[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51299-51300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24621]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-615-000]


Petal Gas Storage Company; Notice of Application

September 16, 1999.
    Take notice that on September 8, 1999, Petal Gas Storage Company 
(Petal), 229 Milam Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101, filed an 
application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and 
Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations to increase the storage 
capacity of its previously certificated underground, salt dome natural 
gas storage caverns in Forrest County, Mississippi. Specifically, Petal 
proposes to increase the working gas capacity of each of its two salt 
dome natural gas storage caverns from 3.2 Bcf to 5.0 Bcf all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. The application may be viewed on the web 
at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Petal states that it proposes to increase the working gas capacity 
of Cavern 6 and Cavern 7 which were previously certificated by the 
Commission in Dockets CP93-69-000 and CP99-25-000. Petal states that 
Cavern 7 is currently under development while Cavern 6 is in-service 
and providing storage service. In the instant application Petal 
proposes to continue leaching Cavern 7 to expand the working gas 
capacity from the currently certificated 3.2 Bcf to a capacity of 5 
Bcf. Petal states that once Cavern 7 has been developed to a working 
gas capacity of 5 Bcf, the cavern will be dewatered and the gas 
currently stored in Cavern 6 will be transferred to Cavern 7. Petal 
says that after all the stored natural gas has been transferred to 
Cavern 7, Cavern 6 will be expanded to provide capacity for 5 Bcf of 
working gas. In this way, existing service would not be interrupted.
    Petal proposes to charge market based rates for service from the 
expanded caverns and requests waivers of various Commission regulations 
related to rate design, costs, revenues, expenses and income, and 
depreciation and depletion.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
David L. Hayden, Petal Gas Storage Company, 229 Milam Street, 
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 at (318) 677-5512.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before October 7, 1999, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or 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 
NGA (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. Any 
person wishing to become a party in any proceeding 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

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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 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Commission by 
Section 7 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 
intervene is filed within the time required herein, if the Commission 
on its own review of the matter finds that the proposal 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 provide for, unless otherwise advised, it will 
be unnecessary for Petal to appear or to be represented at the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24621 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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