[Federal Register: July 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 135)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP02-391-000]
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application
July 9, 2002.
On June 24, 2002, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
(Natural), located at 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148,
filed an application in Docket No. CP02-391-000 pursuant to section
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and subpart A of part 157 of the
Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission's (Commission) regulations for a
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the
construction and operation of one new 6,000 horsepower compressor and
the construction of seventeen new injection/withdrawal wells at
Natural's North Lansing Storage Field located in Harrison County,
Texas, which will enable Natural to provide an additional 10.7 Bcf of
firm storage service. The total estimated construction cost for the
proposed section 7(c) facilities is $31,053,749. 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 (call (202)208-
2222 for assistance).
The additional 10.7 Bcf working gas and storage service was offered
to
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customers on a firm basis under Natural's Rate Schedule ``Nominated
Storage Service'' (NSS). One new non-affiliated shipper has signed a
binding precedent agreement for the full volume for a term of not less
than ten years with a negotiated rate for service on Natural's Gulf
Coast system. The project will result in an aggregate maximum daily
quantity of 146,666 Dth of additional NSS. Furthermore, Natural
proposes that the NSS service will be available by the summer of 2003
and requests that the Commission issue a certificate in this docket by
November 2002.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Floyd Hofstetter, Vice President, Storage Operations, Natural Gas
Pipeline Company of America, 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois
60148, phone (630) 691-3660.
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 July 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 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 nonparty 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.,
Deputy Secretary.
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