[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 59183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23618]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP12-521-000]
Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc.; Notice of Application
Take notice that on September 12, 2012, Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc.
(NFP) (JCE) 793 U.S. Route 20 West, Elizabeth, Illinois 61028, filed in
Docket No. CP12-521-000, an application pursuant to section 7(f) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, requesting to amend its present
service area determination \1\ within which JCE may, without further
Commission authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas
distribution facilities. JCE also requests for a continuation of the:
(i) Waiver of the Commission's accounting and reporting requirements
and other regulatory requirements ordinarily applicable to natural gas
companies under the NGA and the NGPA; (ii) pregranted abandonment of
this service; and (iii) such further relief the Commission may deem
appropriate, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is
on file with the Commission and open to the public for inspection. The
filing may also be viewed on the 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.
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\1\ Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), 117 FERC ] 62,265 (2006).
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JCE proposes to retroactively acquire 1.3 miles of 8-inch diameter
pipeline from Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) and a related
pressure regulating station that would extend the 3,800 feet of 8-inch
diameter pipeline that is presently included in the Jackson County,
Iowa, portion of JCE's prior service area determination. JCE states
that it acquired the facilities from Northern on January 30, 2012,
because the Iowa Utility Board (IUB) requested that JCE install new
odorization equipment on its existing facilities to comply with IUB
pipeline safety regulations. JCE also states that prior to January 30,
2012, the ownership demarcation point between Northern and JCE was in
the middle of the Mississippi River, making JCE's facilities
inaccessible for installing the required odorization equipment. JCE
further states that its acquisition of the new facilities would not
increase JCE's ability to serve customers either inside or outside of
its present service area determination. Finally, JCE asserts that the
sole reason it seeks to amend its service area determination is that
the newly acquired facilities appear to fall outside of the very
limited service area determination in Iowa that the Commission
previously authorized in 2006.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Michael Hastings, Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), 793 U.S. Route 20
West, Elizabeth, Illinois 61028, or via telephone at (815) 858-2207 or
email: [email protected], or Joshua L. Menter, Miller, Balis &
O'Neil, P.C., 1015 15th Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, or via
telephone at (202) 296-2960 or email: [email protected].
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.
Comments, protests and interventions 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.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 10, 2012.
Dated: September 19, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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