[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21147]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-418-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application

August 14, 2002.
    Take notice that on August 6, 2002, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia, 
22030, filed in [Docket No. CP02-418-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for permission and approval 
to abandon its Storage Well No. 7519 and associated appurtenances in 
its Holmes Storage Field in Holmes County, Ohio, all as more fully set 
forth in the application.
    Copies of this application are on file with the Commission and are 
available for public inspection. This filing is available for review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, call (202) 502-
8222 or for TTY, (202) 208-1659.
    Columbia states that the due to active stream erosion and the 
physical condition of the facilities proposed for abandonment are such 
that an expensive repair or abandonment is required. Columbia further 
states a concern of the possibility of (1) corrosion of the piping due 
to stream encroachment; (2) ingress/egress issues related to the 
encroaching stream; (3) gas migrating to nearby water wells; and (4) 
debris carried by the stream under flood conditions striking the well 
and compromising the integrity of the well. The total cost of the 
abandonment listed in Columbia's application is $110,013.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Frederic J. George, Senior Attorney, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation, P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia, 26301 at (304) 
627-3462 or by fax at (304) 627-3305.
    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 September 4, 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. 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-21147 Filed 8-19-02; 8:45 am]
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