[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53996-53997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22713]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-446-000]


The Montana Power Company; Notice of Application to Amend 
Presidential Permit

August 30, 2000.
    Take notice that on August 24, 2000, Montana Power Company (MPC) 
filed an application in Docket No. CP00-446-000, pursuant to Part 153 
of the Commission's Regulations and Executive Order No. 10485, as 
amended by Executive Order 12038, for an amended Presidential Permit 
(Docket No. G-17370) to allow use of its Carway, Montana border 
facilities for both the importation and exportation of natural gas to 
Canada, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file 
with the Commission and which is open to the public for 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 
William A. Pascoe, Vice President of Gas Operations, 40 East Broadway, 
Butte, Montana, 59703, (402) 497-4212.
    The border facilities covered by the existing Presidential Permit 
consist of that portion of the 16-inch pipeline, extending 
approximately 51 miles from near Cut Bank, Montana, to the border, 
where it connects with a 16-inch pipeline extending northerly into the 
Province of Alberta, Canada. MPC's border facilities interconnect with 
the 16-inch pipeline owned by MPC's subsidiary, Canadian-Montana Pipe 
Line Company.
    MPC states that due to changing market conditions and modifications 
to its Cobb natural gas storage facility in Montana, the Carway meter 
station in Alberta, Canada, owned by Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (Nova) 
will be modified by Nova to provide bi-directional metering capability. 
MPC also states that there will be no construction or facility 
modification to or at the connections with the border facilities. 
Therefore, MPC requests amendment to Permit Article 3 to allow such 
use.
    MPC requests that expeditious approval to permit bi-directional 
service be granted by the Commission no later than November 1, 2000.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make protest with reference 
to said application should on or before September 20, 2000, file with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
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 and 385.211). 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 to a proceeding 
or a 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 filings it makes 
with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as 
well as an original and 14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have

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environmental 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 jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory 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 motion believes that a 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 MPC to appear on be represented at the 
hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-22713 Filed 9-5-00; 8:45 am]
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