[Federal Register: October 30, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 210)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP02-432-000]
Clear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application
September 9, 2002.
Take notice that on August 30, 2002, Clear Creek Storage Company,
L.L.C. (Clear Creek), 180 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111,
filed an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, for
authorization to operate withdrawal Well No. 35-4B also as an injection
well, all as more fully set forth in the application on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection. This filing is available for
review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
Assistance, call (202) 502-8222 or for TTY, (202) 219-2157.
Clear Creek states that the purpose of the proposed project is to
benefit existing customers by providing necessary optimization and
redundancy in reservoir injection capability thereby enhancing the
reliability of Clear Creek's storage-transportation system during
normal injection and withdrawal activities, and in the event of
pipeline failure or routine system maintenance. Clear Creek further
states that use of Well No. 35-4B for both currently approved
withdrawal, and injection, will not result in any change to the
currently authorized maximum inventory of natural gas stored in Clear
Creek; 8.0 Bcf at 14.73 psia and 60[deg] F, or the maximum shut-in
bottom hole reservoir pressure of 5,500 psig.
Questions regarding the details of this proposed project should be
directed to Michael B. McGinley, Vice President, Clear Creek Storage
Company, L.L.C., 180 East 100 South Street, P.O. Box 45601, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84111 at Phone: (801) 324-2527, Fax: (801) 324-2066, or e-
mail: MikeMcg@Questar.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 September 30, 2002, 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 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
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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
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.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 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 amendment 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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-27656 Filed 10-29-02; 8:45 am]
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