Martha Coakley, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, et al. v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Central Maine Power Company, et al.; Notice of Complaint, 62396-62397 [2011-25963]
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abandonment, and Natural proposes
rolled-in treatment for the costs of the
project. 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.
The 2012 NGPL Storage Optimization
Project includes the following:
(1) In Washington County, Iowa, at its
Compressor Station No. 205 (CS 205),
Natural proposes to construct a new
3,550 horsepower (hp) gas fired
compressor unit, abandon dual 6-inch
meter runs, and install new dual 10inch meter runs. At its Keota St. Peter
Reservoir, Natural proposes to increase
the peak day withdrawal at full
inventory by 35 MMcf/d for a total peak
day withdrawal rate of 100 MMcf/d.
(2) In Effingham County, Illinois,
Natural proposes to construct a new
‘‘greenfield’’ compressor station
(CS 206A) consisting of a 22,000 hp
electric motor driven centrifugal
compressor unit, and associated
facilities.
(3) In Clinton County, Illinois, Natural
proposes to abandon in place two 2,800
hp gas fired compressor units at CS 310.
(4) In Piatt County, Illinois, Natural
proposes to abandon in place three
2,800 hp gas fired compressor units at
CS 311; and
(5) In Harrison County, Texas, Natural
proposes to reduce the cushion gas
inventory by 5 Bcf at its North Lansing
Storage Field and retain the 5 Bcf of
cushion gas capacity for operational
needs, without changing the certificated
total capacity, certificated working gas
capacity, or certificated cushion gas
capacity of the field.
Any questions regarding this
Application should be directed to Bruce
H. Newsome, Vice President, Natural
Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC,
3250 Lacey Road, 7th Floor, Downers
Grove, Illinois 60515–7918, phone
(630) 725–3070 or
bruce_newsome@kindermorgan.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
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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,
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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: October 21, 2011.
Dated: September 30, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL11–66–000]
Martha Coakley, Attorney General of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory
Authority, et al. v. Bangor HydroElectric Company, Central Maine
Power Company, et al.; Notice of
Complaint
Martha Coakley, Attorney General of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory
Authority, Massachusetts Department of
Public Utilities, New Hampshire Public
Utilities Commission, George Jepsen,
Attorney General of the State of Connecticut,
Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel,
Maine Office of the Public Advocate, New
Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate,
Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and
Carriers, Vermont Department of Public
Service, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale
Electric Company, Associated Industries of
Massachusetts, The Energy Consortium,
Power Options, Inc., Industrial Energy
Consumer Group v. Bangor Hydro-Electric
Company, Central Maine Power Company,
New England Power Company, New
Hampshire Transmission LLC, Northeast
Utilities Service Company, on behalf of its
operating company affiliates: The
Connecticut Light and Power Company,
Western Massachusetts Electric Company,
Public Service Company of New Hampshire,
NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation, The
United Illuminating Company, Unitil Energy
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Systems, Inc., Fitchburg Gas and Electric
Light Company, Vermont Transco, LLC, ISO
New England Inc.
Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on September 30,
2011, Pursuant to sections 206 and 306
of the Federal Power Act (‘‘FPA’’), 16
U.S.C. 824e and 825e and Rule 206 of
the Rules of Practice and Procedure of
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission), 18 CFR
385.206 (2011), Martha Coakley,
Attorney General of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts (Massachusetts
Attorney General), Connecticut Public
Utilities Regulatory Authority (CT
PURA), Massachusetts Department of
Public Utilities (Mass DPU), New
Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
(NH PUC), George Jepsen, Attorney
General of the State of Connecticut
(Connecticut Attorney General),
Connecticut Office of Consumer
Counsel, Maine Office of the Public
Advocate, New Hampshire Office of the
Consumer Advocate, (NH OCA), Rhode
Island Division of Public Utilities and
Carriers, Vermont Department of Public
Service (VDPS), Massachusetts
Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
(MMWEC), Associated Industries of
Massachusetts, The Energy Consortium,
Power Options, Inc., and the Industrial
Energy Consumer Group (IECG)
(collectively Complainants) filed a
formal complaint against Bangor HydroElectric Company (BHE); Central Maine
Power Company (CMP), New England
Power Company, New Hampshire
Transmission LLC d/b/a NextEra (NHT);
NSTAR Electric and Gas Corporation
(NSTAR), Northeast Utilities Service
Company (NUSCO), on behalf of its
operating company affiliates: The
Connecticut Light and Power Company
(CL&P), Western Massachusetts Electric
Company (WMECO), and Public Service
Company of New Hampshire (PSNH),
The United Illuminating Company (UI),
Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. and
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light
Company (Unitil), Vermont Transco,
LLC (Vermont Transco) (collectively,
New England Transmission Owners or
TOs) and ISO New England Inc. (ISO–
NE or ISO) (collectively Respondents)
seeking an order to reduce the 11.14
percent base return on equity (Base
ROE) used in calculating formula rates
for transmission service under the ISO–
NE Open Access Transmission Tariff
(OATT) to a just and reasonable level at
9.2 percent.
Complainants certify that copies of
the Complaint were served on the
contacts for the TOs and ISO–NE as
listed on the Commission’s list of
Corporate Officials and on parties and
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the regulatory agencies the State
Complainants reasonably expect to be
affected by this Complaint.
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. 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.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on October 20, 2011.
Dated: September 30, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Kern River Gas Transmission
Company; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Mountain Pass Lateral
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
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Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Mountain Pass Lateral Project proposed
by Kern River Gas Transmission
Company (Kern River) in the abovereferenced docket. Kern River requests
authorization to construct and operate a
natural gas pipeline to provide service
to a Molycorp Minerals, LLC facility in
California.
The proposed Mountain Pass Lateral
Project includes approximately 8.6
miles of 8-inch-diameter lateral
pipeline, a pig 1 launcher and receiver,
and a tap and meter station. The project
would be located in eastern San
Bernardino County, California.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Mountain Pass Lateral Project in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes
that approval of the proposed project,
with appropriate mitigating measures,
would not constitute a major Federal
action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
participated as cooperating agencies in
the preparation of the EA. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or
special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. The BLM will adopt and use
the EA to consider the issuance of a
right-of-way grant for the portion of the
project on Federal lands. The FWS will
use the Biological Assessment, included
with the EA as Appendix D, for formal
consultation with FERC under Section 7
of the Endangered Species Act.
The EA has been placed in the public
files of the FERC and is available for
public viewing on the FERC’s Web site
at https://www.ferc.gov using the
eLibrary link. A limited number of
copies of the EA are available for
distribution and public inspection at:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, (202) 502–8371.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to
Federal, State, and local government
representatives and agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American Tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
1 A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that is inserted into and moves
through the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the
pipeline, internal inspections, or other purposes.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EL11-66-000]
Martha Coakley, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, et
al. v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Central Maine Power Company, et
al.; Notice of Complaint
Martha Coakley, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority,
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, New Hampshire Public
Utilities Commission, George Jepsen, Attorney General of the State
of Connecticut, Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel, Maine Office
of the Public Advocate, New Hampshire Office of the Consumer
Advocate, Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers,
Vermont Department of Public Service, Massachusetts Municipal
Wholesale Electric Company, Associated Industries of Massachusetts,
The Energy Consortium, Power Options, Inc., Industrial Energy
Consumer Group v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Central Maine Power
Company, New England Power Company, New Hampshire Transmission LLC,
Northeast Utilities Service Company, on behalf of its operating
company affiliates: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Western
Massachusetts Electric Company, Public Service Company of New
Hampshire, NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation, The United Illuminating
Company, Unitil Energy
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Systems, Inc., Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, Vermont
Transco, LLC, ISO New England Inc.
Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on September 30, 2011, Pursuant to sections 206
and 306 of the Federal Power Act (``FPA''), 16 U.S.C. 824e and 825e and
Rule 206 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission), 18 CFR 385.206 (2011), Martha
Coakley, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(Massachusetts Attorney General), Connecticut Public Utilities
Regulatory Authority (CT PURA), Massachusetts Department of Public
Utilities (Mass DPU), New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (NH
PUC), George Jepsen, Attorney General of the State of Connecticut
(Connecticut Attorney General), Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel,
Maine Office of the Public Advocate, New Hampshire Office of the
Consumer Advocate, (NH OCA), Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities
and Carriers, Vermont Department of Public Service (VDPS),
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), Associated
Industries of Massachusetts, The Energy Consortium, Power Options,
Inc., and the Industrial Energy Consumer Group (IECG) (collectively
Complainants) filed a formal complaint against Bangor Hydro-Electric
Company (BHE); Central Maine Power Company (CMP), New England Power
Company, New Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a NextEra (NHT); NSTAR
Electric and Gas Corporation (NSTAR), Northeast Utilities Service
Company (NUSCO), on behalf of its operating company affiliates: The
Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P), Western Massachusetts
Electric Company (WMECO), and Public Service Company of New Hampshire
(PSNH), The United Illuminating Company (UI), Unitil Energy Systems,
Inc. and Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Unitil), Vermont
Transco, LLC (Vermont Transco) (collectively, New England Transmission
Owners or TOs) and ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE or ISO) (collectively
Respondents) seeking an order to reduce the 11.14 percent base return
on equity (Base ROE) used in calculating formula rates for transmission
service under the ISO-NE Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) to a
just and reasonable level at 9.2 percent.
Complainants certify that copies of the Complaint were served on
the contacts for the TOs and ISO-NE as listed on the Commission's list
of Corporate Officials and on parties and the regulatory agencies the
State Complainants reasonably expect to be affected by this Complaint.
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. 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.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 20, 2011.
Dated: September 30, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-25963 Filed 10-6-11; 8:45 am]
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