[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56571-56572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23978]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-457-000]


Canadian-Montana Pipeline Corporation and 3698157 Canada Ltd; 
Notice of Application to Transfer Natural Gas Act Section 3 
Authorization and Presidential Permit

September 13, 2000.
    On September 7, 2000, The Canadian-Montana Pipeline Corporation 
(CMPL) and 3698157 Canada Ltd. (Canada Ltd.) filed an application 
pursuant to Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Section 153 of 
the Commission's Regulations and Executive Order No.

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10485, as amended by Executive Order No. 12038, seeking authorization 
to transfer CMPL's existing NGA 
Section 3 authorization and Presidential Permit to Canada Ltd., 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. This filing may be 
viewed at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Any questions regarding the applications should be directed to 
William A. Pascoe, Vice President of Gas Operations, 40 East Broadway, 
Butte, Montana 59701, (406) 497-4212.
    Specifically, CMPL and Canada Ltd. request the Commission to issue 
an order: (1) transferring NGA Section 3 authorization to site, 
construct and operate facilities for the importation of natural gas 
from the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, into Montana; and (2) 
authorizing the assignment of CMPL's June 18, 1999 Presidential Permit 
to construct, operate and maintain facilities at the Saskatchewan, 
Canada/Montana import point.
    The import facilities consist of (1) a gas meter station in LSD 5-
4-1-14 W3M adjacent to Highway 4 approximately 0.5 mile north of the 
Village of Monchy, Saskatchewan; and (2) a 219.1 mm O.D. pipeline 
located directly south of this meter station across the Canada-United 
States border at Section 6 T37N R30E, extending a distance of 
approximately 2438 feet. The pipeline crosses the International 
Boundary and interconnects with a gathering line owned by North 
American Resources Company in Montana at the property line of the 
Montana landowner.
    CMPL and Canada Ltd. states that the requested transfer and 
assignment would facilitate the sale of facilities pursuant to a June 
28, 2000 Agreement of Purchase and Sale and the transfer and assignment 
would not affect the underlying use of the facilities.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before October 4, 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 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 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 
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 CMPL and Canada Ltd. to appear or be 
represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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