[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 21167-21168] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-11575] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 21168]] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. CP96-347-000] Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application April 30, 1996. Take notice that on April 23, 1996, Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. (Granite State), filed in Docket No. CP96-347-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act requesting authorization for the abandonment of: (1) approximately 15.26 miles of 6-inch pipeline located between Exeter, New Hampshire and Haverhill, Massachusetts; and (2) a compressor station located in Plaistow, New Hampshire, comprised of two 375 HP Ingersoll-Rand reciprocating engines, valves, station piping and appurtenant equipment, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. According to Granite State, the proposed interstate pipeline that the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) plans to construct and operate in its pending application before the Commission, Docket No. CP96-249-000, involves a routing south from Portland to Haverhill which closely parallels Granite State's existing pipeline. From Exeter south to Haverhill, the routing of the PNGTS is alongside Granite State's existing pipeline. Granite State says that it owns and operates parallel 6- and 10-inch pipelines for a distance of approximately 15.26 miles. Granite State requests authority to abandon its 6-inch pipeline in order to make way for and provide space for the location of the new PNGTS 20-inch line, which will allow the PNGTS pipeline to be laid in the existing right-of-way, alongside Granite State's 10-inch pipeline. According to Granite State, the abandoned 6-inch line will be removed from its existing location and disposed off by PNGTS at no cost to Granite State. At the time the 6-inch is removed, PNGTS will reimburse Granite State for the undepreciated cost, which as of December 31, 1995 was $44,099.00. Granite State says it will convey to PNGTS the right to use the right-of-way occupied by the 6-inch line at a price to be negotiated later. The actual abandonment and removal of the 6-inch line and the compressor station will not occur until the construction of the PNGTS 20-inch pipeline begins in the Exeter to Haverhill area, sometime during the 1998 construction season. Granite State further requests that a Commission order approving the requested abandonment be issued contemporaneously with a Commission ordered issuing a certificate to PNGTS in Docket No. CP96-249-000. According to Granite State, there will be no loss of service or decrease in service to any of its customers as a result of the proposed abandonments. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with reference to said application should on or before May 21, 1996, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest 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 Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules. Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that permission and approval for the proposed abandonments are required by the public convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given. Under the procedure herein provide for, unless otherwise advised, it will be unnecessary for Granite State to appear or be represented at the hearing. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 95-11575 Filed 5-8-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M