[Federal Register: October 4, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 193)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP01-444-000]
Calypso Pipeline, Notice of Application
September 28, 2001.
Take notice that on September 19, 2001, Calypso Pipeline, LLC
(Calypso), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed and
application in the above-referenced docket number pursuant to section 3
of the Natural gas Act (NGA) and Part 153 of the Commission's Rules and
Regulations, and, in addition, Calypso requests, to the extent
necessary, a Presidential Permit pursuant to 18 CFR 153.15-17 and
Executive Order 10485, as amended by Executive Order 12038, and
Secretary of Energy Delegation Order 0204-112 for the purpose of
importing and transporting natural gas from a proposed interconnection
at the U.S./Bahamian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundary with a
proposed Bahamian pipeline connected to a proposed LNG terminal located
in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island to markets in Florida and other
states. This application will be combined with the applications filed
by Calypso under Docket Numbers CP01-409-000, et al. The application is
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing
may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS''
link, select ``Docket#'' and follow the instructions (please call (202)
208-2222 for assistance).
The description of the proposed facilities are described in the
CP01-409-000, et al. application. For purposes of Section 3 of NGA, the
EEZ boundary is considered a border where the proposed facilities will
be constructed. The facilities consist of 250 feet of 24-inch pipeline
constructed on the seabed of the Atlantic Ocean. Calypso states that it
will provide transportation service, and will not take title to gas
being imported. Therefore, it states that the Department of Energy,
Office of Fossil Energy import authorization is not required.
Any questions regarding the application be directed to Alice K.
Weekley, Calypso Pipeline, LLC, 333 Clay Street, Suite 1800, Houston,
Texas 77002, at (713) 646-7381, or at alice.weekley@enron.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 October 19, 2001, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 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 14 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.
Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
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associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other
pipelines in the area, and on landowners and communities. For example,
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as
possible.
Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically
via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing''
link.
If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a
certificate will be issued.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-24891 Filed 10-3-01; 8:45 am]
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