Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P.,

[Federal Register: August 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 162)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

August 17, 1999.

Take notice that on August 13, 1999, Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership (Great Lakes), One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600, Detroit, Michigan 48226, filedin Docket No. CP99-601-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon and transfer by sale to SEMCO Energy Gas Company (SEMCO), certain delivery point facilities located in China Township, St. Clair County, Michigan (the China Township facilities), under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP90-2053-000, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The application may be viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance.

On January 19, 1999, Great Lakes filedan application before the Commission in Docket No. CP99-162-000, pursuant to the Commission's blanket certificate prior notice procedures, to construct and operate a tap, a meter station, approximately 1.6 miles of 16-inch pipe (to connect the tap and meter station), and appurtenant facilities to establish a delivery point (the China Township Delivery point) for service to The Detroit Edison Company (Detroit Edison), a new end-use shipper on its system, in St. Clair County, Michigan. The China Township facilities were constructed to serve Detroit Edison's electric generating facilities. Public notice of Great Lakes' application was made on January 28, 1999. No protests to Great Lakes' application were filedin Docket No. CP99-162-000. Great Lakes received authorization to proceed with the project to serve Detroit Edison on March 16, 1999.

The China Township facilities were placed into service on May 16, 1999. Subsequent to receipt of the authorization to commence the construction of facilities to serve Detroit Edison, Great Lakes agreed to sell the facilities to SEMCO. Detroit Edison, which is the only end- user served by the subject facilities, has consented to Great Lakes' abandonment and sale of the China Township facilities. According to Great Lakes, SEMCO will transport natural gas supplies to Detroit Edison under a special transportation service agreement to be approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MSPC). Additionally, Great Lakes states that the abandonment and transfer by sale will become effective no later than the first day of the second month following receipt of authorizations of the Commission and Michigan Public Service Commission. Therefore, Great Lakes contends that the proposed abandonment and sale of the facilities would not result in any disruption or abandonment of service to Detroit Edison, nor will it disadvantage any of Great Lakes' existing customers. Additionally, Great Lakes asserts that upon acquisition, the facilities will not be operated as jurisdictional interstate transmission facilities, but will become part of SEMCO's intrastate distribution system, which is regulated by MSPC.

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Great Lakes states that is presently completing, or, will complete prior to its abandonment and final sale of the China Township facilities, restoration steps in accordance with the FERC Plan and Procedures required at the China Township facilities location. Great Lakes alleges that it will retain ownership of the tap assembly, and certain computer and related equipment, including the temperature and pressure transmitters located at the meter station.

Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Marc M. Mozham, Vice President, Market Services and Development for Great Lakes, One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600, Detroit, Michigan 48226 at (313) 596-4582, or Ms. M. Catharine Davis, Senior Attorney for Great Lakes, One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1600, Detroit, Michigan 48226 at (313) 596-4593.

Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filedwithin the time allowed therefor, the proposed activity shall be deemed authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filedand not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-21759Filed8-20-99; 8:45 am]

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