[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73028-73029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33718]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP00-55-000]


Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation; Notice of Application

December 22, 1999.
    Take notice that on December 15, 1999, Distrigas of Massachusetts 
Corporation (DOMAC), 75 State Street, 12th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 
02109, filed in Docket No. CP00-55-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Regulations for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing DOMAC to install, operate, 
and maintain certain facilities at its Everett, Massachusetts LNG Plant 
in order to provide services between its LNG Plant and an electric 
power generating plant (Power Project) to be constructed on a site 
adjacent to the LNG Plant, 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).
    Specifically, DOMAC seeks authorization to install, operate, and 
maintain: (1) A hot and cold water thermal energy transfer system 
between the LNG Plant and the Power Project, (2) replacement 
vaporization equipment necessary to integrate the thermal energy 
transfer system into the LNG Plant's existing operations, and (3) 
certain minor LNG Plant modifications necessary to meter and connect 
the Power Project's fuel supply line to the LNG Plant. The Power 
Project is under development by Cabot Power Corporation, an affiliate 
of DOMAC, and will be constructed on a site owned by MASSGAS, INC. 
(another affiliate of DOMAC) adjacent to the LNG Plant. The total cost 
of the proposed facilities is estimated to be $11 million. DOMAC 
requests that the Commission issue final certificate authorization by 
June 30, 2000.
    DOMAC explains that it wishes to construct the proposed facilities 
in order to establish a mutually beneficial thermal energy exchange 
arrangement between its LNG Plant and the Power Project. DOMAC will 
supply regasifield LNG to the Power Project. Waste heat from the Power 
Project will be authorized by DOMAC to increase the efficiency of its 
LNG Plant and the Power Project will utilize chilled water returned 
from the LNG Plant to increase its efficiency.
    DOMAC states that the proposed project is designed to preserve 
existing LNG Plant capabilities and will not degrade any services DOMAC 
provides to existing customers. In addition, DOMAC lists as benefits 
that the proposed project will provide: improved reliability; improved 
operational safety; improved air quality; as well as reduced operating 
costs for DOMAC which will benefit the competitive Northeast energy 
market. DOMAC also states that, since it will bear all costs of the 
proposed facilities and will assume the full economic risk of the 
investment, the proposed project will not affect the rates paid by 
existing or future customers.
    Any question regarding this amendment should be directed to Robert 
A. Nailling, Senior Counsel, Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation, 75 
State Street, 12th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, at (617) 526-
8300.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 12, 2000, 
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 385.211 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 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

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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. 
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 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 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 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 DOMAC to appear or to be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-33718 Filed 12-28-99; 8:45 am]
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