[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46641-46642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17810]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CPO2-394-000 and CPO-395-000]


Colonial Gas Company and Energy North Natural Gas, Inc.; Notice 
of Application

July 10, 2002.
    Take notice that on June 26, 2002, Colonial Gas Company (Colonial), 
One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, and EnergyNorth Natural 
Gas, Inc. (EnergyNorth) (jointly referred to as Applicants), 1260 Elm 
Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03105, subsidiaries of KeySpan 
Corporation, filed in Docket Nos. CP02-394-000 and CP02-395-000, an 
application pursuant to Section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for 
service area determinations, a declaration that Colonial and 
EnergyNorth qualify as local distribution companies (LDC) and a waiver 
of the regulatory requirements under the NGA and the Natural Gas Policy 
Act (NGPA), 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 be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov 
using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket '' from the RIMS Menu 
and follow the instructions (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance).
    Applicants request a service area determination for the areas they 
serve in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in order to be able to enlarge 
or extend their facilities for the purpose of supplying increased 
market demands without the need to apply to the Commission for further 
authorization. Specifically, Colonial requests a determination that its 
service area include its territory in Northeastern Massachusetts as 
well as EnergyNorth's territory in New Hampshire. EnergyNorth requests 
a determination that its service area include its territory in New 
Hampshire as well as Colonial's territory in Northeastern 
Massachusetts. It is explained that the proposal would allow both 
affiliated companies to connect their systems at the state border in 
order to improve distribution system pressures and to avoid the 
potential of customer outages due to emergency situations.
    Applicants also request a declaration that they qualify as LDC's in 
the service area to be determined for the purposes of section 311 of 
the NGPA.. In addition, Applicants request a waiver of the

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regulatory requirements ordinarily applicable to natural gas companies 
under the NGA and the NGPA. It is asserted that Applicants' operations 
are almost entirely in intrastate commerce with the exception of small 
portions where they cross the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. It is 
stated that Colonial's services and rates are regulated by the 
Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy and that 
EnergyNorth's services and rates are regulated by the New Hampshire 
Public Utilities Commission.
    Any questions regarding this amendment should be directed to Thomas 
O'Neill at (617) 723-5512, or Kenneth T. Maloney at (202) 223-8890.
    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 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.
    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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
 Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-17810 Filed 7-15-02; 8:45 am]
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