[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 222 (Thursday, November 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69295-69296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29345]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP99-94-003]


Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

November 9, 2000.
    Take notice that on November 3, 2000, Florida Gas Transmission 
Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, P.O. Box 1188, Houston, Texas 77251-
1188, filed in Docket No. CP99-94-003, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) Regulations, to amend its certificate issued 
in Docket Nos. CP99-94-000 and -001 on February 28, 2000, to modify 
certain facilities located in Hillsborough County, Florida, 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 at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    As part of the Phase IV Expansion FGT was authorized to construct 
the Tampa South Lateral Extension (5.62 miles of 4-inch line starting 
at the terminus of the existing Tampa South Lateral near mile post 
16.5) and a measurement and regulation station, located at the end of 
the extension, to serve as a gas delivery point to National Gypsum 
Company (National Gypsum). By this amendment, FGT seeks authorization 
to: (1) Change the route of the Tampa South Lateral Extension by 
constructing approximately 6.18 miles of pipeline (starting at mile 
post 14.8 on the existing Tampa South Lateral); (2) change the pipe 
diameter by constructing the first 5.97 miles as 6-inch; and the last 
0.21 miles as 8-inch pipeline; and (3) change the location of the 
regulation station to mile post 5.97 on the Tampa South Lateral 
Extension. The National Gypsum measurement station will not be 
relocated.
    FGT explains that, as amended: (1) The new route for the Tampa 
South Lateral Extension will result in less of an impact to the 
environment; (2) the upsizing of the first 5.97 miles of pipeline to 6-
inch diameter will accommodate future gas deliveries by FGT to Big Bend 
Transfer Company (Big Bend); and (3) relocating the construction of the 
regulation station to a site 0.21 miles upstream of the National Gypsum 
measurement station will, along with upsizing the last 0.21 miles of 
pipeline to 8-inch diameter, accomplish the reduction of delivery

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pressures to no higher than 25 psi, as requested by National Gypsum. 
FGT states that there will be no incremental construction costs passed 
on to FGT's customers because Big Bend and National Gypsum have agreed 
to reimburse FGT for all additional construction costs. FGT further 
states that the changes proposed will have no effect on the mainline 
capacity, the rates, or the market data as reflected in FGT's August 
31, 1999, filing in its Phase IV certificate proceeding.
    Questions regarding the details of this proposed project should be 
directed to Mr. Stephen T. Veatch, Director of Certificates and 
Regulatory Reporting, Suite 3997, 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 
77002 or call (713) 853-6549.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before November 30, 2000, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to 
intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the 
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 
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 all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of 
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant 
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the 
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the 
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination 
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its 
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other 
pipelines in the area and on landowners and communities. For example, 
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to 
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed 
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be 
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on 
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important 
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as 
possible.
    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.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-29345 Filed 11-15-00; 8:45 am]
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