[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17300]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-569-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. and National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corp.; Notice of Application

July 2, 1999.
    Take notice that on June 25, 1999, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 
77251-1642 and National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National Fuel), 10 
Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14203, filed in Docket No. CP99-
569-000, a joint application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) regulations, for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing (i) Texas Eastern to abandon by 
sale to National Fuel its undivided ownership interest in certain 
jointly owned facilities; (ii) National Fuel to acquire Texas Eastern's 
undivided ownership interest in the jointly owned facilities; and (iii) 
Texas Eastern to abandon a certificated transportation service for 
National Fuel, 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 web at http://www.ferc.us/ on line/rims.htm (call 
202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Texas Eastern seeks authorization to abandon by sale to National 
Fuel, its undivided interest in the jointly owned facilities extending 
from the International Border at Lewiston, New York to East Aurora, New 
York known as the Niagara Spur Loop Line (NSLL), for from Ellisburg, 
Pennsylvania to Leidy, Pennsylvania Known as the Ellisburg to Leidy 
Line (ELL). National Fuel seeks authorization to acquire Texas 
Eastern's undivided ownership interest in the NSLL and ELL. Texas 
Eastern and National Fuel have negotiated and entered into a Facilities 
Sale Agreement for the NSLL and ELL facilities dated June 22, 1999. In 
addition, Texas Eastern seeks authorization to abandon certificated 
transportation service it currently provides for National Fuel via 
Texas Eastern's Capacity in the ELL under Texas Eastern's FERC Gas 
Tariff Original Volume No. 2 Rate Schedule X-136.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
either S.E. Tillman at (713) 627-5113, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, or David W. 
Reitz at (716) 857-7949, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 10 
Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14203.
    Any person desiring to be heard or making any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before July 23, 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 385.214 or 385.211) and the regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed and with Commission 
will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to 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 person to whom the protests are directed. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein 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 issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other 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 serve copies of comments 
or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other 
intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 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 such 
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 ad 
subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by sections 7 and 15 of the NGA 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 interve is filed within the time required 
herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that a 
grant of the certificate 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 a 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 Texas Eastern or National Fuel to appear or 
be represented at the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-17300 Filed 7-7-99; 8:45 am]
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