[Federal Register: August 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 160)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP05-402-000]
Columbia Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Petition
August 12, 2005.
Take notice that on August 9, 2005, Columbia Gas Storage, 20333
State Highway 249, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77070, filed a petition for
Exemption of Temporary Acts and Operations from Certificate
Requirements, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(5) of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.207(a)(5)), and section 7(c)(1)(B)
of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717(c)(1)(B)), seeking approval of an
exemption from certificate requirements to perform temporary activities
related to drilling a test well and performing other activities to
assess the feasibility of developing an underground natural gas storage
facility in Benton County, Washington, 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 TYY, (202) 502-
8659.
Any questions regarding the petition should be directed to Joseph
H. Fagan, Heller Ehrman LLP, 1717 Rhode Island Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20036-3001 and Phone: 202-912-2162; Fax 202-912-2020.
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 the comment date, 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.
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.
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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: 5 p.m. eastern time on August 22, 2005.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4517 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am]
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