[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 12539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-59-001]


Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C.; Notice of Amendment

March 2, 2000.
    Take notice on February 24, 2000, Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C, 
(Petal),\1\ 229 Milam Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101, filed in 
Docket No. CP00-59-001, an amendment to its application in Docket No. 
CP00-59-000, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the 
Commission's regulations, to construct and operate storage, pipeline, 
compression, and appurtenant facilities 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).
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    \1\ Effective January 4, 2000, Petal Gas Storage Company 
converted to Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability 
company, in accordance with the provisions of Section 18-214 of the 
Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
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    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Mr. 
David Hayden, Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C., 229 Milam Street, Shreveport, 
Louisiana 71101 or call (318) 677-5511.
    By this amendment Petal seeks to withdraw from consideration all of 
the facilities proposed in its original application except for:
    (1) 5.5 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline that will loop Petal's 
existing 5.5 mile, 20-inch diameter storage header in Forrest County, 
Mississippi; and
    (2) Four compressor units totaling 20,000 horsepower together with 
valves and appurtenant flowlines at the Petal storage facility in 
Forrest County, Mississippi;
    In addition Petal now proposes to expand its existing interconnect 
with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), also located in Forest 
County, Mississippi. Petal proposes an in-service date of May 31, 2001 
for the facilities.
    Petal also no longer seeks authority to provide transportation 
pursuant to Part 284 and withdraws for consideration the pro-forma 
transportation tariff contained in the original application. However, 
Petal states that it still seeks approval of certain pro-forma changes 
to Volume 1, Part A of its effective FERC storage services tariff. 
Petal intends that the changes will become effective upon the in-
service date of the facilities. 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. 
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 
March 23, 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 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 of 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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