[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56093-56094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27765]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-391-001]


Clear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Amendment

October 31, 2001.
    Take notice that on October 26, 2001, Clear Creek Storage Company, 
L.L.C. (Clear Creek), 180 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, 
filed an amendment to its pending application filed on June 22, 2001, 
in Docket No. CP01-391-000, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA), to reflect that it no longer requests authorization to (1) 
Construct 1,000 feet of 4-inch diameter, buried pipeline to connect 
observation Well No. 22-9B to the existing injection/withdrawal lateral 
extending from the authorized injection/withdrawal Well No. 44-4B to 
the central processing facilities; (2) convert Well No. 22-9B from an 
observation well to a withdrawal well and utilize this well for 
withdrawal of natural gas from the storage reservoir; and, (3) operate 
the proposed facilities and Well No. 22-9B to meet storage service 
commitments to customers, all as more fully set forth in the amendment 
which 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 (call 
202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Clear Creek states that recent storage reservoir analyses of the 
past year's performance indicate that withdrawals from the reservoir 
necessary to meet authorized storage service commitments to customers 
can be accomplished by the use of the existing Well No. 44-4B and the 
proposed withdrawal Well No. 35-4B.
    Clear Creek, by this amendment, reiterates its original request 
that the Commission issue a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity authorizing Clear Creek to (1) Construct 336 feet of 4-inch 
diameter, buried pipeline to connect observation Well No. 35-4B to the 
existing injection/withdrawal lateral extending from the authorized 
injection/withdrawal Well No. 44-4B to the central processing 
facilities; (2) convert Well No. 35-4B from an observation well to a 
withdrawal well and utilize this well for withdrawal of natural gas 
from the storage reservoir; and, (3) operate the above pipeline 
facilities and withdrawal well to meet authorized storage service 
commitments to customers. Clear Creek states that the revised cost of 
the proposed project is estimated to be $52,700.
    Any questions regarding the amendment should be directed to Michael 
B. McGinley, Vice President, Clear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C., 180 
East 100 South, P.O. Box 45601, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, at (804) 
324-2527.
    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 12, 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

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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.
    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 amendment 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.
    All persons who have heretofore filed need not file again.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-27765 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]
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