[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6135-6136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2873]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-40-000]


Sid Richardson Energy Services, Ltd.; Notice of Application

January 30, 2003.
    On January 21, 2003, Sid Richardson Energy Services, Ltd. 
(Richardson), 201 Main Street, Suite 3000, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, 
filed an application in Docket No. CP03-40-000, pursuant to Rule 
207(a)(2) of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2), for a 
declaratory order declaring that Richardson's ownership and operation 
of certain facilities to be purchased from Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern) will not subject Richardson or its rates, services, 
facilities, or operations, to the Commission's jurisdiction under the 
Natural Gas Act. 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 at FERCOnline 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 
502-8659.
    Richardson states that it is purchasing from Northern 26.82 miles 
of 16-inch pipeline between the outlet of Richardson's Jal Processing 
Plant (at Northern's block value 836BBB02) and Northern's 
Kermit compressor station, which will allow Richardson to use its 
processing/treating plants and gathering systems more efficiently.
    Richardson further states that it will operate the subject pipeline 
as part of its non-jurisdictional gathering and processing operations. 
Accordingly, Richardson states that under the Commission's primary 
function test, the subject facilities should be declared exempt from 
the Commission's jurisdiction pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Natural 
Gas Act. Richardson states that Northern will be abandoning the subject 
facilities pursuant to its Subpart F blanket certificate authority and 
the automatic abandonment provisions of 18 CFR 157.216.
    Any questions regarding this application may be directed to Richard 
Moncrief, Sid Richardson Energy Services, Ltd., 201 Main Street, Suite 
3000, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 at (817) 339-7480 or Joseph S. Koury, 
Wright & Talisman, P.C., 1200 G Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 
20005 at (202) 393-1200.
    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

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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 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.
    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: February 19, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-2873 Filed 2-5-03; 8:45 am]
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