[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 2 (Thursday, January 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-63]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-48-000]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation and Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company; Notice of Application

December 27, 2001.
    Take notice that on December 7, 2001, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel), 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 
14203 and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), 9 E. Greenway 
Plaza, Houston, Texas 77048, filed a joint application pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing a capacity lease between National Fuel and Tennessee and to 
abandon service currently provided by National Fuel to Tennessee all as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection. Copies of this filing are on 
file with the Commission and are available for 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, National Fuel seeks to abandon the currently 
certificated transportation service it provides to Tennessee under Rate 
Schedule X-51 between Clarence, New York and Ellisburg, Pennsylvania. 
Further, National Fuel seeks authority to lease capacity to Tennessee 
on a firm basis for a term of ten years commencing November 1, 2002. 
The lease will include 90,000 Dth per day of capacity from Clarence to 
Ellisburg and 130,000 Dth per day from Ellisburg to Leidy, 
Pennsylvania. This leased capacity is part of Tennessee's Can-East 
Project (also known as the Leidy Extension) which is designed to 
provide firm transportation of gas from various points on Tennessee's 
system for delivery to Texas Eastern Transmission Company and 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation at Leidy.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New 
York 14203 at 716-857-7949 or by E-mail at [email protected] and 
Marguerite N. Woung-Chapman, General Counsel, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company, 9 E. Greenway Plaza, Suite 340, Houston, Texas 77048 at 832-
676-7329 or by E-mail at [email protected]. 
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 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 such motions 
to intervene or protests should be filed on or before January 17, 2002. 
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, 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-63 Filed 1-2-02; 8:45 am]
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