[Federal Register: July 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 130)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP02-392-000]
Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C.; Notice of Application
July 1, 2002.
Take notice that on June 21, 2002, Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C.
(Ozark), 515 Central Park Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105, filed
in Docket No. CP02-392-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for a certificate of public convenience and
necessity authorizing the construction of an upgrade to an existing
delivery point in Arkansas, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and
are available for public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket
'' from the RIMS Menu and follow the instructions (call (202)
208-2222 for assistance).
Ozark proposes to upgrade its existing delivery point serving the
Thomas B.Fitzhugh Generating Station (Fitzhugh) in Franklin County,
Arkansas, in order to provide natural gas service to Arkansas Electric
Cooperative Corporation (AECC). It is stated that AECC is re-powering
the
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generating station by replacing its current boiler with a dual fuel
combustion turbine in order to increase its capacity and serve an
expanding market. It is explained that Ozark's existing facilities
would not provide sufficient capacity and pressure to supply gas to the
electric generating station following the re-powering. It is asserted
that Ozark will upgrade its measurement station by adding measurement
devices to handle and accurately measure a minimum flow rate of 150 Mcf
of gas per day (Mcfd) and a maximum flow rate of 45,000 Mcfd. Ozark
estimates the cost of the proposed facilities at $475,212. Ozark
requests that a certificate be issued by September 11, 2002, so that it
can supply test gas to Fitzhugh by December 1, 2002.
It is explained that the proposed upgrade could have been
authorized under the automatic provisions of Ozark's blanket
certificate. However, the project is located in an area of Western
Arkansas (Township 9N, Range 26W) that is the subject of a Stipulation
and Consent Agreement entered into between Ozark's predecessor, Ozark
Gas Transmission System and the Commission in 1982. This settlement
agreement requires Ozark to obtain a certificate of public convenience
and necessity from the Commission before constructing any pipeline or
compression facility in Township 9N, Range 26W.
Any questions regarding this amendment should be directed to James
F. Bowe, Jr., Attorney, Dewey Ballantine LLP, at (202) 429-1444.
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 22, 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.
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.
[FR Doc. 02-16968 Filed 7-5-02; 8:45 am]
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