[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 6248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3205]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-76-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

February 5, 2002.
    Take notice that on January 25, 2002, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company, (Eastern Shore), 417 Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware 19904, filed 
in Docket No CP02-76-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), for a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity to construct and operate certain pipeline facilities in 
Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland, in order to provide additional 
firm transportation capacity on Eastern Shore's system, all as more 
fully set forth in the application 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, Eastern Shore proposes to (1) construct and operate 
approximately 1.5 mile of 16-inch mainline looping in Pennsylvania and 
one mile of 16-inch mainline looping in Maryland and Delaware. Eastern 
Shore states that the facilities are required to provide additional 
firm transportation service of 4,500 dekatherms (dt) per day as 
requested by two of Eastern Shore's local distribution company 
customers, Conectiv Power Delivery (3,000 dt), and Delaware Division of 
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (1,500 dt).
    Eastern Shore asserts that it conducted an open season between May 
1 and May 31, 2001, and asserts that the result was that the two 
customers have fully subscribed the capacity to be made available to 
satisfy increased market demand. It is estimated that the cost of the 
proposed facilities would be $2,653,618, to be financed from internally 
generated funds and short-term notes, with permanent financing to be 
arranged on completion of construction. Eastern Shore requests a 
preliminary determination that the total cost of the project be given 
rolled-in rate treatment, stating that the project satisfies the 
requirements of the Commission's policy statement issued in PL99-3-000. 
Eastern Shore requests that a certificate be issued by May 31, 2002, in 
order to complete construction and place the facilities in service by 
November 1, 2002.
    Any questions regarding the application may be directed to Philip 
S. Barefoot, Vice President, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, 417 
Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware 19904.
    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 February 26, 2002, 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 385.211 and 385.214) 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. 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.
    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 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 other 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.
    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 ion 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 to 
file comments or to intervene as early in the process as possible.
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-3205 Filed 2-8-02; 8:45 am]
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