[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22710]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-444-000]


Midwestern Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

August 30, 2000.
    Take notice that on August 21, 2000, Midwestern Gas Transmission 
Company (Midwestern), Post Office Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77251, filed 
in Docket No. CP00-444-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 
157.208(b)(2), and 157.211(b)(2) of the Commission's Regulations (18 
CFR Sections 157.205, 157.208 and 157.211) under the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) for authorization to construct, own and operate a lateral line 
and delivery point to facilitate deliveries of natural gas to PSI 
Energy, Inc.'s (PSI) Wabash Power Plant (the Cinergy Power Plant) in 
Vigo County, Indiana under Midwestern's blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-414-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, 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 web at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Midwestern requests authorization to construct a delivery point and 
a lateral line consisting of 9.2 miles of 20-inch diameter pipe 
originating from a side valve designated as 2114B-101 at Midwestern's 
Compressor Station 2115 in Edgar County, Illinois and terminating at 
the Cinergy Power Plant located in Vigo County, Indiana. Midwestern 
states that the delivery point facilities will include a 2-inch turbine 
meter, a 10-inch ultrasonic meter, electronic gas measurement 
equipment, flow control equipment and a chromatograph. Midwestern 
states that the meter station will be located entirely within PSI's 
plant site. It is also stated that Indiana Gas and Electric Company 
currently serves the Cinergy plant. Midwestern estimates the cost of 
the facilities at $8,050,000.00 with a reimbursement of $6,250,000 from 
PSI.
    Any questions regarding the application may be directed to Wendell 
B. Hunt, Attorney (713) 420-5628 or Thomas G. Joyce, Certificates 
Manager (713) 420-2459.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after the 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and, pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the Commission's regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest 
to the request. If no protest if filed within the time allowed 
therefor, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized 
effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a 
protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time 
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as 
an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-22710 Filed 9-5-00; 8:45 am]
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