[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31847-31848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14957]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP99-541-000, CP99-542-000, and CP99-543-000]


Cotton Valley Compression, L.L.C.; Application

June 8, 1999.
    Take notice that on June 1, 1999, Cotton Valley Compression, L.L.C. 
(CVC), 301 S.E. Adams Boulevard, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74003 filed in 
Docket No. CP99-541-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act. CVC states its application is being filed at the 
direction of the Commission,\1\ where the Commission found that CVC was 
engaged in interstate transportation of natural gas and directed CVC to 
file ``an application for certificate authorization, under Section 7(c) 
of the NGA, and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations, to continue 
utilizing the facilities for the transportation of gas in interstate 
commerce, or to abandon those facilities.''
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    \1\ Williams Natural Gas Company, Docket No. CP97-706-000, 86 
FERC para. 61,213 (1999).
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    In Docket No. CP99-542-000, CVC seeks a blanket certificate 
pursuant to Subpart G of Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations in 
order to provide open access transportation of natural gas for others. 
Finally, in Docket No. CP99-543-000, CVC requests a blanket certificate 
pursuant to Subpart F of Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations in 
order to perform certain routine activities and operations.
    These requests are more fully set forth in the June 1st 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 (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    CVC states that the facilities to be certificated, all of which 
already exist in Washington County, Oklahoma, consist of approximately 
700 feet of dual 4'' diameter natural gas pipe, running between two 
different interstate pipelines (low pressure Hogshooter and high 
pressure Quapaw pipelines) of Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc. 
(Williams), 1,200 horsepower of leased compression at the downstream 
delivery point into Williams, and appurtenant facilities.
    CVC requests authority to provide firm and interruptible 
transportation services on a non-discriminatory, open-access basis, 
consistent with the Commission's Part 284 policy. CVC's FT Rate 
Schedule will consist of a monthly reservation charge of $1.99 per Dth; 
its IT Rate Schedule rate is 6.5 cents per Dth; and the fuel retention 
is at 2%.
    CVC states that based on upstream gas production increases 
projected by the five CVC producer-owners, CVC also requests that the 
Commission certificate, on a blanket basis, the net increase of 1,800 
horsepower of compression, to add 18,000 Dth/d of delivery capacity 
into Williams' Quapaw pipeline, under specified conditions.
    CVC has included a pro forma FERC Gas Tariff, proposing to rely in 
large part on the Williams' FERC Gas Tariff, with changes only to 
reflect CVC's circumstances. Within six months of certification, CVC 
proposes to operate a website on the Internet, which will contain three 
basis elements: (1) Printed text of the basic elements of a tariff 
specified in Part 154, Subpart B; (2) electronic ``link'' directly to 
FERC's FASTR website for Williams' General Terms and Conditions, which 
are incorporated by CVC; and (3) e-mail link directly to CVC for 
purposes of asking questions or relaying operational instructions.
    CVC seeks waivers of various reporting and regulatory requirements, 
due to its small size and unique circumstances.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before June 29, 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 and 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 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

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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 and 
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 granting the 
certificates 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 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 CVC to appear to be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-14957 Filed 6-11-99; 8:45 am]
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