[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 59009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29309]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-20-000]


Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Application

November 19, 2001.
    Take notice that on November 8, 2001, Iroquois Gas Transmission 
System, L.P. (Iroquois), One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, 
Connecticut 06484 filed in Docket No. CP02-20-000 an application 
pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity to construct and operate its Athens 
Expansion Project, all as more fully set forth in the application which 
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This 
filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket#'' and follow the instructions (call 
202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Specifically, Iroquois proposes to construct and operate a second 
compressor unit, with 10,000 horsepower, at the Athens, New York 
compressor station in order to provide up to 70,000 dekatherms per day 
of firm transportation service to Athens Generating Company, L.P. 
(Athens Generating). Iroquois states that Athens Generating is 
currently in the process of developing a natural gas -fired electric 
generating facility in the Town of Athens, New York. Further, Iroquois 
states that it has executed a Precedent Agreement with Athens 
Generating for a primary term of 15 years commencing September 1, 2003.
    Iroquois estimates the cost of the Athens Project to be 
$16,484,000. Iroquois states that the transportation service to be made 
available by the construction of the proposed Athens Project will be 
performed pursuant to Iroquois' RTS Rate Schedule and associated 
General Terms and Conditions of Iroquois' FERC Gas Tariff, First 
Revised Volume No. 1. Iroquois further states that it proposes to 
charge its part 284 open-access RTS rates for the new service and to 
roll the costs and billing determinants associated with construction 
and operation of the compressor unit and associated facilities into the 
first section 4 rate proceeding which becomes effective after the in-
service date of the proposed facilities.
    Questions regarding the details of this proposed project should be 
directed to Jeffrey A. Bruner, Vice President, General Counsel and 
Secretary for Iroquois, One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, 
Connecticut 06484 at (203) 925-7200 or Donald F. Santa, Jr., attorney 
for Iroquois, Troutman Saunders, LLP, 401 Ninth Street, NW., Suite 
1000, Washington, DC 20004 at (202) 274-2815.
    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 December 10, 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.
    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, 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 a 
certificate will be issued.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-29309 Filed 11-23-01; 8:45 am]
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