ONEOK, Inc.; ONE Gas, Inc.; Notice of Application and Petition, 61954-61955 [2013-24395]

Download as PDF 61954 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 8, 2013 / Notices wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES part, that ‘‘[t]he Director of the Office of Exporter Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Export Enforcement, may deny the export privileges of any person who has been convicted of a violation of the Export Administration Act (‘‘EAA’’), the EAR, or any order, license or authorization issued thereunder; any regulation, license, or order issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706); 18 U.S.C. 793, 794 or 798; section 4(b) of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)), or section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).’’ 15 CFR 766.25(a); see also Section 11(h) of the EAA, 50 U.S.C. app. § 2410(h). The denial of export privileges under this provision may be for a period of up to 10 years from the date of the conviction. 15 CFR 766.25(d); see also 50 U.S.C. app. § 2410(h). In addition, Section 750.8 of the Regulations states that the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of Exporter Services may revoke any Bureau of Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses previously issued in which the person had an interest in at the time of his conviction. I have received notice of Gormley’s conviction for violating the IEEPA, and have provided notice and an opportunity for Gormley to make a written submission to BIS, as provided in Section 766.25 of the Regulations. Through his defense counsel, Gormley has indicated that he does not intend to contest BIS’s decision to deny his export privileges under the Regulations. Based upon my review and consultations with BIS’s Office of Export Enforcement, including its Director, and the facts available to BIS, I have decided to deny Gormley’s export privileges under the Regulations for a period of 10 years from the date of Gormley’s conviction. I have also decided to revoke all licenses issued pursuant to the Act or Regulations in which Gormley had an interest at the time of his conviction. Accordingly, it is hereby Ordered I. Until January 17, 2023, Timothy Gormley, with a last known address at: Inmate Number #68687–066, USP Lewisburg, US Penitentiary, P.O. Box 1000, Lewisburg, PA 17837, and when acting for or on behalf of Gormley, his representatives, assigns, agents or employees (the ‘‘Denied Person’’), may not, directly or indirectly, participate in any way in any Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2006 & Supp. IV 2010)). VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:09 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 transaction involving any commodity, software or technology (hereinafter collectively referred to as ‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the Regulations, including, but not limited to: A. Applying for, obtaining, or using any license, License Exception, or export control document; B. Carrying on negotiations concerning, or ordering, buying, receiving, using, selling, delivering, storing, disposing of, forwarding, transporting, financing, or otherwise servicing in any way, any transaction involving any item exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the Regulations, or in any other activity subject to the Regulations; or C. Benefitting in any way from any transaction involving any item exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the Regulations, or in any other activity subject to the Regulations. II. No person may, directly or indirectly, do any of the following: A. Export or reexport to or on behalf of the Denied Person any item subject to the Regulations; B. Take any action that facilitates the acquisition or attempted acquisition by the Denied Person of the ownership, possession, or control of any item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States, including financing or other support activities related to a transaction whereby the Denied Person acquires or attempts to acquire such ownership, possession or control; C. Take any action to acquire from or to facilitate the acquisition or attempted acquisition from the Denied Person of any item subject to the Regulations that has been exported from the United States; D. Obtain from the Denied Person in the United States any item subject to the Regulations with knowledge or reason to know that the item will be, or is intended to be, exported from the United States; or E. Engage in any transaction to service any item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States and which is owned, possessed or controlled by the Denied Person, or service any item, of whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or controlled by the Denied Person if such service involves the use of any item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States. For purposes of this Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 paragraph, servicing means installation, maintenance, repair, modification or testing. III. After notice and opportunity for comment as provided in Section 766.23 of the Regulations, any other person, firm, corporation, or business organization related to Gormley by affiliation, ownership, control or position of responsibility in the conduct of trade or related services may also be subject to the provisions of this Order if necessary to prevent evasion of the Order. IV. This Order does not prohibit any export, reexport, or other transaction subject to the Regulations where the only items involved that are subject to the Regulations are the foreignproduced direct product of U.S.origin technology. V. This Order is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until January 17, 2023. VI. In accordance with Part 756 of the Regulations, Gormley may file an appeal of this Order with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. The appeal must be filed within 45 days from the date of this Order and must comply with the provisions of Part 756 of the Regulations. VII. A copy of this Order shall be delivered to the Gormley. This Order shall be published in the Federal Register. Issued this 26th day of September, 2013. Bernard Kritzer, Director, Office of Exporter Services. [FR Doc. 2013–24399 Filed 10–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP13–550–000; RP13–1362– 000] ONEOK, Inc.; ONE Gas, Inc.; Notice of Application and Petition Take notice that on September 27, 2013, ONEOK, Inc. (ONEOK) and ONE Gas, Inc. (ONE Gas), 100 West Fifth Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, jointly filed in Docket No. CP13–550–000 an application pursuant to sections 7(b), 7(c), and 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Parts 157 and 284 of the Commission’s regulations for authorizations required to implement the transfer certain natural gas distribution assets located in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas from ONEOK to E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 8, 2013 / Notices wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ONE Gas pursuant to a corporate reorganization. ONEOK’s natural gas distribution operating divisions to be transferred are Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, Texas Gas Service, and Kansas Gas Service. In the same document, ONEOK and ONE Gas jointly petition in Docket No. RP13–1362–000, pursuant to section 385.207(a)(5) of the Commission’s rules of practice and procedure, for the grant of temporary waiver of the Commission’s capacity release rules. The authorizations requested by the applicants include: (1) Authorization pursuant to Section 7(b) of the NGA for ONEOK to abandon by transfer: (a) its Part 284 authority for interruptible interstate service; (b) its Section 7(c) limited jurisdiction certificate to transport natural gas on a no-fee basis; and (c) its Section 7(f) service area determination; and contemporaneously with such abandonment, (2) the necessary authorizations for ONE Gas to perform the same services as ONEOK’s successor in interest, including: (a) Part 284 authority for interruptible interstate service; (b) a limited jurisdiction certificate pursuant to Section 7(c) of the NGA for ONE Gas to transport natural gas pursuant to a No-Fee Gas Exchange Agreement; (c) a limited service area determination pursuant to Section 7(f) of the NGA. In addition, ONE Gas requests: (1) Commission determination that the limited jurisdiction certificate will not affect the non-jurisdictional status of the remainder of the natural gas distribution facilities it shall receive from ONEOK pursuant to the reorganization; and (2) Commission waiver of the requirements of part 154 of the Commission’s regulations for as long as no fee is charged in connection with the No-Fee Exchange Agreement. Applicants also petition for a temporary waiver of the Commission’s capacity release rules in order to permit the release of pipeline transportation service agreements from ONEOK to ONE Gas as necessary to implement orderly corporate restructuring and reorganization. Applicants request that the Commission consider the application and petition together and grant the authorizations, effective upon the closing of the transaction between ONEOK and ONE Gas, in an order issued by November 21, 2013. Any questions regarding the joint application should be directed to Vicky C. Benedict, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, 100 West Fifth Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, by phone at (918) 588–7949 or by email at Vicky.Benedict@oneok.com; or Lawrence G. Acker, Counsel for ONEOK, Inc. and ONE Gas, Inc., Van Ness Feldman, LLP, 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20007, by phone at (202) 298–1915, or by email at lga@ vnf.com. 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 an original and 7 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. 61955 The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https:// www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https:// www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: October 16, 2013. Dated: October 1, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–24395 Filed 10–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [ Docket No PF13–7–000] Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Additional Public Scoping Meetings for the Planned East Side Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will hold additional public scoping meetings in Chester County, Pennsylvania and Gloucester County, New Jersey to receive comments on the alternative pipeline routes under consideration for the Line 1278 Loop and Line 10345 Loop of the Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC’s (Columbia) planned East Side Expansion Project (Project). The dates, times, and locations of the meetings are detailed in the table below. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS EAST SIDE EXPANSION PROJECT [FERC Docket No. PF13–7–000] October 15, 2013, 7:00 PM * ............................................. October 16, 2013, 7:00 PM * ............................................. Woolwich Township Hall, 120 Village Green Drive, Swedesboro, NJ 08085. Wyndham Garden Exton Valley Forge, 815 North Pottstown Pike, Exton, PA. 19341 * Columbia representatives will be available starting at 6:30 to answer questions interested parties may have about the project. VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:09 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61954-61955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24395]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-550-000; RP13-1362-000]


ONEOK, Inc.; ONE Gas, Inc.; Notice of Application and Petition

    Take notice that on September 27, 2013, ONEOK, Inc. (ONEOK) and ONE 
Gas, Inc. (ONE Gas), 100 West Fifth Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, 
jointly filed in Docket No. CP13-550-000 an application pursuant to 
sections 7(b), 7(c), and 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Parts 
157 and 284 of the Commission's regulations for authorizations required 
to implement the transfer certain natural gas distribution assets 
located in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas from ONEOK to

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ONE Gas pursuant to a corporate reorganization. ONEOK's natural gas 
distribution operating divisions to be transferred are Oklahoma Natural 
Gas Company, Texas Gas Service, and Kansas Gas Service. In the same 
document, ONEOK and ONE Gas jointly petition in Docket No. RP13-1362-
000, pursuant to section 385.207(a)(5) of the Commission's rules of 
practice and procedure, for the grant of temporary waiver of the 
Commission's capacity release rules.
    The authorizations requested by the applicants include: (1) 
Authorization pursuant to Section 7(b) of the NGA for ONEOK to abandon 
by transfer: (a) its Part 284 authority for interruptible interstate 
service; (b) its Section 7(c) limited jurisdiction certificate to 
transport natural gas on a no-fee basis; and (c) its Section 7(f) 
service area determination; and contemporaneously with such 
abandonment, (2) the necessary authorizations for ONE Gas to perform 
the same services as ONEOK's successor in interest, including: (a) Part 
284 authority for interruptible interstate service; (b) a limited 
jurisdiction certificate pursuant to Section 7(c) of the NGA for ONE 
Gas to transport natural gas pursuant to a No-Fee Gas Exchange 
Agreement; (c) a limited service area determination pursuant to Section 
7(f) of the NGA.
    In addition, ONE Gas requests: (1) Commission determination that 
the limited jurisdiction certificate will not affect the non-
jurisdictional status of the remainder of the natural gas distribution 
facilities it shall receive from ONEOK pursuant to the reorganization; 
and (2) Commission waiver of the requirements of part 154 of the 
Commission's regulations for as long as no fee is charged in connection 
with the No-Fee Exchange Agreement. Applicants also petition for a 
temporary waiver of the Commission's capacity release rules in order to 
permit the release of pipeline transportation service agreements from 
ONEOK to ONE Gas as necessary to implement orderly corporate 
restructuring and reorganization. Applicants request that the 
Commission consider the application and petition together and grant the 
authorizations, effective upon the closing of the transaction between 
ONEOK and ONE Gas, in an order issued by November 21, 2013.
    Any questions regarding the joint application should be directed to 
Vicky C. Benedict, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, 100 
West Fifth Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, by phone at (918) 588-7949 or 
by email at Vicky.Benedict@oneok.com; or Lawrence G. Acker, Counsel for 
ONEOK, Inc. and ONE Gas, Inc., Van Ness Feldman, LLP, 1050 Thomas 
Jefferson Street NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20007, by phone at 
(202) 298-1915, or by email at lga@vnf.com.
    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 an original and 7 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 strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link and is available for review 
in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is 
an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to 
receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: October 16, 2013.

    Dated: October 1, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24395 Filed 10-7-13; 8:45 am]
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