[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40362-40363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18966]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-583-000]


Portland Natural Gas Transmission System; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

July 20, 1999.
    Take notice that on July 14, 1999, Portland Natural Gas 
Transmission System (Portland Natural Gas), One Harbour Place, 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801, filed in Docket No. CP99-583-000 a 
request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for 
authorization to add a delivery point near mile post 0.48 on the 
Newington lateral, for G-P Gypsum Corporation (G-P Gypsum) in 
Newington, New Hampshire. Portland Natural Gas makes such request under 
its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP96-249-000 pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the 
request on file with the Commission. The filing may be viewed on the 
web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Communications concerning this filing should be addressed to: J. 
Marc Teixiera, Vice President of Engineering and Operations, Portland 
Natural Gas Transmission System Operations Co., LLC, 603-427-2410.
    Specifically, the proposed facilities will consist of approximately 
235 feet of 4-inch pipe and a metering facility, that will extend from 
the existing tap at the Newington lateral to a meter station to be 
built by G-P Gypsum, which will house the proposed metering facility. 
Portland Natural Gas indicates that its tariff does not prohibit the 
installation of the proposed facilities, and that G-P Cypsum is 
providing all funding for the facilities required for the proposed 
delivery point, so there will be no cost to Portland Natural Gas or its 
existing customers. It is averred that G-P Gypsum, who is presently 
served by Northern Utilities, Inc., a local distribution company, has 
constructed for 4,000 Dt of IT service from Portland Natural Gas.

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    It is stated that the Newington lateral is part of the Joint 
Facilities owned by both Portland Natural Gas and Maritimes & Northeast 
Pipeline, L.L.C. (Maritimes). Portland Natural Gas indicates that it 
has already constructed the facilities necessary for a tie-in to the 
Newington lateral pursuant to Commission authorization in Docket No. 
CP99-110-000, issued on December 31, 1998. It is therefore indicated 
that Portland Natural Gas will own the proposed delivery point and that 
Maritimes, as the operator of the Joint Facilities, will be the 
operator of the proposed delivery point.
    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 a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an 
application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas 
Act.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18966 Filed 7-23-99; 8:45 am]
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