[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2145-2146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-787]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP00-61-000, CP00-62-000, and CP00-63-000]


Central New York Oil and Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Applications

January 7, 2000.
    Take notice that on December 30, 1999, Central New York Oil and Gas 
Company, LLC, (CNYOG) One Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Suite 
1510, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-7101, filed an application in 
Docket No. CP00-63-000 pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) and the optional certificate procedures of Part 157(E) of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the 
construction and operation of natural gas underground storage 
facilities. On that same date, CNYOG also filed in Docket No. CP00-61-
000 for a blanket certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing CNYOG to render firm and interruptible storage services on 
an open access basis pursuant to Part 284(G) of the Commission's 
regulations at market based rates. CNYOG also filed in Docket No. CP00-
62-000 for a blanket certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing certain facility construction, operation and abandonment 
under Part 157(F) of the Commission's regulations. The requested 
authorizations are more fully set forth in the applications which are 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. These 
applications may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.us/
online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    CNYOG proposes to develop a high-performance natural gas storage 
project (Stagecoach Storage Project) with a maximum working gas 
capacity of approximately 13.6 Bcf at the Stagecoach Gas Field, an 
existing natural gas producing field located in Tioga County, New York 
and Bradford County, Pennsylvania. CNYOG states that the Stagecoach 
Storage Project will initially be interconnected with the pipeline 
facilities of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, and has the potential to 
be interconnected with at least three other interstate pipelines and a 
local distribution company located nearby.
    CNYOG states that the Stagecoach Storage Project will have an 
initial working gas capacity of 11.94 Bcf at a reservoir pressure of 
2,850 psi, and approximately 13.6 Bcf at a reservoir pressure of 3,250 
psi (all assuming a minimum operating pressure of 600 psi). The 
Stagecoach Storage Project will be capable of supporting withdrawals of 
up to 500 Mmcf/d and injections of up to 250 Mmcf/d. CNYOG claims the 
anticipated performance of the Stagecoach Storage Project will far 
exceed that typical of depleted reservoir facilities located in the 
Northeast market area. CNYOG further states that the Stagecoach Storage 
Project will be ideally suited for meeting the rapidly changing demands 
of the electric generation market that is driving much of the growth in 
natural gas demand in the Northeast.
    CNYOG is seeking authority to charge market-based rates for the 
storage services it proposes to provide from the Stagecoach Storage 
Project.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Jay 
C. Jimerson, Central New York Oil and Gas Company, LLC; One Leadership 
Square, 211 North Robinson, Suite 1510, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-
7101. Telephone: (405) 235-0993; Fax: (405) 235-0992; Email: 
[email protected].
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 28, 2000, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE, Washington, DC 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 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 
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

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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 provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will 
be unnecessary for CNYOG to appear or to be represented at the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-787 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am]
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