[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 29303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13712]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-168-003]


Alliance Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Amendment

May 25, 1999.
    Take notice that on May 21, 1999, Alliance Pipeline L.P. 
(Alliance), Suite 400, 605--5th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
T2P 3H5, filed in Docket No. CP97-168-003 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for an amendment to its certificate 
of public convenience and necessity previously issued by the Commission 
on September 17, 1998 in Docket No. CP97-168-000, 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).
    The Commission's September 17, 1998 order authorized the 
construction of a 886.8 mile long, 36-inch diameter pipeline, the U.S. 
portion of a project to transport natural gas from Canada at the 
intentional boundary in North Dakota to an interconnection near 
Chicago, Illinois. Alliance states that it seeks authorization to 
construct and operate its certificated Albert Lea 25-A Compressor 
Station at mile post 560.0 of the Alliance Pipeline route in Freeborn 
County, Minnesota, a site located approximately 8,000 feet southeast of 
the site certificated by the Commission's September 17, 1998 order. 
Alliance requests the authorization no later than July 30, 1999.
    According to Alliance, the relocation of the compressor will allow 
the pipeline to avoid using eminent domain authority to acquire the 
land to construct the compressor station. Alliance states the 
compressor horsepower and resulting capacity will not be affected by 
the new location. Alliance further states that the cost of the 
facilities is unchanged by this amendment.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before June 4, 1999, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20526, 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 to the 
proceeding. The Commission's rules require the 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. 
Commenter 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 Commissions' 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 Alliance to appear or to be represented at 
the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-13712 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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