[Federal Register: March 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 42)]
[Notices]
[Page 13064-13065]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP01-87-000]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application
February 26, 2001.
Take notice that on February 13, 2001, Dominion Transmission, Inc.
(Dominion), 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301,
filed a request with the Commission in Docket No. CP01-87-000 pursuant
to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to
expand the active pool boundary of its Fink-Kennedy/Lost Creek Storage
Reservoir, centered around the Buck Run area in Lewis County, West
Virginia, in the northwestern portion of the Fink Reservoir, all as
more fully set forth in the application which is open to the public for
inspection. This application may be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
Dominion proposes to expand the northwestern active boundary of the
Fink Reservoir by approximately 3,063 acres in the Buck Run area.
Dominion states that the subject area has a high potential for
migration of storage gas to the area outside the currently certificated
reservoir boundary,\1\ due either to the production of storage gas by
outside operators, the production of oil, or both. According to
Dominion, the pending application does not seek to change either the
capacity or deliverability of the storage field, nor are there any new
facilities associated with the application. Dominion states that it
does not expect the acquisition costs of obtaining the additional
necessary storage leases to exceed $1,211,000. Dominion states that
requested certification will permit it to protect the integrity of the
storage reservoir and to reduce or eliminate gas losses that may be
associated with outside production in the Buck Run area.
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\1\ The reservoir boundary as currently drawn was certificated
in 1956. See, Hope Natural Gas Co., 16 FPC 955 (1956).
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Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before March 19, 2001, file
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest 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). All protests filed with the Commission will be
considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but
will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission's Rules. Any questions regarding the
application should be directed to Sean R. Sleigh, Certificates Manager,
Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West
Virginia 26301, telephone (304) 627-3462.
Comments and protests 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 at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/
doorbell.htm.
A person obtaining intervenor 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 everyone of the
intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any Commission
order and can petition for court review of any such order. However, an
intervenor must submit copies of comments or any filing it makes with
the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as well as
14 copies with the Commission.
A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have
comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of
environmental documents and will be able to participate in meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all
documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission and will
not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final
order at a federal court.
The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally,
whether filed by commenters or those requesting intervenor status.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Regulatory
Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA and the Commission's Rules
of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held
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without further notice before the Commission or its designee on this
application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time required
herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that
the proposal is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a
motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission on
its own motion believes that a formal hearing is required, further
notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for Dominion to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-5095 Filed 3-1-01; 8:45 am]
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