[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 191 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 58762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25111]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-466-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc., Notice of Application

September 26, 2000.
    Take notice that on September 20, 2000, Dominion Transmission, Inc. 
(Dominion), formerly CNG Transmission Corporation, 445 West Main 
Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301, filed in Docket No. CP00-466-000, an 
application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and 
Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
Regulations for permission and approval to abandon its storage well AW-
9476, which is located in the Fink-Kennedy/Lost Creek storage complex 
in Lewis County, West Virginia, 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/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance.
    Dominion states that, on September 18, 2000, the storage was 
discovered to be venting gas and efforts were begun to plug the well. 
Dominion also states that remediation of the well, which has been 
operational since 1950, is not feasible, or prudent for safety reasons, 
and would not be economically efficient. Finally, Dominion states that 
abandonment of well AW-9476 will not result in any change in the 
operation or design capacity of its system and that service to its 
customers will not be affected.
    If there are any further questions regarding this project, the 
following individual may be contacted: Sean R. Sleigh, Certificates 
manager, Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, 
WV 26301, at (304) 623-8462.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should, on or before October 17, 2000, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC., 20426, a protest or motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure 918 CFR 385.211 or 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. Any person wishing to become party to a proceeding or to 
participate as a party in any hearing therein must file a petition to 
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rule.
    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 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 document if no motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that permission and approval of the proposed abandonment 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 herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Dominion to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-25111 Filed 9-29-00; 8:45 am]
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