[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55648-55649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27532]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-8-000]


Copper Eagle Gas Storage, L. L. C.; Notice of Petition

October 26, 2001.
    Take notice that on October 17, 2001, Copper Eagle Gas Storage, L. 
L. C. (Copper Eagle), Phoenix, Arizona, filed 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 (15 U.S.C. 717(c)(1)(B)), 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. 
The petition is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' and follow 
the instructions (please call (202) 208-2222 for assistance).
    Copper Eagle seeks authorization to engage in certain temporary 
activities for the sole purpose of drilling a 7,000 foot stratigraphic 
test well, through the Luke salt deposit and into the sub-salt strata. 
This well will be located in Section 24, Township 2 North, Range 2 
West, Maricopa County, Arizona. The temporary activities for which 
approval is requested is the drilling of a stratigraphic well, the 
identification of the characteristics of the strata, and the plugging 
and abandonment of the well according to the requirements of the 
Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Copper Eagle states the 
proposed stratigraphic test well is critical in determining the 
feasibility of utilizing deep injection as the method of brine disposal 
during the possible development of a natural gas salt cavern storage 
facility. Copper Eagle also requests the Commission include pre-granted 
abandonment authority under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to the 
extent it is necessary or required.
    Any questions regarding this petition are to be directed to J. 
Gordon Pennington, Senior Counsel, El Paso Corporation, 555 11th St. 
NW., Suite 750, Washington, DC 20004, Phone (202) 637-3544 or facsimile 
(202) 637-3501.
    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 November 7, 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 
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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.
    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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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