[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10902-10903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5719]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-95-000]


Steuben Gas Storage Company; Notice of Application

March 5, 2002.
    Take notice that on February 22, 2002, Steuben Gas Storage Company 
(Steuben Gas), Nine Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046, filed an 
application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (the Commission) Rules and 
Regulations thereunder. Steuben Gas requests authorization to modify 
two wells at the Adrian storage field in Steuben County, New York. The 
modifications will consist of: converting Adrian No. 2 well from an 
observation well to an injection/withdrawal well; and, laterally 
extending up to 1500 feet Adrian No. 8 well. These modifications are to 
improve the Adrian field's late-season deliverability, while 
maintaining the field's maximum operating limits originally 
certificated, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is 
on file with the Commission, and open for 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 (call 
202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Steuben Gas requests that the Commission issue a certificate by May 
1, 2002 so that contracts may be awarded and required work completed by 
July 31, 2002. The cost of the modifications is estimated to be 
approximately $700,000. No new rates or rate schedules are proposed. 
The proposed modifications should improve the storage field's operating 
reliability and availability and provide significant operational 
benefits to all customers, so Steuben Gas would be allowed to roll-in 
the modification's costs in a future rate case. No changes are proposed 
to the currently authorized Maximum Daily Withdrawal Quantity or 
Maximum Daily Injection Quantity levels.
    Questions regarding this filing should be directed to Dawn A. 
McGuire, Attorney, Steuben Gas Storage Company, 9 E Greenway Plaza, 
Houston, TX 77046 or call (832) 676-5503.
    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 March 26, 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

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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 nonparty 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.
    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.
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-5719 Filed 3-8-02; 8:45 am]
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