[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 769-770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-295]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP03-33-000, CP03-34-000 and CP03-35-000]


Wyckoff Gas Storage Company, LLC; Notice of Application

January 2, 2003.
    On December 23, 2002, Wyckoff Gas Storage Company, LLC, (Wyckoff), 
located at 1776 Yorktown, Houston, Texas, 77056, filed an application 
in the above referenced dockets, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Parts 157 and 284 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules and Regulations for: (1) A 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Wyckoff to 
develop, construct, own, operate, maintain, and abandon a natural gas 
storage facility and other associated and appurtenant facilities 
capable of storing 6 BCF of working gas; (2) a blanket certificate 
pursuant to part 284, Subpart G, authorizing Wyckoff to provide storage 
services on behalf of others; (3) a blanket certificate pursuant to 
part 157, Subpart F, authorizing Wyckoff to develop, construct, 
acquire, own, operate, maintain, and abandon additional facilities 
following construction of the facilities for which authorization is 
being sought under part 157, Subpart A; and (4) authorization to 
provide storage services at market-based rates. 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, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Wyckoff states that it does not have market power in any relevant 
product or geographic market for storage services, and has submitted a 
market power study with its application, in support of its position 
that it lacks market power. Pursuant to its request for market-based 
rates, Wyckoff requests that the Commission waive (1) the requirement 
of 18 CFR 157.14 with respect to Exhibits K, L, N, and O of the 
application; (2) the accounting and reporting requirements of 18 CFR 
part 201 and 18 CFR 260.2; and the requirement to file the rate 
information required by 18 CFR 157.6(b)(8).
    The storage facilities which Wyckoff seeks to construct and operate 
will be located in Steuben County, New York. The storage facilities 
will consist of two depleted natural gas reservoirs and two pipelines, 
totaling 11.5 miles, to interconnect the facilities with the existing 
pipeline systems of Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Dominion Transmission, 
Inc., and Columbia Gas Transmission Company. The proposed storage 
facility has a maximum gas volume of 10 BCF, of which 6 BCF is working 
gas, a maximum deliverability of 400 MMCF/d, and maximum injection 
capability of 250 MMCf/d. The facility requires the construction of 6 
new injection/withdrawal wells, the re-completion of 3 existing wells, 
9,470 horsepower compression. Wyckoff will offer firm and interruptible 
storage services on an open access and non-discriminatory basis.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Edmund A. Knolle, Executive Vice President, Wyckoff Gas Storage 
Company, LLC, 1776 Yorktown, Houston, Texas, 77056, (713) 961-3204.
    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 the comment date stated below 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 in the proceeding. with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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 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.
    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. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    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.
    Comment Date: January 23, 2003.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-295 Filed 1-3-03; 8:45 am]
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