[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 251 (Friday, December 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 82995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33322]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-51-000]


The Montana Power Company, the Montana Power, L.L.C.; Notice of 
Application to Transfer Natural Gas Act Section 3 Authorization and 
Presidential Permit

December 22, 2000.
    Take notice that on December 18, 2000, The Montana Power Company 
(MPC), 40 East Broadway, Butte, Montana 59701, and The Montana Power, 
L.L.C. (LLC), 40 East Broadway, Butte, Montana 59701, tendered for 
filing an application to transfer from MPC to LLC natural Gas Act 
Section 3 authorization and a Presidential Permit to use and operate 
MPC's Whitlash, Montana border facilities so as to effectuate a change 
in MPC's legal form. The details of the request are more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection. The filing may be viewed at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    The border facilities to be transferred consist of that portion of 
the 16-inch pipeline, extending approximately 52.3 miles from Cut Bank, 
Montana, to the international boundary between the United States and 
Canada in Northwest \1/4\, Northwest \1/4\ of Section 1, Township 37 
North, Range 3 East in Toole County, Montana, where it connects with a 
16-inch Canadian Montana Pipeline Company pipeline extending north to 
Pakowki Lake area in the Province of Alberta, Canada.
    Questions regarding the details of this proposed project should be 
directed to William A. Pascoe, Vice-President--Transmission Services, 
The Montana Power Company, 40 East Broadway, Butte, Montana 59701, 
(406) 497-4212 (telephone) and (406) 497-2150 (fax); Douglas M. Canter, 
McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway, P.C., 2175 K Street, N.W. Suite 600, 
Washington, D.C. 20037, (202) 393-5710 (telephone) and (202) 393-5721 
(fax); or Marjorie L. Thomas, Legal Department, The Montana Power 
Company, 40 East Broadway, Butte, Montana 59701, (406) 497-2314 
(telephone) and (406) 497-2451 (fax).
    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 January 22, 2001, 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.
    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. 00-33322 Filed 12-28-00; 8:45 am]
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