[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37220-37221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17807]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-396-000]


Equitrans, L.P. and Equitable Field Services, L.L.C. Notice of 
Abandonment Application

July 11, 2001
    Take notice that on July 2, 2001, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans), 100 
Allegheny Center Mall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, and Equitable 
Field Services, L.L.C. (EFS), 1710 Pennsylvania Avenue, Charleston, 
West Virginia 25302, filed an application in Docket No. CP01-396-000 
pursuant to Section 1(b) and 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for 
permission and approval to abandon certain certificated facilities by 
sale to EFS as part of a sale to EFS of five gathering systems. The 
application also requests that the Commission determine that the 
facilities sold to EFS, and the services rendered by means of such 
facilities, are non-jurisdictional gathering facilities and services, 
and will be exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction under the NGA.
    EFS proposes to operate the facilities to be abandoned and other 
facilities to be acquired from Equitrans in Allegheny, Armstrong, 
Greene, Indiana and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania; and in Braxton, 
Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Nicholas, 
Ritchie, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur and Wetzel Counties, West Virginia as a 
gas gatherer providing gas gathering and related services on a non-
discriminatory basis to all customers, 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.gov 
using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket#'' from the RIMS Menu

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and follow the instructions (please call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Fredrick K. Dalena, Vice President, 100 Allegheny Center Mall, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15212, at (412) 395-3270 or Donald R. Nelson, Rate 
Analyst, at (412) 395-3237.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this abandonment. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this abandonment should, on or 
before August 1, 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 
abandonment. 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 abandonment 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 abandonment 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.
    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 under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.
    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 
abandonment will be issued.

David P. Boergers
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-17807 Filed 7-16-01; 8:45 am]
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