Bradwood Landing LLC; NorthernStar Energy LLC; Notice of Application, 35880-35881 [E6-9813]

Download as PDF wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 35880 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 120 / Thursday, June 22, 2006 / Notices experienced the opportunity to gain the benefits from the revised licensing process. In particular, applicants have benefited from (a) increased public participation in pre-filing consultation; (b) increased assistance from Commission staff to the potential applicant and stakeholders during the development of a license application; (c) development by the potential applicant of a Commission-approved study plan; (d) elimination of the need for postapplication study requests; (e) issuance of public schedules and enforcement of deadlines, (f) better coordination between the Commission’s processes, including the NEPA document preparation, and those of Federal and state agencies and Indian tribes with authority to require conditions for Commission-issued licenses. It is for these reasons, that the Commission will use the estimates projected in the table below. The information collected is needed to evaluate the license application pursuant to the comprehensive development standard of FPA sections 4(e) and 10(a)(1), to consider the comprehensive development analysis certain factors with respect to the new license as set forth in section 15, and to comply with NEPA, Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Commission staff conducts a systematic review of the prepared application with supplemental documentation provided by the solicitation of comments from other agencies and the public. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 4.61; 4.71; 4.93; 4.107; 4.108; 4.201; 4.202, 292.203 and 292.208. 5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently comprises 5 respondents (on average) subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. 6. Estimated Burden: 34,795 total hours, 5 respondents (average), 1 response per respondent, and 6,959 hours per response (average). 7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: Estimated cost burden to respondents is $8,675,000. ($1,500,000 (traditional process) + $2,975,000 (alternative process) + $4,200,000 (integrated process). These costs were determined by the percentage of applicants that would be using each of these processes. Annualized costs per project $500,000 (traditional); $425,000 (alternative licensing), and $350,000 (integrated licensing). VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:08 Jun 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 Statutory Authority: Statutory provisions of Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq. and 3301–3432, as amended by the Electric Consumers Protections Act (ECPA) (Pub. L. 99–495, 100 Stat. 1234 (1986). The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 4.61; 4.71; 4.93; 4.107; 4.108; 4.201; 4.202, 292.203 and 292.208. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–9892 Filed 6–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06–365–000; Docket Nos. CP06–366–000; CP06–376–000; CP06–377– 000] Bradwood Landing LLC; NorthernStar Energy LLC; Notice of Application June 15, 2006. Take notice that on June 5, 2006, Bradwood Landing LLC (Bradwood Landing) 905 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon 97103, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), in Docket No. CP06–365– 000, an application under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and part 153 of the Commission’s regulations for a certificate of public convenience and necessity seeking authorization to site, construct and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located in Bradwood, Clatsop County, Oregon, for the purpose of importing LNG into the United States. Bradwood Landing also requests approval of the Terminal as the place of entry for imported LNG supplies. Also, take notice that on June 5, 2006, NorthernStar Energy LLC (NorthernStar), also located at 905 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon 97103, filed in Docket Nos. CP06–366– 000, CP06–376–000, and CP06–377–000 an application under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and parts 157 and 284 of the Commission’s regulations for: (1) A certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction, installation, ownership, and operation of the Bradwood Landing Pipeline and other facilities, (2) a blanket certificate to construct, operate, and/or abandon certain eligible facilities, and services related thereto; and (3) a blanket certificate to provide open-access firm transportation services. NorthernStar also requests authorization of the initial rates for transportation service and terms and conditions of service PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 proposed in the pro forma tariff. The proposed Bradwood Landing Pipeline is an approximately 34-mile long pipeline which will transport natural gas from the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal to the Northwest Pipeline Corporation, an interstate natural gas pipeline in Cowlitz County, Washington. The application is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Gary R. Coppedge, Bradwood Landing LLC and NorthernStar Energy LLC, 905 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon 97103, phone (503) 325–3335 or fax (503) 325–9697. On March 18, 2005, the Commission staff granted Bradwood Landing’s and NorthernStar’s request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF05–10–000 to staff activities involving the Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal. Now, as of the filing of this application on June 5, 2006, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket Nos. CP06–365– 000, CP06–366–000, CP06–376–000, and CP06–377–000 as noted in the caption of this Notice. 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 listed below, 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 this filing and all subsequent filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy of all E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 120 / Thursday, June 22, 2006 / Notices filing 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, other persons do 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 this project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons may also wish to comment further only on the environmental review of this project. Environmental commenters will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list, will receive copies of environmental documents issued by the Commission, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Those persons, organizations, and agencies who submitted comments during the NEPA Pre-Filing Process in Docket No. PF05–10–000 are already on the Commission staff’s environmental mailing list for the proceeding in the above dockets and may file additional comments on or before the below listed comment date. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, environmental commenters are also not parties to the proceeding and will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or non-environmental documents issued by the Commission. Further, they will not have the right to seek court review of any final order by Commission in this proceeding. 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 (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Comment Date: July 6, 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–9813 Filed 6–21–06; 8:45 am] VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:08 Jun 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time June 23, 2006. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–9802 Filed 6–21–06; 8:45 am] [Docket No. RP06–392–000] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request for Waivers June 15, 2006. Take notice that on June 13, 2006, El Paso Natural Gas Company (EPNG) filed to request the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to permit EPNG to waive and/or discount certain penalties and charges under its Tariff through July 12, 2006. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing 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). 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. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 docket(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. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35881 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP04–360–006] Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Compliance Filing June 15, 2006. Take notice that on June 13, 2006, Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. (Maritimes) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, First Revised Sheet No. 259B, proposed to be effective on June 1, 2006. Maritimes states that copies of its filing have been mailed to all affected customers of Maritimes and interested state commissions, all parties on the Commission’s Official Service List in this proceeding and all parties on the electronic service list established for the hearing in this proceeding. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing 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). 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. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1

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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E6-9813]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-365-000; Docket Nos. CP06-366-000; CP06-376-000; CP06-
377-000]


Bradwood Landing LLC; NorthernStar Energy LLC; Notice of 
Application

June 15, 2006.
    Take notice that on June 5, 2006, Bradwood Landing LLC (Bradwood 
Landing) 905 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon 97103, filed with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), in Docket No. CP06-
365-000, an application under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and part 
153 of the Commission's regulations for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity seeking authorization to site, construct and 
operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located in Bradwood, 
Clatsop County, Oregon, for the purpose of importing LNG into the 
United States. Bradwood Landing also requests approval of the Terminal 
as the place of entry for imported LNG supplies.
    Also, take notice that on June 5, 2006, NorthernStar Energy LLC 
(NorthernStar), also located at 905 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon 
97103, filed in Docket Nos. CP06-366-000, CP06-376-000, and CP06-377-
000 an application under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and parts 
157 and 284 of the Commission's regulations for: (1) A certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction, 
installation, ownership, and operation of the Bradwood Landing Pipeline 
and other facilities, (2) a blanket certificate to construct, operate, 
and/or abandon certain eligible facilities, and services related 
thereto; and (3) a blanket certificate to provide open-access firm 
transportation services. NorthernStar also requests authorization of 
the initial rates for transportation service and terms and conditions 
of service proposed in the pro forma tariff. The proposed Bradwood 
Landing Pipeline is an approximately 34-mile long pipeline which will 
transport natural gas from the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal to the 
Northwest Pipeline Corporation, an interstate natural gas pipeline in 
Cowlitz County, Washington.
    The application is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at https://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, please contact FERC Online Support 
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Gary 
R. Coppedge, Bradwood Landing LLC and NorthernStar Energy LLC, 905 
Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon 97103, phone (503) 325-3335 or fax 
(503) 325-9697.
    On March 18, 2005, the Commission staff granted Bradwood Landing's 
and NorthernStar's request to utilize the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF05-10-000 to 
staff activities involving the Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal. Now, as 
of the filing of this application on June 5, 2006, the NEPA Pre-Filing 
Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket Nos. CP06-365-000, CP06-366-000, 
CP06-376-000, and CP06-377-000 as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    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 listed below, 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 this filing and all subsequent filings made with 
the Commission and must mail a copy of all

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filing 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, other persons do 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 this 
project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties 
directly involved in the protest.
    Persons may also wish to comment further only on the environmental 
review of this project. Environmental commenters will be placed on the 
Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
environmental documents issued by the Commission, and will be notified 
of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review 
process. Those persons, organizations, and agencies who submitted 
comments during the NEPA Pre-Filing Process in Docket No. PF05-10-000 
are already on the Commission staff's environmental mailing list for 
the proceeding in the above dockets and may file additional comments on 
or before the below listed comment date. Environmental commenters will 
not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other 
parties. However, environmental commenters are also not parties to the 
proceeding and will not receive copies of all documents filed by other 
parties or non-environmental documents issued by the Commission. 
Further, they will not have the right to seek court review of any final 
order by Commission in this proceeding.
    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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Comment Date: July 6, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-9813 Filed 6-21-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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