[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45968-45969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18853]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-403-000]


Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation; Notice of Application for 
a Blanket Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

July 20, 2000.
    Take notice that on July 10, 2000, Distrigas of Massachusetts 
Corporation (``DOMAC'') filed an abbreviated application for a blanket 
certificate of public convenience and necessity to install and operate 
certain temporary air injection equipment as needed at its liquefied 
natural gas (``LNG'') terminal in Everett, Massachusetts.
    DOMAC states that it may require additional air injection 
capability on a temporary basis in the future in order to air stabilize 
higher-BTU cargoes of LNG or during periods of maintenance or repair to 
the permanent air injection equipment. DOMAC states that its current 
permanently-installed air injection equipment may not in all cases 
permit DOMAC to air stabilize sufficient quantities of higher-Btu LNG 
to meet all customer needs and to send out regasified LNG at a rate 
sufficient to allow receipt of incoming LNG cargoes. Because lower-Btu 
LNG is generally available, DOMAC does not foresee a requirement for 
additional permanent air injection facilities. Accordingly, DOMAC is 
filing for blanket certificate authority to install such equipment as 
needed in the future.
    Any question regarding this application should be directed to 
Robert A. Nailling, Senior Counsel, Distrigas of Massachusetts 
Corporation, 75 State Street, 12th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, 
(617) 526-8300.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before August 10, 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 intervene in accordance with the Commission's rules. Copies 
of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for 
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).
    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

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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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-18853 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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