[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 21648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10741]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-188-000]


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

April 25, 2002.
    Take notice that on April 19, 2002, 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 385.207(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 
drilling three stratigraphic test wells to determine the technical, 
environmental, and economic feasibility of developing a natural gas 
storage facility in Maricopa County, Arizona. Copies of this filing are 
on file with the Commission and are available for 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).
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to J. 
Gordon Pennington, Senior Counsel, El Paso Corporation, 555 11th St. 
NW., Suite 750, Washington, DC 20004, telephone (202) 637-3544.
    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 May 6, 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 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.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-10741 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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