[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 189 (Thursday, September 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58416-58417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2442]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-90-003 and CP02-93-002]


AES Ocean Express LLC; Notice of Amendments to Certificate of 
Public Convenience and Necessity, Section 3 Authorization and 
Presidential Permit

September 23 2004.
    Take notice that on September 9, 2004, as supplemented on September 
15, 2004, and September 20, 2004, AES Ocean Express LLC (Ocean 
Express), Two Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1104, Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, 
filed in Docket No. CP02-90-003 an application to amend the certificate 
of public convenience and necessity that the Commission issued on 
January 29, 2004, in Docket Nos. CP02-90, et al. Ocean Express also 
filed in Docket No. CP02-93-002, an application to amend the 
Presidential Permit and Section 3 authorization that the Commission 
issued on January 29, 2004. Ocean Express's proposed amendments reflect 
the incorporation of tunnel construction methodology for the nearshore 
portion of its pipeline, as well as certain other design changes, for 
its natural gas pipeline between the United States and The Bahamas.
    Ocean Express explains that the use of the tunnel construction 
methodology would allow it to construct the nearshore portion of its 
pipeline using an estimated 14,000 foot by 13 feet--7inch diameter 
earth-pressure balance tunnel, with certain minor route changes to 
accommodate the methodology, as opposed to the horizontal directional 
drills that the Commission has already approved. Ocean Express also 
proposes to increase the pipeline diameter from 24 inches to 26 inches 
and internally coat the pipeline, to allow for increased hourly flow 
rates. Ocean Express states that it is not proposing to increase the 
certificated capacity (842,000 Dth/day) of its pipeline. Additionally, 
Ocean Express proposes to install a pressure reducing station inside 
the tunnel to reduce the onshore Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure 
(MAOP) to 1480 psig or less, from the certificated MAOP of 2200 psig. 
Ocean Express proposes to amend the Presidential Permit and Section 3 
authorization for the natural gas facilities at the Exclusive Economic 
Zone boundary between the United States and The Bahamas to increase the 
size of the pipe from 24 inches to 26 inches. Ocean Express requests a 
Commission decision on its amendment applications no later than 
November 30, 2004.
    The amendments are on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The filings may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov 
using the ``eLibrary'' 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. Any questions regarding the amendment may be 
directed to Julie Romaniw, AES Ocean Express LLC, Two Alhambra Plaza, 
Suite 1104, Coral Gables, FL 33134, (305) 444-4002.
    Any person who was a party to Ocean Express's proceeding in Docket 
No. CP02-90, et al., is automatically a party to Ocean Express's 
proceeding as amended by Docket Nos. CP02-90-003 and CP02-93-002. 
Otherwise, there are two ways to become involved in the Commission's 
review of this amendment. First, any person wishing to obtain legal 
status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this amendment should 
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) by the comment date, below. 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.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered concerning the amendment. 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 amendment. 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 amendment 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 amendment 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

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Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the 
Commission's final order.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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.
    Comment Date: October 13, 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,
 Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-2442 Filed 9-29-04; 8:45 am]
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