[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58410-58411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23438]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP01-409-001, CP01-410-001, CP01-411-001 and CP01-444-001]


Calypso Pipeline, LLC, Tractebel Calypso Pipeline, LLC; Notice of 
Filing

September 9, 2002.
    Take notice that on August 30, 2002, Calypso Pipeline, LLC 
(Calypso) and Tractebel Calypso Pipeline, LLC (Tractebel Calypso) 
jointly filed an amendment in the above-referenced dockets to reflect a 
change in ownership associated with the applications filed on July 20, 
2001, and September 19, 2001, by Calypso (Calypso Application) in the 
same docketed proceedings. The August 30, 2002 filing requests that the 
Commission accept a substitution of Tractebel Calypso as the applicant 
in the pending Calypso Application to reflect the change in ownership 
and the filed revisions to certain exhibits in the Calypso Application. 
These revisions reflect only a change in ownership. The application is 
on file with the Commission and open to 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.
    By the Calypso Application, Calypso requests authorization to 
construct, own, and operate a new pipeline system consisting of 
approximately a 36 mile, 24-inch offshore segment and approximately a 
5.8 mile, 24-inch onshore segment (Calypso Pipeline Project). The 
offshore pipeline will extend from the boundary of the U.S. Exclusive 
Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Bahama EEZ, off the southeast Florida 
coastline to shore at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The 
proposed onshore pipeline segment will be located in Broward County, 
Florida. The onshore pipeline segment will connect the offshore 
pipeline with Florida Gas Transmission Company's (``FGT'') existing 24-
inch Lauderdale Lateral at Mile Post 1.6 in Broward County, Florida. 
Calypso's proposed pipeline was designed to transport up to 832,000 
MMBtu per day.
    Calypso and Tractebel Calypso have executed a Purchase and Sale 
Agreement (PSA) for the Calypso Pipeline Project. Per the PSA, 
Tractrebel Calypso will acquire the assets related to the Calypso 
Pipeline Project. Those assets consist principally of the Calypso 
Application; the Enron LNG Marketing, LLC Precedent Agreement; and 
various other surveys, permits, easements, and rights-of-way 
applications and engineering work product. The sale of the Calypso 
Pipeline Project to Tractebel Calypso ultimately is subject to the 
approval of the Bankruptcy Court. Tractebel Calypso will then notify 
the Commission of the closing of the transaction, and will thereafter 
be considered the applicant of record under the Calypso Application, 
with all the rights and responsibilities attached to such status.
    Any questions regarding the application are to be directed to 
Michael J. Zimmer, Esq., Baker & McKenzie, 815 Connecticut Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC, 20006.
    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 30, 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

[[Page 58411]]

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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-23438 Filed 9-13-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P