[Federal Register: November 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 224)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP03-12-000]
Egan Hub Partners, L.P.; Notice of Application
November 14, 2002.
Take notice that on November 5, 2002, Egan Hub Partners, L.P. (Egan
Hub), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in the above
referenced docket an application, pursuant to section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Commission's regulations thereunder, for
a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the
expansion of its existing storage facility at the Jennings Salt Dome in
Acadia Parish, Louisiana (Egan Storage Facility Expansion). This
application is 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 website
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, please contact FERC Online Support
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
Currently, Egan Hub has three salt caverns at its storage facility.
Egan Hub seeks authorization to expand its existing salt dome storage
facility working gas capacity from 16.0 Bcf to 24.0 Bcf and its maximum
aggregate operating capacity from 21.0 Bcf to 31.5 Bcf. No new surface
facilities are proposed. In addition, Egan Hub states that the proposed
increase in operating capacity will not affect Egan Hub's existing
maximum deliverability capability of 1,500 MMcfd, nor will it change
the existing maximum injection capability of 800 MMcfd.
Egan Hub also proposes to continue charging market-based rates. As
a result, Egan Hub requests waivers of certain of the Commission's
regulations that are required when an applicant seeks cost-based rate
authority.
Egan Hub states that it requests approval of its application on or
before January 22, 2003, in order to meet the anticipated future market
needs of its customers.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Steven E. Tillman, General Manager--Regulatory Affairs, Egan Hub
Partners, L.P., PO Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642 at (713) 627-
5113 or by fax at (713) 627-5947.
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 December 5, 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 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 of comments,
protests, and interventions 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.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-29415 Filed 11-19-02; 8:45 am]
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