[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65101-65102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26937]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. CP03-2-000, et. al.]


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

October 16, 2002.
    Energy West Development, Inc.; Notice of Application
    On October 3, 2002, Energy West Development, Inc. (Energy West), PO 
Box 2229, Great Falls, Montana, 59403, filed an application pursuant to 
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and sections 157 
Subparts A and F and 284 Subpart G of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) Rules and Regulations thereunder. Energy West 
requests authorization: to convert about 34 miles of oil pipeline to 
natural gas pipeline operation; for a Subpart F construction, operation 
and abandonment blanket certificate (CP03-3-000); and, for a Subpart G 
transportation blanket certificate (CP03-4-000). The facilities are 
necessary to provide additional incremental firm and interruptible 
transportation service of 13,500 Decatherms per Day(Dth/d) for market 
area load, all as 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.
    The requested certificate would authorize Energy West to convert to 
natural gas operation an existing pipeline running from Cody, Wyoming 
to Warren, Montana that originally was constructed and used for the 
transportation of non-jurisdictional liquids, but that in recent years 
has laid dormant. Energy West also seeks acceptance of an initial 
tariff and initial rates, and requests that the Commission accept for 
filing a negotiated rate transaction with Prairielands Energy 
Marketing, Inc. that does not conform to the proposed initial rates. 
Energy West submitted precedent agreements with Prairielands Energy 
Marketing, Inc.(10,000 Dth/d) and Howell Petroleum Corp.(5,000 Dth/d) 
for interruptible transportation service; and, with Energy West 
Resources, Inc. for 10,000 Dth/d of firm transportation service. Energy 
West also requests expedited consideration of its application and 
certain waivers of the Commission's regulations.
    Questions regarding the application may be directed to: John C. 
Allen, President and General Counsel, Energy West Development, Inc., PO 
Box 2229, Great Falls, Montana, 59403, or call (406) 791-7500; or, 
Patrick J. Joyce, Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP, 13710 FNB 
Parkway, Suite 200, PO Box 542090, Omaha, Nebraska, 68154 or call (402) 
964-5012.
    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 385.214 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

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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.
    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. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-26937 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]
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