Iroquois Gas Transmission System said a June 11 raid of its Shelton, Conn., headquarters and New York construction offices and confiscation of documents by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation came "out of the blue."
"We have no idea what prompted the action," said Gary B. Davis, Iroquois spokesman.
The seized documents relate to construction, environmental, and right-of-way matters, he said, but "we have heard nothing from the U.S. attorney general's offices.
"And we have no idea what information the agency acted on."
No charges have been filed, and the pipeline has remained in service.
Davis said the company is taking an inventory of the documents seized to determine whether any relate to restoration of the right-of-way. If so, "we will ask to receive copies so we can proceed with the restorations
Construction of the 30 and 24 in., 370 mile natural gas line from Ontario to Long Island, N.Y., was complete last January. Volumes are to reach system capacity of 576 MMcfd by November.
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