[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1858-1859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-662]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP00-59-000]


Petal Gas Storage Company; Notice of Application

January 6, 2000.
    Take notice that on December 28, 1999, Petal Gas Storage Company 
(Petal), 229 Milam Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101, filed in Docket 
No. CP00-59-000 an application pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA), for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing Petal to construct, install, own, operate, and maintain 
certain storage, pipeline, compression, and appurtenant facilities in 
Forrest, Jones, Jasper, and Clarke Counties, Mississippi all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. The filing may be viewed at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Mr. 
David Hayden, Petal Gas Storage Company, 229 Milam Street, Shreveport, 
Louisiana 71101 or call (318) 677-5511.
    Petal seeks to construct pipeline facilities necessary to 
interconnect its existing storage facilities with Southern Natural Gas 
Company (SONAT), near Enterprise, Mississippi and to increase the 
deliverability of Petal's storage facilities. Specifically, Petal 
proposes to construct, own, and operate:
    (1) 5.5 miles of 36-inch diameter, storage header loop that will 
loop Petal's existing 5.5 mile, 20-inch diameter storage header;
    (2) A new compressor station, consisting of four units totaling 
20,000 horsepower, adjacent to the existing compressor units and 
equipment including valves and appurtenant flowlines at the Petal 
storage facility;
    (3) 58.7 miles of new bi-directional 36-inch diameter pipeline 
extending from the terminus of the proposed 36-inch diameter header 
loop to a site adjacent to Destin's meter station;
    (4) A new 15,590 horsepower, four unit compressor station on the 
proposed line near Heidelberg, Mississippi;
    (5) Three new metering facilities at proposed interconnects with 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Southern Natural Gas 
Company, and Destin;
    (6) Bi-directional pig traps at the Petal storage facility and the 
proposed Destin meter station; and
    (7) Mainline block valves at seven points along the new header loop 
and along the new pipeline facility.
    Petal estimates that the pipeline facilities (exclusive of those 
related to the storage facility) will cost $72,373,005 and proposes to 
finance the cost of the facilities through a combination of existing 
cash, or cash equivalent instruments on hand, internally generated 
funds, and debt issued by the parent company. Petal proposes an in-
service date of May 31, 2001 for the facilities.
    Petal requests that the Commission approve initial cost-of-service 
rates, and terms and conditions of services, for firm and interruptible 
transportation services over the new 64.2 mile, 36-inch diameter 
pipeline. Petal also seeks negotiated rate authority for services over 
the proposed 64.2 mile pipeline. Petal says it intends to continue 
charging market-based rates for storage services and does not seek any 
changes in its current authorization to charge market-based rates.
    Petal also seeks approval of certain pro-forma changes and 
additions to Volume 1, Part A of its effective FERC tariff that are 
required to conform the tariff with firm storage services Petal will be 
providing over the proposed facilities. Petal intends that the changes 
will become effective upon the in-service date of the facilities. 
Additionally, Petal requests certain waivers of the Commission's 
regulations.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
January 27, 2000, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
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 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. 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 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 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 
the environmental documents and will be able to participate in meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to

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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 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 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 a formal hearing is 
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will 
be unnecessary for Petal to appear or be represented at the hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-662 Filed 1-11-00; 8:45 am]
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