[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48132-48133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19782]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP12-494-000; PF11-5-000]
Gas Transmission Northwest, LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on July 31, 2012, Gas Transmission Northwest, LLC
(GTN), filed in Docket No. CP12-494-000, an application pursuant to
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the
Commission's regulations, requesting authorization to construct, own,
and operate a new lateral pipeline consisting of approximately 24.3
miles of 20-inch diameter pipeline, along with measurement and other
associated facilities, located between GTN's Ione Compressor Station
and Portland General Electric Company's (PGE) proposed Carty Generating
Station in Morrow County, Oregon (Carty Lateral Project), all as more
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://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.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Mr.
Richard Parke, Manager, Certificates, Gas Transmission Northwest, LLC,
717 Texas Street, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas 77002-2761, or by calling
(832) 320-5516 (telephone), email: richard_parke@transcanada.com.
On March 31, 2011, the Commission staff granted GTN's request to
use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF11-5-000 to staff
activities involving the Carty Lateral Project. Now, as of the filing
of this application on July 31, 2012, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for
this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be
conducted in Docket No. CP12-494-000, 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
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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: August 28, 2012.
Dated: August 7, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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