[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 578-579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-172]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-52-000]


Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Application

December 28, 2001.
    Take notice that on December 14, 2001, Iroquois Gas Transmission 
System, L.P. (Iroquois), One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, 
Connecticut 06484, filed an application in the above-referenced docket 
number pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and parts 157 of 
the Commission's rules and regulations, for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing Iroquois to construct and operate 
its Eastern Long Island Expansion Project (ELI Project) all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. This filing may 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).
    Specifically, Iroquois requests authorization to construct and 
operate the following facilities: (i) 29.1 miles of 20-inch pipeline 
from a point offshore of Milford, Connecticut to a point in Brookhaven, 
Suffolk County, New York; (ii) a new compressor unit, with 20,000 
(nominal) horsepower, in Milford, Connecticut; (iii) cooling facilities 
at the Dover, New York compressor station; (iv) various ancillary 
facilities at the existing Brookfield, Connecticut meter station; (v) 
various ancillary facilities associated with a new interconnection with 
the facilities of KeySpan Energy Delivery Long Island in Brookhaven, 
New York; and (vi) other necessary facilities, such as a tap valve in 
Long Island Sound, three mainline valves, pig launchers/receivers and 
temporary facilities, including pipe yards, storage yards, access roads 
and staging areas.
    Iroquois states that the facilities are designed to provide 
approximately 175,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation service 
to the eastern end of Long Island, and will be made pursuant to its 
Part 284 subpart G blanket certificate. Iroquois has executed precedent 
agreements with the following shippers:
     Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc., 10,000 dekatherms per 
day;
     Engage Energy America, LLC, 50,000 dekatherms per day;
     Long Island Power Authority, 160,000 dekatherms per day;
     Mirant Americas, Inc., 80,000 dekatherms per day; and
     New York Power Authority, 40,000 dekatherms per day.
    Iroquois states that because the precedent agreements currently 
provide for firm transportation of 340,000 dekatherms per day which 
exceeds the capacity of the facilities, pro-ration of capacity among 
the shippers may be necessary; Iroquois expects to make a decision on 
any such pro-ration no later than March 1, 2003.
    The total cost of the ELI Project is estimated to be about $105 
million. Iroquois proposes to charge shippers its firm transportation 
rate in effect under its RTS rate schedule, plus an incremental 
surcharge, which, in total, is designed to recover the costs of the 
proposed facilities.
    In order to meet a service commencement date of November 1, 2004, 
Iroquois requests that the Commission issue a preliminary determination 
on non-environmental aspects of the ELI Project by July 1, 2002, with 
final authorization no later than July 1, 2003.
    Any questions regarding the application be directed to Jeffrey A. 
Bruner, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Iroquois, One 
Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut 06484, at 203-925-
7200, or Donald F. Sanata, Jr., Troutman Saunders, LLP, 401 Ninth 
Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004, at 202-274-2815.
    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 18, 2002, 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

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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. 02-172 Filed 1-3-02; 8:45 am]
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