Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application, 68115 [2012-27734]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 68115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27734]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP13-14-000; PF12-10-000]


Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on November 1, 2012, Millennium Pipeline Company, 
L.L.C. (Millennium), One Blue Hill Plaza, Seventh Floor, P.O. Box 1565, 
Pearl River, New York 10965, filed an application pursuant to Section 7 
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's 
regulations, for authorization to construct, own, and operate the 
Hancock Compressor Station and related facilities (Project) located in 
the Town of Hancock, Delaware County, New York. This filing may also 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, call (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    The Project will consist of a new 15,900 horsepower gas-fired 
turbine compressor and related facilities located on a 35.8 acre parcel 
of land (Millennium owns 10.8 acres and has an option to purchase the 
remaining 25 acres). The purpose of the Project is to provide 107,500 
dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of firm transportation service on 
Millennium's system to the existing interconnection with Algonquin Gas 
Transmission, L.L.C. in Ramapo, New York and points further east. In 
addition, depending upon election of primary receipt points by 
Millennium's shippers, up to an additional 115,000 Dth/d of firm 
transportation service could be created between a recently completed 
interconnection with Laser Gathering and an existing interconnection 
with Columbia Gas Transmission, L.L.C. at Wagoner in Deerpark, New 
York. Millennium estimates that the project facilities will cost 
approximately $45.8 million and proposes to charge its existing system 
rates as recourse rates for the project. However, Millennium 
specifically does not seek a pre-determination of rolled-in rate 
treatment for the project's costs. The expansion shippers have elected 
to pay negotiated rates for the service.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Gary 
A. Kruse, Vice President--General Counsel & Secretary, Millennium 
Pipeline Company, L.L.C., One Blue Hill Plaza, Seventh Floor, P.O. Box 
1565, Pearl River, New York 10965, by telephone at (845) 620-1300, by 
facsimile at (845) 620-1320, or by email at 
kruse@millenniumpipeline.com, or Jessica Fore, Baker Botts L.L.P., 1299 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004-2400, by telephone at 
(202) 639-7727, by facsimile at (202) 585-1080, or by email at 
Jessica.fore@bakerbotts.com.
    On May 1, 2012, the Commission staff granted Millennium's request 
to use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF12-10-000 to 
staff activities involving the Project. Now, as of the filing of this 
application on November 1, 2012, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this 
project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be 
conducted in Docket No. CP13-14-000, as noted in the caption of this 
Notice.
    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 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 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: November 29, 2012.

    Dated: November 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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