[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 191 (Thursday, October 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 56828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24883]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP03-353-000 & CP03-355-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission, Energy Corporation of America & 
Eastern American Energy Corporation; Notice of Application

September 25, 2003.
    On September 16, 2003, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation 
(Columbia), Energy Corporation of America (ECA), and Eastern American 
Energy Corporation (EAEC), filed a joint application pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules and Regulations. 
Columbia requests authorization to abandon by sale to ECA certain 
facilities located in West Virginia as well as the services currently 
provided by the facilities. Columbia requests that the facilities be 
determined to be non-jurisdictional gathering facilities and exempt 
from the Commission's jurisdiction pursuant to NGA Sec.  7(b). EAEC, a 
wholly owned subsidiary of ECA and an explorer, developer and producer 
of oil and natural gas would own and operated the facilities to provide 
current services, as more fully set forth in the application. This 
filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on 
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    The facilities proposed for abandonment by sale are Columbia's 8000 
system which consists of some 87.8 miles of jurisdictional pipeline and 
appurtenances. The proposed sale would also include about 10 miles of 
non-jurisdictional pipeline. The facilities were constructed by 
Columbia's predecessor in the early 1900's as part of a low-pressure 
transmission system to support Columbia's merchant role. However the 
facilities currently transmit local production from various points 
along the facilities, providing service to local markets along the 
facilities. Columbia states that the facilities are no longer pertinent 
to its transporter role. EAEC[bs]ECA the owner and 
operator of the facilities following the sale requests that it be 
issued a limited jurisdiction certificate pursuant to NGA Sec.  7(c), 
so on the rare occasion that local supply is insufficient to supply all 
service needs, they may utilize interstate natural gas. The sale price 
for both the jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional facilities is $1.2 
Million.
    Questions regarding the application may be directed to V. J. 
Hamilton, Senior Certificate Coordinator, or Frederic J. George, Senior 
Attorney, both at Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, P.O. Box 1273, 
Charleston, West Virginia 25325-1273 or by calling respectively, 304-
357-2297 (304-357-2926 Fax) or 304-357-2359 (304-357-3206 Fax).
    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 below, 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 nonparty 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. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Comment Date: October 16, 2003.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-24883 Filed 10-2-03; 8:45 am]
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