Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-55-000]

Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation; Notice of Application

December 22, 1999.

Take notice that on December 15, 1999, Distrigas of Massachusetts

Corporation (DOMAC), 75 State Street, 12th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts

02109, filed in Docket No. CP00-55-000 an application pursuant to

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Regulations for a certificate of

public convenience and necessity authorizing DOMAC to install, operate,

and maintain certain facilities at its Everett, Massachusetts LNG Plant

in order to provide services between its LNG Plant and an electric

power generating plant (Power Project) to be constructed on a site

adjacent to the LNG Plant, all as more fully set forth in the

application which is on file with the Commission and open to public

inspection. This filing may be viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us./online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

Specifically, DOMAC seeks authorization to install, operate, and

maintain: (1) A hot and cold water thermal energy transfer system

between the LNG Plant and the Power Project, (2) replacement

vaporization equipment necessary to integrate the thermal energy

transfer system into the LNG Plant's existing operations, and (3)

certain minor LNG Plant modifications necessary to meter and connect

the Power Project's fuel supply line to the LNG Plant. The Power

Project is under development by Cabot Power Corporation, an affiliate

of DOMAC, and will be constructed on a site owned by MASSGAS, INC.

(another affiliate of DOMAC) adjacent to the LNG Plant. The total cost

of the proposed facilities is estimated to be $11 million. DOMAC

requests that the Commission issue final certificate authorization by

June 30, 2000.

DOMAC explains that it wishes to construct the proposed facilities

in order to establish a mutually beneficial thermal energy exchange

arrangement between its LNG Plant and the Power Project. DOMAC will

supply regasifield LNG to the Power Project. Waste heat from the Power

Project will be authorized by DOMAC to increase the efficiency of its

LNG Plant and the Power Project will utilize chilled water returned

from the LNG Plant to increase its efficiency.

DOMAC states that the proposed project is designed to preserve

existing LNG Plant capabilities and will not degrade any services DOMAC

provides to existing customers. In addition, DOMAC lists as benefits

that the proposed project will provide: improved reliability; improved

operational safety; improved air quality; as well as reduced operating

costs for DOMAC which will benefit the competitive Northeast energy

market. DOMAC also states that, since it will bear all costs of the

proposed facilities and will assume the full economic risk of the

investment, the proposed project will not affect the rates paid by

existing or future customers.

Any question regarding this amendment should be directed to Robert

A. Nailling, Senior Counsel, Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation, 75

State Street, 12th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, at (617) 526-

8300.

Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with

reference to said application should on or before January 12, 2000,

file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,

NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) 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. The Commission's rules require that protestors

provide copies of their protests to the party or parties directly

involved. Any person wishing to become a party in any proceeding herein

must file a motion to

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intervene in accordance with the Commission's rules.

A person obtaining intervenor 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 every one of the

intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any Commission

order and can petition for court review of any such order. However, an

intervenor must submit copies of comments or any other filing it makes

with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as 14 copies with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have

comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of

comments to the Secretary of the Commission. 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.

Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in

and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the 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 a grant of the

certificate is 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 formal hearing is required, further notice

of such hearing will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,

it will be unnecessary for DOMAC to appear or to be represented at the

hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-33718 Filed 12-28-99; 8:45 am]

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