[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-427-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Certificate Application

August 28, 2001.
    Take notice that on August 15, 2001, Dominion Transmission, Inc. 
(DTI), 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, filed an 
application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (the Commission) Rules and 
Regulations thereunder. DTI requests a blanket certificate and 
authorization to plug and abandon certain storage wells in the 
following instances: (1) Highway, commercial or residential 
construction necessitates the abandonment of a storage well or wells; 
(2) the storage wells have proven virtually incapable of functioning as 
injection/withdrawal wells to any appreciable extent; or (3) it is 
economically advisable to plug and abandon the storage well/wells 
versus reconditioning. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket#'' and follow the 
instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    DTI represents that it will not use the blanket authorization on a 
storage well that will result in a reduction of service of a storage 
reservoir, unless needed to protect life and property. In all cases, 
the abandonment of the storage well will only involve the removal of 
minor surface facilities, appropriate erosion control, and site 
restoration, with all work confined to the original well pad.
    Questions regarding this filing should be directed to Sean R. 
Sleigh, Certificate Manager, Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main 
Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, call 304-627-3462, 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 September 18, 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 
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.
    Take further notice that pursuant to the authority contained in and 
subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Commission by Sections 7 
and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, a hearing will be held without further notice before the 
Commission or its designee on this Application if no petition to 
intervene is filed within the time required herein, if the Commission 
on its own review of the matter finds that a grant of the certificate 
is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a petition for 
leave to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission, on its own 
motion believes that a formal hearing is required, further notice of 
such hearing will be duly given. Under the procedure herein provided 
for, unless otherwise advised, it will be unnecessary for Applicant to 
appear or be represented at the hearing.
    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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-22095 Filed 8-31-01; 8:45 am]
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