Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cunningham Service Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 60813-60815 [E5-5775]
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Filed Date: October 4, 2005.
Accession Number: 20051006–0018.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
Tuesday, October 25, 2005.
Docket Numbers: ER06–6–000.
Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company.
Description: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
submits proposed changes to its Second
Revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 136
and revision to Appendix E.
Filed Date: October 4, 2005.
Accession Number: 20051006–0092.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
Tuesday, October 25, 2005.
Docket Numbers: ER06–7–000.
Applicants: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Description: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator Inc and
American Transmission Company LLC
submits a notice of cancellation for the
Washington Island Electric Cooperative
Service Agreement for Network
Integration Service.
Filed Date: October 5, 2005.
Accession Number: 20051006–0090.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
Wednesday, October 26, 2005.
Docket Numbers: ER06–8–000.
Applicants: Arizona Public Service
Company.
Description: Arizona Public Service
Co submits Cancellation of First Revised
Sheet Nos. 78 through 121 of FERC
Electric Rate Schedule No. 192 with the
City of Williams.
Filed Date: October 5, 2005.
Accession Number: 20051006–0091.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
Wednesday, October 26, 2005.
Docket Numbers: ER06–11–000.
Applicants: Nevada Power Company
Description: Nevada Power Co
submits a Notice of Cancellation of a
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Accession Number: 20051011–0072.
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Docket Numbers: ER06–12–000.
Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
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Docket Numbers: ER94–1384–033;
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Applicants: Morgan Stanley Capital
Group, Inc.; South Eastern Electric
Development Corp.; South Eastern
Generating Corp.; Naniwa Energy LLC;
Power Contract Finance, L.L.C.; Power
Contract Financing II, L.L.C.; Power
Contract Financing II, Inc.; MS Retail
Development Corp.; Utility Contract
Funding II, LLC.
Description: Morgan Stanley Capital
Group, Inc on behalf of Morgan Stanley
Affiliates submits revised tariff sheets
and revised market-based rate schedule
in compliance with FERC’s August 31,
2005 Order.
Filed Date: September 30, 2005.
Accession Number: 20051005–0022.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
Friday, October 21, 2005.
Docket Numbers: ER99–3665–005.
Applicants: Occidental Power
Marketing, L.P.
Description: Occidental Power
Marketing, LP submits an amendment to
its August 1, 2005 updated market
power analysis.
Filed Date: October 4, 2005.
Accession Number: 20051006–0023.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on
Tuesday, October 25, 2005.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211
and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. eastern
time on the specified comment date. It
is not necessary to separately intervene
again in a subdocket related to a
compliance filing if you have previously
intervened in the same docket. Protests
will be considered by the Commission
in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. In reference
to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on
or before the comment deadline need
not be served on persons other and the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
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of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First St., NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above proceedings
are accessible in the Commission’s
eLibrary system by clicking on the
appropriate link in the above list. They
are also available for review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that
enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added
to a subscribed dockets(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online
service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP05–411–000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed
Cunningham Service Expansion
Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
October 12, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Cunningham Service Expansion
Project involving construction and
operation of facilities by Northern
Natural Gas Company (Northern) in
Pratt County, Kansas.1 These facilities
would consist of two reciprocating
compressors rated at 3,550 horsepower
(hp) each. This EA will be used by the
Commission in its decisionmaking
process to determine whether the
project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping period that will be used to
gather environmental input from the
public and interested agencies on the
project. Please note that the scoping
period will close on November 11, 2005.
This notice is being sent to potentially
affected landowners; Federal, State, and
1 Northern’s application was filed with the
Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act
and part 157 of the Commission’s regulations.
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local government agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes;
other interested parties; local libraries
and newspapers. State and local
government representatives are asked to
notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment
on their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility on My Land? What Do I Need
to Know?’’ was attached to the project
notice Northern provided to
landowners. This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain
and how to participate in the
Commission’s proceedings. It is
available for viewing on the FERC
Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Northern is seeking authorization to
increase the certificated withdrawal and
injection rates at the existing
Cunningham Storage Field located in
Pratt and Kingman Counties, Kansas by
replacing two 2,400 hp reciprocating
compressors with two new compressors
rated at 3,550 hp each. Northern would
also install associated valves and piping
to connect the new units with existing
station piping. Furthermore, Northern
would use the additional horsepower to
increase the certificated withdrawal
rates (from 650 million cubic feet per
day (MMcf/d) to 720 MMcf/d) and
injection rates (from 500 MMcf/d to 545
MMcf/d) to provide the requested
amount of firm deferred delivery (FDD)
service. Northern indicates that the
proposed facilities and the increase in
withdrawal and injection rates are
required to meet FDD service of 4
billion cubic feet of natural gas (Bcf)
requested by shippers. Following
installation of the proposed facilities,
the certificated Cunningham Storage
Field capacity would remain unchanged
at 62 Bcf.
Northern contends that the
modifications will cause minor ground
disturbance outside of the compressor
building to make the piping connections
to the new units. No ground disturbance
will occur outside of the existing
compressor station yard. Because the
work will generally take place within
the existing compressor station
building, additional land or work space
will not be required for the project.
The location of the project facilities is
shown in Appendix 1.2
2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of the
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail.
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The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
take into account the environmental
impacts that could result from an action
whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires us to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping’’. The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
Notice of Intent, the Commission staff
requests public comments on the scope
of the issues to address in the EA. All
comments received are considered
during the preparation of the EA. State
and local government representatives
are encouraged to notify their
constituents of this proposed action and
encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern.
In the EA we 3 will discuss impacts
that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project.
We will also evaluate possible
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be in the EA. Depending on
the comments received during the
scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to Federal, State,
and local agencies, public interest
groups, interested individuals, affected
landowners, newspapers, libraries, and
the Commission’s official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will
be allotted for review if the EA is
published. We will consider all
comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the
Commission.
To ensure your comments are
considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the public participation
section.
Currently Identified Environmental
Issues
We have already identified one issue
that we think deserves attention based
on a preliminary review of the proposed
facilities and the environmental
information provided by Northern. This
preliminary issue may be changed based
on your comments and our analysis.
• The installation of additional
compression may contribute to an
3 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects
(OEP).
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increase in noise levels at nearby noise
sensitive areas.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
By becoming a commentor, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA
and considered by the Commission. You
should focus on the potential
environmental effects of the proposal,
alternatives to the proposal (including
alternative locations), and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impact.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. Please
carefully follow these instructions to
ensure that your comments are received
in time and properly recorded:
• Send an original and two copies of
your letter to: Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 1.
• Reference Docket No. CP05–411–
000.
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before November 11, 2005.
We will include all comments that we
receive within a reasonable time frame
in our environmental analysis of this
project. To expedite our receipt and
consideration of you comments, the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic submission of any comments
or interventions or protests to this
proceeding. See 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link
and the link to the User’s Guide. Before
you can file comments, you will need to
create a free account which can be
created on-line.
We may mail the EA for comment. If
you are interested in receiving it, please
return the Information Request
(Appendix 2). If you do not return the
Information Request, you will be taken
off the mailing list.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding, or ‘‘intervenor’’. To become
an intervenor you must file a motion to
intervene according to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision. Motions to
Intervene should be electronically
submitted using the Commission’s
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eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons without Internet access should
send an original and 14 copies of their
motion to the Secretary of the
Commission at the address indicated
previously. Persons filing Motions to
Intervene on or before the comment
deadline indicated above must send a
copy of the motion to the Applicant. All
filings, including late interventions,
submitted after the comment deadline
must be served on the Applicant and all
other intervenors identified on the
Commission’s service list for this
proceeding. Persons on the service list
with e-mail addresses may be served
electronically; others must be served a
hard copy of the filing.
Affected landowners and parties with
environmental concerns may be granted
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which would not be adequately
represented by any other parties. You do
not need intervenor status to have your
environmental comments considered.
In addition, the Commission now
offers a free service called eSubscription
which allows you to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching
proceedings by automatically providing
you with notification of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC
Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’
and enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the Docket
Number field. Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary
link also provides access to the texts of
formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
October 12, 2005.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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This event is posted on the
Commission’s calendar located at
https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related
information. For additional information,
please contact the Commission’s Office
of External Affairs at (202) 502–8004.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–5764 Filed 10–18–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Sunshine Act Meeting
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
October 13, 2005.
[Docket No. PF05–10–000]
Northern Star Natural Gas LLC; Notice
of an Informational Meeting for the
Proposed Northern Star LNG Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) is issuing this notice to
announce the date, time, and location of
an informational meeting for Northern
Star’s Bradwood Landing liquefied
natural gas (LNG) Project proposed for
Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon,
and Cowlitz County, Washington. The
purpose of this meeting is for staff to
conduct an informational workshop to
explain the public’s role in the FERC’s
Pre-filing environmental review process.
The meeting will take place on
Wednesday, October 26, 2005, starting
at 7 p.m. (p.s.t) (ending by 10 p.m.), at
the multipurpose room, Julius A. Wendt
Elementary School, 265 S. 3rd St.,
Cathlamet, Washington 98612;
(telephone number: (360) 795–3261).
The following notice of meeting is
published pursuant to section 3(a) of the
government in the Sunshine Act (Pub.
L. No. 94–409), 5 U.S.C 552b:
Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
AGENCY HOLDING MEETING:
DATE AND TIME:
October 20, 2005, 10 a.m.
Room 2C, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
PLACE:
STATUS:
Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Telephone
(202) 502–8400. For a recorded listing
item stricken from or added to the
meeting, call (202) 502–8627.
This is a list of matters to be
considered by the Commission. It does
not include a listing of all papers
relevant to the items on the agenda;
however, all public documents may be
examined in the Public Reference Room.
897TH—MEETING, REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 20, 2005, 10 A.M.
Item No.
Docket No.
Company
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA
A–1 ...........................
A–2 ...........................
A–3 ...........................
AD02–1–000 .........................................
AD02–7–000 .........................................
AD05–16–000 .......................................
Agency Administrative Matters.
Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operations.
Winter Energy Market Assessment 2005–2006.
MARKETS, TARIFFS, AND RATES—ELECTRIC
E–1 ...........................
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ER02–1406–006,
ER02–1406–007,
ER02–1406–008, ER02–1406–009,
ER03–1372–003.
ER99–3855–004,
ER99–3855–005,
ER01–1099–008, ER03–1368–002.
ER99–2300–006,
ER99–2300–007,
R03–1369–002.
ER99–2928–003,
ER99–2928–004,
ER99–2928–005, ER03–1371–002.
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Cleco Power LLC.
Cleco Marketing & Trading LLC.
Cleco Evangeline LLC.
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Agenda.
*Note—Items listed on the agenda may be
deleted without further notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP05-411-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cunningham Service Expansion
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
October 12, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Cunningham Service Expansion
Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Northern
Natural Gas Company (Northern) in Pratt County, Kansas.\1\ These
facilities would consist of two reciprocating compressors rated at
3,550 horsepower (hp) each. This EA will be used by the Commission in
its decisionmaking process to determine whether the project is in the
public convenience and necessity.
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\1\ Northern's application was filed with the Commission under
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and part 157 of the Commission's
regulations.
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This notice announces the opening of the scoping period that will
be used to gather environmental input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. Please note that the scoping period will close
on November 11, 2005.
This notice is being sent to potentially affected landowners;
Federal, State, and
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local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties;
local libraries and newspapers. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need to Know?'' was attached to the
project notice Northern provided to landowners. This fact sheet
addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of
eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.
It is available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Northern is seeking authorization to increase the certificated
withdrawal and injection rates at the existing Cunningham Storage Field
located in Pratt and Kingman Counties, Kansas by replacing two 2,400 hp
reciprocating compressors with two new compressors rated at 3,550 hp
each. Northern would also install associated valves and piping to
connect the new units with existing station piping. Furthermore,
Northern would use the additional horsepower to increase the
certificated withdrawal rates (from 650 million cubic feet per day
(MMcf/d) to 720 MMcf/d) and injection rates (from 500 MMcf/d to 545
MMcf/d) to provide the requested amount of firm deferred delivery (FDD)
service. Northern indicates that the proposed facilities and the
increase in withdrawal and injection rates are required to meet FDD
service of 4 billion cubic feet of natural gas (Bcf) requested by
shippers. Following installation of the proposed facilities, the
certificated Cunningham Storage Field capacity would remain unchanged
at 62 Bcf.
Northern contends that the modifications will cause minor ground
disturbance outside of the compressor building to make the piping
connections to the new units. No ground disturbance will occur outside
of the existing compressor station yard. Because the work will
generally take place within the existing compressor station building,
additional land or work space will not be required for the project.
The location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix 1.\2\
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\2\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent
to all those receiving this notice in the mail.
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The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals.
This process is referred to as ``scoping''. The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this Notice of Intent, the Commission staff
requests public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the
EA. All comments received are considered during the preparation of the
EA. State and local government representatives are encouraged to notify
their constituents of this proposed action and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
In the EA we \3\ will discuss impacts that could occur as a result
of the construction and operation of the proposed project.
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\3\ ``We'', ``us'', and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP).
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We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project
or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen
or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending
on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to Federal, State, and local agencies, public
interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners,
newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA
is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the public participation section.
Currently Identified Environmental Issues
We have already identified one issue that we think deserves
attention based on a preliminary review of the proposed facilities and
the environmental information provided by Northern. This preliminary
issue may be changed based on your comments and our analysis.
The installation of additional compression may contribute
to an increase in noise levels at nearby noise sensitive areas.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commentor, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission.
You should focus on the potential environmental effects of the
proposal, alternatives to the proposal (including alternative
locations), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The
more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. Please
carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are
received in time and properly recorded:
Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 1.
Reference Docket No. CP05-411-000.
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before November 11, 2005.
We will include all comments that we receive within a reasonable
time frame in our environmental analysis of this project. To expedite
our receipt and consideration of you comments, the Commission strongly
encourages electronic submission of any comments or interventions or
protests to this proceeding. See 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the
User's Guide. Before you can file comments, you will need to create a
free account which can be created on-line.
We may mail the EA for comment. If you are interested in receiving
it, please return the Information Request (Appendix 2). If you do not
return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing list.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an official party to the proceeding, or ``intervenor''. To
become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene according to
Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.214). Intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the
Commission's decision. Motions to Intervene should be electronically
submitted using the Commission's
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eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons without Internet access
should send an original and 14 copies of their motion to the Secretary
of the Commission at the address indicated previously. Persons filing
Motions to Intervene on or before the comment deadline indicated above
must send a copy of the motion to the Applicant. All filings, including
late interventions, submitted after the comment deadline must be served
on the Applicant and all other intervenors identified on the
Commission's service list for this proceeding. Persons on the service
list with e-mail addresses may be served electronically; others must be
served a hard copy of the filing.
Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your environmental comments considered.
Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.
Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number
field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5775 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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