[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 1115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-299]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-59-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

December 29, 2000.

    Take notice that on December 22, 2000, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore), Post Office Box 1769, Dover, Delaware 19903-
1769, filed in Docket No. CP01-59-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and 
operate additional pipeline and compression facilities in Maryland and 
Pennsylvania to expand its system by providing added transportation 
capacity, all as more fully set forth in the application 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/htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Eastern Shore proposes to construct and operate 6 miles of 16-inch 
pipeline looping on its existing system in Maryland and Pennsylvania, 
to install 3,330 horsepower of additional capacity at the existing 
Daleville Compressor Station on Eastern Shore's system in Chester 
County, Pennsylvania, and to install delivery point facilities in 
Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is stated that the proposed 
construction would enable Eastern Shore to provide 19,800 dt equivalent 
of additional daily firm service capacity on its system. Eastern Shore 
estimates the total cost of the proposed facilities at $12,478,745. It 
is requested that a certificate be issued allowing construction to be 
completed by November 1, 2001.
    Eastern Shore asserts that the facilities would provide system-wide 
benefits without requiring a rate increase for existing customers. 
Therefore, Eastern Shore requests a determination that the cost of the 
project be given rolled-in rate treatment. Eastern Shore convened an 
open season for the additional capacity and secured 10-year firm 
contracts with PECO Energy Company, Connectiv Power Delivery, and 
Delaware Division of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation for the 
additional capacity.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Stephen C. Thompson, President, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, 417 
Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware 19904 (302) 734-6710.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 19, 2001, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 or 385.211) 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 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. Comments and protests may be 
filed electronically in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 
and the instructions on the Commission's website at http://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 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 filing it makes 
with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as 
well as 14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
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 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 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 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 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 Eastern Shore to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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