[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64877-64878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26801]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-439-003]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Petition To 
Amend

October 15, 2002.
    Take notice that on October 4, 2002, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 
22030-0146, filed in Docket No. CP01-439-003, a petition to amend the 
order issued May 17, 2002, in Docket No. CP01-439-000. In Docket No. 
CP01-439-003 Columbia requests a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity pursuant to section (c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 
157 of the Commission's regulations authorizing the construction and 
operation of certain pipeline, compression and appurtenant facilities 
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Details of this request are more fully 
set forth in the application which 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 Web site 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)502-8659.
    In Docket No. CP01-439-003, the Delaware Valley Energy Expansion 
Project (DVEEP), Columbia proposes to serve Mantua Creek Generating 
Company, L.P. (Mantua Creek), which is constructing an electric 
generating facility in Gloucester County, New Jersey.\1\ Columbia 
proposes to construct and operate 7.5 miles of 20-inch pipeline looping 
in Gloucester County, New Jersey, and 2.1 miles of 20-inch lateral 
pipeline in Gloucester County (to be designated Line 10359), two 6,000 
horsepower compressor units at the existing Eagle Compressor Station in 
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and a new measuring and regulating 
station and associated appurtenances at the Mantua Creek Power Plant in 
Gloucester County.
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    \1\ In Docket No. CP01-439-000, Columbia proposed to construct 
facilities for the same service for Mantua Creek and was authorized 
to do so, but has since made changes, because of changing needs and 
customer circumstances, as discussed in a public meeting at the 
Commission held September 4, 2002.
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    Columbia proposes to provide firm mainline transportation service 
to Mantua Creek under its Rate Schedule FTS for a contract term of 20 
years and 2 months, commencing April 1, 2005, delivering 135,000 Dth 
per day (phased in with a contract demand of 55,000 Dth per day 
beginning April 1, 2005, increasing to 110,000 Dth per day on May 1, 
2005, and 135,000 Dth per day on June 1, 2005) and transportation on 
the lateral line under Columbia's FTS-LAT rate schedule for a contract 
term of 20 years and 8 months, commencing October 1, 2004. Columbia 
notes that the FTS-LAT rate schedule was approved by the Commission in 
Docket No. CP01-260-000 and reaffirmed in Docket No. CP01-439-000.
    Columbia estimates the total cost of facilities proposed herein at 
$32,359,700.
    Columbia requests that an order be issued by January 31, 2003, so 
that work may commence in the early spring of 2003.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Fredric J. George, Senior Attorney, at (304) 357-2359, Columbia Gas 
Transmission Company, PO Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325-
1273.
    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 November 5, 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 385.211 and 385.214) 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. Comments and protests 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. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    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 environmental documents, and will be able to participate in 
meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, Commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission, and will 
not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final 
order to a Federal court.
    The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, 
whether filed by commenters or those requesting intervenor status.
    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

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applicant, on other pipelines in the area, and ion 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 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-26801 Filed 10-21-02; 8:45 am]
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