[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15235-15236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6521]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP98-131-004]


Vector Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Application to Amend Presidential 
Permit

March 12, 2001.
    Take notice that on March 2, 2001, Vector Pipeline L.P. (Vector) 
filed in Docket No. CP98-131-004 an application, pursuant to Part 153 
of the Commission's Regulations and Executive Order No. 10485, as 
amended by Executive Order 12038, seeking to amend the Presidential 
Permit issued to Vector by Commission Order dated May 27, 1999 \1\ in 
Docket No. CP98-131-000, to authorize and allow it to use its border 
facilities for both the importation and exportation of natural gas 
between the United States and Canada, all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and which is open 
to the public for inspection. The filing may be viewed at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
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    \1\ Vector Pipeline L.P., 87 FERC para. 61,225.
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    The border facilities covered by the existing Presidential Permit 
consist of approximately 3,100 feet of 42-inch pipeline with a maximum 
capacity of 1 MMDth of gas located under the riverbed of the St. Clair 
River at the United States--Canada International Boundary (boundary). 
Vector's border facilities interconnect with Vector Canada, an 
affiliate, at the boundary, which is situated mid-point of the St. 
Clair River. Article 3 of this Presidential Permit only provides for 
the transportation of natural gas from the United States to Canada.
    Vector states that due to market circumstances which exist, or may 
exist in the near term, shippers on its system would find it beneficial 
to move gas from Canada to the United States. Vector claims that the 
shippers could avail themselves of supplies that can be provided by 
Union Gas Ltd.'s large storage facility in Dawn, Ontario, in order to 
meet current and future market needs in the United States, including 
acting as third party storage providers consistent with the 
Commission's dictates in Order No. 637. Vector also states that no new 
facilities are to be constructed at the connections with the border 
facilities, thus there will be no change to the design capacity of the 
border facilities or the Vector mainline. Therefore, Vector requests an 
amendment to Article 3 of the outstanding Presidential Permit to allow 
such use.
    Vector requests expeditious approval by the Commission to permit 
the requested bi-directional service so that its shippers can avail 
themselves of additional cross-border marketing opportunities in the 
near term.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Craig 
R. Fishbeck, President, 38705 Seven Mile Road, Suite 245, Livonia, 
Michigan, 48152, (734) 462-0233, and Kim M. Clark of John & Hengerer, 
1200 17th Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 429-8800.
    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 April 2, 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

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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, protests and interventions 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-6521 Filed 3-15-01; 8:45 am]
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