[Federal Register: February 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 23)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP05-51-000]
Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C.; Notice of Application
January 28, 2005.
Take notice that on January 19, 2005, Ozark Gas Transmission,
L.L.C. (Ozark), 515 Central Park Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
filed an application in Docket No. CP05-51-000 pursuant to section 7(b)
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), requesting that the Commission issue an
Order authorizing Ozark to abandon certain of its certificated
facilities located in Haskell, Muskogee and LeFlore Counties in the
state of Oklahoma and in Cleburne, Faulkner, Franklin, Logan, Johnson,
Sebastian and Pope Counties in the state of Arkansas (the Facilities)
by transfer to Ozark Arkansas Gas Gathering, L.L.C. (OAGG). Ozark
states that the Facilities consist of approximately 137 miles of 3-inch
to 12-inch diameter lateral gathering lines, 12 compressor stations,
and 134 well connects. Ozark further requests a Commission
determination that the Facilities to be abandoned will be gathering
facilities exempt from NGA jurisdiction upon their abandonment by
transfer to OAGG, all as more fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The
filing may also be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call (202) 502-3676, or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application should be directed to
counsel for Ozark, James F. Bowe, Jr., Dewey Ballantine LLP, at (202)
429-1444 (phone), (202) 429-1579 (fax), or jbowe@deweyballantine.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 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
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filed by the applicant and by all other parties. Unless filing
electronically, 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.
Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project, or in support of or in opposition to 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. The Commission's rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests
only to the applicant. 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Comment Date: February 18, 2005.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-448 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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