[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 1116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-301]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-57-000]


SunCor Development Company; Notice of Petition

December 29, 2000.
    Take notice that on December 21, 2000, SunCor Development Company 
(SunCor), 3838 North Central, Suite 1500, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, filed 
in Docket No. CP01-57-000, a Petition for Exemption of Temporary Acts 
and Operations from Certificate Requirements, pursuant to Rule 
207(a)(5) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 
387.207(a)(5)), and section 7(c)(1)(B) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 
seeking approval of an exemption from certificate requirements to 
perform temporary activities related to drill site preparation and the 
drilling of a stratigraphic test well, all as more fully set forth in 
this petition which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. SunCor has requested expedited consideration of this 
Petition. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Specifically, SunCor seeks authorization to engage in certain 
temporary activities for the sole purpose of drilling a 5,200 foot 
stratigraphic test well in the Luke salt deposit located in Section 2, 
Township 2 North, Range 1 West, Maricopa County, Arizona. SunCor states 
the proposed stratigraphic test well is critical in determining of the 
Luke salt deposit would be suitable for development of a natural gas 
salt storage facility. SunCor states that it intends to conduct the 
well test in compliance with any environmental requirements of the 
Arizona Oil & Gas Conservation Commission. SunCor also requests that 
the Commission grant pregranted abandonment authority under Section 
7(b) of the NGA to the extent it is necessary or required.
    Any questions regarding this petition should be directed to Steve 
Garvais, Vice President and General Counsel, SunCor Development 
Company, 3838 North Central, Suite 1500, Phoenix, Arizona 85012 at 
(603) 285-6800.
    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 January 9, 2001, 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 musts 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.
    The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the 
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination 
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its 
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other 
pipelines in the area, and on landowners and communities. For example, 
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to 
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed 
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be 
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on 
community and landowner impacts form this proposal, it is important 
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as 
possible.
    Comments and protests 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 at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-301 Filed 1-4-01; 8:45 am]
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