[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 18605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9391]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-80-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

April 10, 2003.
    Take notice that on April 1, 2003, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company, (Eastern Shore), 417 Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware 19904, filed 
in Docket No CP03-80-000 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 
Pennsylvania and Maryland in order to provide additional firm 
transportation capacity on its system, all as more fully set forth in 
the application on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call (202)502-8222 or for TTY, call 
(202)208-1659.
    Eastern Shore proposes to construct and operate facilities in three 
phases, to be placed in service by November 1, 2003, November 1, 2004, 
and November 1, 2005, respectively.
    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 the comment date, 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 and protests 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. 
The Commission strongly encourages intervenors to file electronically.
    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 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.
    Any questions regarding the application may be directed to Eric M. 
Pearson, Manager of Engineering, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, 417 
Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware 19904, at (302)734-6710, ext. 6506.
    Comment Date: May 1, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-9391 Filed 4-15-03; 8:45 am]
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