[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58822-58823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23511]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[ Docket No. CP12-518-000]
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on September 7, 2012, Alliant Techsystems
Operations LLC (Alliant), 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia
22209 filed an application in the above referenced docket pursuant to
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to construct and operate new
pipeline to transport natural gas from an interconnection with Columbia
Gas of Maryland, Inc. (CMD) at the Maryland/West Virginia border to a
regulating station on property owned by the U.S. Navy and leased by
Alliant in West Virginia. Alliant states that the proposed pipeline
will consist of 110 feet of eight-inch diameter pipeline and will have
a capacity of three million cubic feet per day. Alliant is also
proposing to become a new pipeline company under the NGA in order to
comply with Clean Air Act requirements and to reduce fuel expenses.
Since Alliant will be the sole end-user of the gas, Alliant requests
waivers for: (1) The requirement to provide information to support
determination of an initial rate; (2) Exhibits G, H, I, K, L, N, O, P;
(3) the open-access transportation requirements under Part 284; (4)
certain accounting and reporting requirements; and (5) any other
regulations deemed necessary to grant the requested authorization, all
as more fully set forth in the application
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which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The
filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site web 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, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Kenneth E. Tawney, Jackson Kelly PLLC, 500 Lee Street, East, Suite
1600, PO Box 553, Charleston, WV 25322 at (304) 340-1000.
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 7 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.
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.
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 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 http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and seven 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 http://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 email
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: October 9, 2012.
Dated: September 18, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23511 Filed 9-21-12; 8:45 am]
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