[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34918-34919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12191]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-204-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application

May 10, 2002.
    Take notice that on May 6, 2002, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396, filed 
in Docket No. CP02-204-000, an application pursuant to wection 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for certificates of public convenience and 
necessity, 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).
    Transco states that the requested certificates of public 
convenience and necessity are for: (1) Authorizing Transco to construct 
and operate pipeline looping facilities on its existing Trenton 
Woodbury Line which will enable Transco to add, under existing firm 
transportation service agreements, certain points of delivery located 
on the Trenton Woodbury Line for two existing firm transportation 
customers (Trenton Woodbury Expansion); (2) approving an initial 
reservation rate surcharge for the costs associated with the Trenton 
Woodbury Expansion, and (3) authorizing Transco to construct and 
operate a new delivery lateral (including a meter station) from a point 
of interconnection with the Trenton Woodbury Line to a power generation 
plant being constructed on behalf of Fairless Energy in Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania (Fairless Delivery Lateral).
    Transco states that the Trenton Woodbury Expansion will involve the 
construction and operation of new pipeline looping facilities on 
Transco's existing Trenton Woodbury Line thus enabling Transco to 
provide delivery flexibility for two shippers, PECO Energy Company 
(PECO) and Virginia Power Energy Marketing, Inc. (VAPEM), under 
existing Rate Schedule FT contracts to delivery points located on the 
Trenton Woodbury Line. Transco states that the Fairless Delivery 
Lateral will involve the construction and operation of a new delivery 
lateral (including a new meter station and appurtenant facilities) from 
Transco's Trenton Woodbury Line to a new power plant being constructed 
on behalf of Fairless Energy in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    Transco states that in order to recover the costs of the Trenton 
Woodbury Expansion facilities, Transco requests approval of an initial 
reservation rate surcharge applicable to the transportation contract 
quantities under existing Rate Schedule FT Service Agreements with PECO 
and VAPEM. According to Transco, the costs to construct the Fairless 
Delivery Lateral will be funded entirely by the developers of the 
Fairless Energy power plant through advance reimbursement to Transco. 
The proposed in-service dates of the Trenton Woodbury Expansion and 
Fairless Delivery Lateral are November 1, 2003 and August 1, 2003, 
respectively.

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    Transco states that the Trenton Woodbury Expansion will include 
approximately 7.17 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline loop and 
appurtenant facilities from milepost 8.23 to milepost 15.40 on 
Transco's existing Trenton Woodbury Line in Mercer and Burlington 
Counties, New Jersey. Transco estimates that the proposed Trenton 
Woodbury Expansion facilities will cost approximately $19.6 million and 
will place these facilities into service on November 1, 2003.
    Transco states that the Fairless Delivery Lateral will include 
approximately 2.48 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline from a tap 
located near milepost 17.46 on Transco's Trenton Woodbury Line in 
Burlington County, New Jersey, to a point of interconnection with the 
Fairless Energy power generation plant in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 
including a meter station and appurtenant facilities. Transco estimates 
that the proposed Fairless Delivery Lateral will cost approximately $13 
million and will place these facilities into service on August 1, 2003.
    Transco states that it conducted an open season for the Trenton 
Woodbury Expansion in February 2001 and, as a result, Transco executed 
precedent agreements with PECO and VAPEM for the incremental firm 
transportation capacity to be created on Transco's Trenton Woodbury 
Line under the expansion.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Gina 
L. Johnson, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, P. O. Box 1396, 
Houston, Texas 77251-1396, call (713) 215-4243 or fax (713) 215-2229. 
Transco has also established a toll-free telephone number (1-866-857-
7094) for parties to call with questions.
    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 May 31, 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 385.214 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.
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-12191 Filed 5-15-02; 8:45 am]
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