[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45966-45967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17437]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-415-003]


East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Amendment

July 5, 2002.
    Take notice that on June 26, 2002, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-
5310, filed with the Commission in Docket No. CP01-415-003 a petition 
to amend its application filed on July 26, 2001, in Docket No. CP01-
415-000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), to 
modify the proposed construction and operation of facilities in the 
Patriot Project. Specifically, East Tennessee seeks authorization to 
incorporate into the Patriot Project certain facilities previously 
proposed and authorized, but not yet constructed, in Docket No. CP01-
375-000 to serve the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),\1\ all as more 
fully set forth in the amendment which is open to the public for 
inspection. This petition may 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).
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    \1\ 97 FERC para. 61,361 (2001). East Tennessee made a separate 
filing with the Commission on June 26, 2002, in Docket No. CP01-375-
000, to partially vacate the authorization previously granted in 
Docket No. CP01-375-000.
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    East Tennessee proposes to amend its Patriot Project to undertake 
the following activities:
    a. Eliminate 13.76 miles of 20-inch diameter pipeline loop on Line 
3200 in Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, and Sequatchie Counties, 
Tennessee, originally proposed in the July 26, 2001, application filed 
in Docket No. CP01-415-000;

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    b. Eliminate uprate of the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure 
(MAOP) on 6.14 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline (Uprate K) on Line 
3300 in Sevier County, Tennessee, originally proposed in the July 26, 
2001, application filed in Docket No. CP01-415-000;
    c. Install a 1,590 H.P. Saturn compression unit in lieu of the 
6,270 H.P. compression unit authorized for Compressor Station 3206 in 
Marshall County, Tennessee, in Docket No. CP01-375-000, and install a 
6,270 H.P. Centaur compression unit in lieu of the 10,310 H.P. Taurus 
compression unit originally proposed for Compressor Station 3306 in 
Greene County, Tennessee, in the July 26, 2001, application filed in 
Docket No. CP01-415-000;
    d. Replace aerodynamic assemblies at Compressor Stations 3206 and 
3209 in Marshall and Franklin Counties, Tennessee, respectively, as 
authorized in Docket No. CP01-375-000;
    e. Incorporate 8.74 miles of 20-inch diameter pipeline on Line 3200 
in Moore and Franklin Counties, Tennessee, authorized in Docket No. 
CP01-375-000 as the TVA Loop 3;
    f. Uprate the MAOP on 5.44 miles of 12-inch diameter pipeline on 
Line 3200 in Franklin County, Tennessee, authorized in Docket No. CP01-
375-000; and,
    g. Eliminate reverse compression at Compressor Station 3219 in 
Blount County, Tennessee, because the amended precedent agreement with 
Henry County Power, LLC, shifted the natural gas volumes to be received 
at various receipt points (however, no change in the total natural gas 
volumes is proposed).
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Steven E. Tillman, Director, Regulatory Affairs, East Tennessee Natural 
Gas Company, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, phone number 
(713) 627-5113.
    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 July 26, 2002, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 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 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, 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-17437 Filed 7-10-02; 8:45 am]
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