[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 208 (Thursday, October 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64214-64215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27488]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-8-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

October 20, 2000.
    Take notice that on October 10, 2000, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642, 
Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket No. CP01-8-000 an 
application pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 of the Natural Gas 
Act for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing 
the leasing of capacity on Algonquin Gas Transmission Company's 
(Algonquin) system 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).
    Specially, Texas Eastern seeks authorization to lease 80,000 Dth 
per day of capacity on Algonquin's system. The leased capacity will 
extend from the interconnection near Beverly, Massachusetts between 
Algonquin's proposed facilities in Docket No. CP01-5-000 and the 
facilities proposed by Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. 
(Maritimes & Northeast) in Docket No. CP01-4-000 to the existing 
interconnection between Texas Eastern and Algonquin in Lambertville, 
New Jersey. The term of the lease is for 20 years and the lease will 
commence on November 1, 2002 which coincides with the in-service dates 
of the proposed Algonquin and Maritimes & Northeast facilities.
    The fixed monthly lease payment under the lease agreement is 
$559,360. In addition, Texas Eastern will pay a volumetric charge equal 
to the maximum commodity charge applicable to Rate Schedule AFT-1 per 
dekatherm delivered at Lambertville. Algonquin states that the monthly 
lease payment is less than the maximum recourse rate and thus meets 
Commission standards for lease payments. Texas Eastern states that the 
leased capacity will provide certain firm hourly swing rights. In 
addition, Texas Eastern states that the capacity rights will further 
the goals of Order No. 637 by enhancing Texas Eastern's ability to 
provide imbalance management services on its system and mitigate the 
need to issue operational flow orders.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Steven E. Tillman, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Eastern 
Transmission Corporation, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642 at 
713-627-5113.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before November 13, 2000, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or 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 NGA (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 a party in any proceeding must file a motion 
to intervene in accordance with the Commission's rules. Beginning 
November 1, 2000, comments and protests may be filed electronically via 
the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    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 issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other 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 serve copies of comments 
or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other 
intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 14 
copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
comments considered. A person, instead, may submit original and two 
copies of such 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.

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    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 NGA 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 the proposal 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 provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will 
be unnecessary for Texas Eastern to appear or to be represented at the 
hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-27488 Filed 10-25-00; 8:45 am]
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