[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 5438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01802]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-58-000]


Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on January 15, 2016, Iroquois Gas Transmission 
System, L.P. (Iroquois), One Corporate Drive, Shelton, Connecticut 
06484, filed an application pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas 
Act and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for authorization to 
enter into a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) transaction, including a 
lease and leaseback arrangement, with the Schoharie County Industrial 
Development Agency (Agency) in the State of New York. Specifically, 
Iroquois requests that the Commission (i) grant Iroquois authority to 
abandon passive leasehold interests in certain jurisdictional 
facilities located in Schoharie County, New York, by transferring such 
passive leasehold interests to the Agency; (ii) issue a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity to Iroquois to simultaneously lease 
back the leasehold interests from the Agency; and (3) grant Iroquois' 
request for pre-granted authorization to reacquire the leasehold 
interests from the Agency at the time the lease/leaseback agreements 
terminate.
    The filing may be viewed on the Web 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, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-
free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Helen M. Gallagher, Director of Legal Services and Secretary, Iroquois 
Pipeline Operating Company, One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, CT 
06484, phone: (203) 925-7201, or email: [email protected].
    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 stated 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 5 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.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 1, 2016.

    Dated: January 21, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01802 Filed 2-1-16; 8:45 am]
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