[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17929-17930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9091]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-74-000]


Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Application

April 7, 2003.
    Take notice that on March 28, 2003, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP 
(Dominion Cove Point), 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) in 
Docket No. CP03-74-000, an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act and part 157 of the Comission's regulations for 
authorization to construct, install, own, operate, and maintain two new 
compressor stations, Loudoun Station and Pleasant Valley Station (Cove 
Point East Project), to be located in Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, 
Virginia, respectively, as more fully described in the application. 
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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, Dominion Cove Point requests authorization to 
construct the Loudoun Station, consisting of two 4,735 horsepower (hp) 
gas-fired compressor units and one 2,370 hp gas-fired compressor unit, 
and the Pleasant Valley Station, consisting of one 4,750 hp electric 
driven compressor unit and one 2,750 hp electric driven compressor 
unit, as well as appurtenant facilities at both stations. Dominion Cove 
Point states that both proposed new compressor stations will be 
constructed on land owned by Dominion Cove Point, and estimates the 
total cost of the project to be approximately $43.5 million. Dominion 
Cove Point proposes to price the new service incrementally and to 
establish an electric tracker applicable to customers of the proposed 
project.
    Dominion Cove Point explains that, as part of an uncontested 
settlement approved by the Commission on February 27, 2003, Dominion 
Cove Point was required to file an application, on or before March 31, 
2003, for certificate authority to construct facilities necessary to 
create firm transportation capacity from west to east on its system. By 
this application, Dominion Cove Point proposes to create such west to 
east transportation service. Dominion Cove Point states that it has 
entered into precedent agreements with two shippers for all 445,000 
Dth/d of the project's incremental capacity.
    Dominion Cove Point requests that the Commission issue a final 
order by September 30, 2003.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Mr. 
Sean R. Sleigh, Certificates Manager, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP, 120 
Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or call (304)627-3462 or FAX 
(304)627-3305.
    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

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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 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: April 28, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-9091 Filed 4-11-03; 8:45 am]
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