Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Application and Petition for Declaratory Order, 26096 [E8-10203]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 90 (Thursday, May 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 26096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10203]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP08-158-000; CP08-184-000]


Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of 
Application and Petition for Declaratory Order

May 1, 2008.
    Take notice that on April 18, 2008, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), P.O. Box 5601, Bismarck North 
Dakota 58506-5601, filed in Docket Number CP08-158-000, pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), an application for authority 
to expand the existing certificated boundary and add a buffer zone to 
its Elk Basin Storage Reservoir located in Park County, Wyoming and 
Carbon County, Montana. Also, take notice that on April 24, 2008, 
Williston Basin filed in Docket Number CP08-184-000, pursuant to Rule 
207(a)(2) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a 
petition for a declaratory order to confirm the scope of its 
certificate for the Elk Basin Storage Reservoir and the jurisdictional 
status under the NGA of the Elk Basin cushion gas. These filings are 
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 or Petition should be 
directed to Keith A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs for 
Williston Basin, 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 
58503, by phone at (701) 530-1560 or by e-mail at 
keith.tiggelaar@wbip.com.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    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 below listed 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.
    However, a person does 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 the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
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. 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.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    Comment Date: May 22, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-10203 Filed 5-7-08; 8:45 am]
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