[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43000-43001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20608]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-424-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application

August 10, 2001.
    Take notice that on August 3, 2001, Dominion Transmission, Inc 
(DTI), 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, filed in 
Docket No. CP01-424-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act for authorization to abandon facilities, located in 
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and 
are available for public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the 
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' 
from the RIMS Menu and follow the instructions (call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance).
    DTI proposes to abandon five production wells at the Oakford 
Storage Complex, located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. DTI 
indicates that the Oakford Storage Complex consists of a network of 
storage injection and withdrawal wells; observation wells; two storage 
reservoirs (Murrysville and Fifth Sand); recycling pipeline; delivery 
facilities; and three compressor stations--Oakford, South Oakford, and 
Lincoln Heights. DTI proposes to abandon and plug the following wells: 
Well Nos. JW-443F, JW-445F, JW-530F, JW-535F, and JW-541F. DTI declares 
that four of these production wells are located in the Murrysville 
Protective Area, and one production well, JW-530F, is located outside 
the Murrysville Storage Pool or Protective area.
    DTI states that due to the deteriorated age and condition of these 
wells and no near term plans to develop additional storage capacity in 
this geologic horizon, DTI has determined that the most suitable course 
of action is the plugging and abandonment of these wells. DTI states 
that it is requesting authorization to abandon these wells because the 
expenditures required to maintain the wells and the gathering lines 
that connect them to DTI's main trunkline are not operationally or 
economically justified.
    DTI indicates that operational capabilities of the Oakford Storage 
Complex will not be affected by the plugging and abandonment of the 
five designated wells.
    Any questions regarding this amendment should be directed to Sean 
R. Sleigh, Certificates Manager, Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West 
Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, at (304) 627-3462, or 
Fax: (304) 627-3305.
    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 August 31, 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 must mail a copy to the applicant

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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 from this proposal, it is important 
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as 
possible.
    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.
    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. 01-20608 Filed 8-15-01; 8:45 am]
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