Cargill Power Markets, LLC, Complainant, v. Central Maine Power Company, NSTAR Electric, The United Illuminating Company, Respondents; Notice of Complaint, 65302-65303 [E8-26083]
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Pre-Filing Process for this project has
ended. From this time forward, this
proceeding will be conducted in Docket
Nos. CP09–6–000 and CP09–7–000, 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
stated 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 filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. 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 commentors 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 commentors will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commentors
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
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Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, 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 email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or
call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: November 17, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL09–5–000]
Cargill Power Markets, LLC,
Complainant, v. Central Maine Power
Company, NSTAR Electric, The United
Illuminating Company, Respondents;
Notice of Complaint
October 27, 2008.
Take notice that on October 24, 2008,
Cargill Power Markets, LLC (CPM),
tendered for filing a Complaint against
Central Maine Power Company (CMP),
NSTAR Electric Company (NSTR), and
The United Illuminating Company
(UICO), (collectively the Schedule 20A
Service Providers (SSPs)), pursuant to
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.206 and section 206 of the Federal
Power Act. CPM also requests fast track
processing the Commission.
CPM states that on November 1, 2007,
CPM submitted several Transmission
Service Requests for long-term firm
point-to-point transmission service
which interconnect the Independent
System Operator New England, Inc’s
grid to Hydro-Quebec TransEnergie.
Through the SSPs’ allocation process,
CPM was awarded long-term firm pointto-point service and executed multiple
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transmission service agreements. CPM
sought to renew its transmission service
agreements in accordance with Order
No. 888’s rollover provisions. CPM’s
rollover requests were denied. In
response to those denials, CPM
contracted the SSPs to ascertain why
long-term firm service entered into the
fall of 2007 could not be rolled over.
The SSPs responded that the Order No.
890 rollover provisions applied to
CPM’s transmission service, and that
since all of CPM’s service agreements
were for less than five years duration,
they were not eligible for rollover.
However, in Order No. 890-B, the
Commission clarified that the Order No.
890 rollover reforms were not to be
implemented until after acceptance of a
Transmission Provider’s Attachment K.
All of CPM’s transmission service was
awarded prior to the effectiveness of the
SSP’s Attachment K. Therefore, CPM
respectfully requests the Commission to
grant its Complaint and direct CMP,
NSTR and UICO to grant rollover right
to CPM.
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, 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. The Respondent’s answer
and all interventions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date.
The Respondent’s answer, motions to
intervene, and protests must be served
on the Complainants.
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.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on November 7, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–26083 Filed 10–31–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF08–29–000]
Mississippi Hub, LLC; Notice of Intent
To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed MS HUB
Expansion Project, Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues,
and Notice of Public Site Visit
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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 proposed MS HUB Expansion
Project involving construction and
operation of facilities by Mississippi
Hub, LLC (MS HUB) in Simpson,
Jefferson Davis and Covington Counties,
Mississippi. The EA will be used by the
Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether or not to
authorize the project under section 7 of
the Natural Gas Act.
This notice explains the scoping
process we 1 will use to gather
environmental input from the public
and interested agencies, and
summarizes the project review process
for the FERC. Your input will help
determine which issues need to be
evaluated in the EA. Details on how to
submit comments during the scoping
period are provided in the Public
Participation section of this notice.
Please note that the scoping period will
close on December 3, 2008.
This notice is being sent to potentially
affected landowners; federal, state, and
local government agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American Tribes;
other interested parties; and 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.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a MS
HUB company representative about
survey permission and/or the
1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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acquisition of an easement to construct,
operate, and maintain the proposed
facilities. The company would seek to
negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the project is
approved by the Commission, that
approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, the natural gas company
could initiate condemnation
proceedings in accordance with state
law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
the FERC Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov). 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.
Summary of the Proposed Project
MS HUB proposes to expand the
working gas capacity of its currently
authorized salt dome natural gas storage
facility in Mississippi from 12 billion
standard cubic feet (Bcf) to 15 Bcf and
construct two new natural gas pipelines
in an extension of its South Pipeline
Corridor. Specifically, MS HUB seeks
authority to construct and operate:
• Two solution-mined salt dome
caverns, expanded from a working gas
capacity of 6.0 Bcf to 7.5 Bcf each;
• Approximately 14.2 miles of 24inch-diameter natural gas pipeline,
extending from the gas storage facility to
an interconnect with the Southeast
Supply Header (SESH) pipeline;
• Approximately 22.6 miles of 30inch-diameter natural gas pipeline,
extending from the gas storage facility to
an interconnect with a Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line (Transco) pipeline;
• Aboveground tie-in and metering
facilities at each interconnect site;
• Associated access roads; and
• An additional 15,800 horsepower
(hp) of compression at the gas storage
site.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in Appendix 1.2
Construction of the proposed facilities
would require approximately 340 acres
of land. Following construction,
approximately 136 acres would be
maintained as new pipeline right-of-way
2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices are available on the Commission’s Web
site at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For
instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the
last page of this notice. Copies of the appendices
were sent to all those receiving this notice in the
mail.
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and aboveground facility sites. The
remaining acreage would be restored
and allowed to revert to its former use.
If approved, MS HUB proposes to begin
construction of the project in August
2009.
The EA Process
We are preparing an EA to comply
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA) which requires the
Commission to take into account the
environmental impact that could result
if it authorizes MS HUB’s proposal.
NEPA also requires us to discover and
address the public’s concerns about
proposals that require federal
authorizations. 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, we are requesting
public comments on the scope of the
issues to be addressed in the EA. All
comments received will be considered
during preparation of the EA. We are
also asking Federal, State, and local
agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to
environmental issues to formally
cooperate with us in the preparation of
the EA. Agencies that would like to
request cooperating status should follow
the instructions for filing comments
provided below.
Although no formal application has
been filed with the Commission, the
FERC staff has initiated its review of the
project under its NEPA Pre-filing
Process to encourage the early
involvement of stakeholders and to
identify and resolve issues before an
application is filed. The purpose of the
Pre-filing Process is to seek public and
agency input early in the project
planning phase and encourage
involvement by interested stakeholders
in a manner that allows for the early
identification and resolution of
environmental issues. We will work
with all interested stakeholders to
identify and attempt to address issues
before MS HUB files its application with
the FERC.
The EA will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project, under the general
headings of geology and soils; land use;
water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
cultural resources; vegetation and
wildlife; threatened and endangered
species; air quality and noise; safety and
reliability; and cumulative impacts. The
EA will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the proposed project, and
make recommendations on how to
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EL09-5-000]
Cargill Power Markets, LLC, Complainant, v. Central Maine Power
Company, NSTAR Electric, The United Illuminating Company, Respondents;
Notice of Complaint
October 27, 2008.
Take notice that on October 24, 2008, Cargill Power Markets, LLC
(CPM), tendered for filing a Complaint against Central Maine Power
Company (CMP), NSTAR Electric Company (NSTR), and The United
Illuminating Company (UICO), (collectively the Schedule 20A Service
Providers (SSPs)), pursuant to Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.206 and section 206 of the Federal Power Act. CPM also requests
fast track processing the Commission.
CPM states that on November 1, 2007, CPM submitted several
Transmission Service Requests for long-term firm point-to-point
transmission service which interconnect the Independent System Operator
New England, Inc's grid to Hydro-Quebec TransEnergie. Through the SSPs'
allocation process, CPM was awarded long-term firm point-to-point
service and executed multiple transmission service agreements. CPM
sought to renew its transmission service agreements in accordance with
Order No. 888's rollover provisions. CPM's rollover requests were
denied. In response to those denials, CPM contracted the SSPs to
ascertain why long-term firm service entered into the fall of 2007
could not be rolled over. The SSPs responded that the Order No. 890
rollover provisions applied to CPM's transmission service, and that
since all of CPM's service agreements were for less than five years
duration, they were not eligible for rollover.
However, in Order No. 890-B, the Commission clarified that the
Order No. 890 rollover reforms were not to be implemented until after
acceptance of a Transmission Provider's Attachment K. All of CPM's
transmission service was awarded prior to the effectiveness of the
SSP's Attachment K. Therefore, CPM respectfully requests the Commission
to grant its Complaint and direct CMP, NSTR and UICO to grant rollover
right to CPM.
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, 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. The Respondent's
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and
protests must be served on the Complainants.
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.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 7, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-26083 Filed 10-31-08; 8:45 am]
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