Windham, Maine to serve CMP Natural Gas, L.L.C. (CMP Gas). PNGTS states 
that the estimated cost of the project is $287,000 construction from 
CMP Gas.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest with reference to 
said application should on or before April 27, 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 385.211 and 385.214) 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

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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 in any proceeding herein 
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 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 the jurisdiction conferred upon the 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 permission and 
approval for the proposed abandonments and a grant of the certificate 
are 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 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 PNGTS to appear or to be represented at the 
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-10321 Filed 4-23-99; 8:45 am]
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