[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67556-67557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3209]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP05-19-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice Of Application

November 5, 2004.
    Take notice that on November 2, 2004, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, West 
Virginia 25314, filed in Docket No. CP05-19-000 an application pursuant 
to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to 
construct and operate replacement facilities in Orange and Rockland 
Counties, New York. Specifically, Columbia proposes to abandon and 
replace 8.8 miles of its existing 8-inch and 16-inch Line A-5 with 8.8 
miles of 30-inch pipeline. Columbia states that the existing pipeline 
is being replaced due to its age and condition. The cost of the 
replacement project is estimated to be $35,924,810, all as more fully 
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection. The filing may also 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, call (202) 502-3676, or TTY, (202) 
502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Fredric J. George, Senior Attorney, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation, P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325-1273, 
phone: (304) 357-2359 or fax: (304) 357-3206.
    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, 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 
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project, or in support of or in opposition to 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. The Commission's rules require that persons filing 
comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests 
only to the applicant. 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.

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    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on November 26, 2004.

Magalie Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-3209 Filed 11-17-04; 8:45 am]
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