[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP05-49-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

January 19, 2005.
    Take notice that on January 10, 2005, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), filed in Docket No. CP05-49-000 an application pursuant to 
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and part 157 of the Commission's 
regulations, requesting a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity to construct, modify and operate certain pipeline and 
compression facilities located in Wisconsin and Minnesota, all as more 
fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection. This 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, please contact FERCOnline Support 
at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Northern proposes to: (1) Construct and operate approximately 3.2 
miles of 30-inch diameter pipeline in Lafayette County, Wisconsin at 
the Bluff Creek Interconnect, located at the terminus of Northern's 
East Leg pipeline system and (2) increase the horsepower (HP) at its 
existing Chatfield compressor station (Chatfield) located in Fillmore 
County, Minnesota by installing a new 2,500 HP electric motor 
reciprocating compressor on the Tomah Branch Line. Northern states that 
the proposed Wisconsin pipeline facilities will enable Northern to 
guarantee a 675 psig operating pressure requested by Wisconsin Gas LLC 
during two separate open seasons posted November 23 through December 8, 
2004. Northern further states that the additional horsepower at 
Chatfield will increase the peak day capacity on the Tomah Line and is 
required to meet firm incremental service requested by Wisconsin Gas 
over a 5-year period of up to 1,785 Dth/d. Northern requests Commission 
approval no later than August 1, 2005, in order to meet an in-service 
date of November 1, 2005.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Michael T. Loeffler, Director, Certificates and Government Affairs for 
Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at (402) 398-
7103 or Donna Martens, Senior Regulatory Analyst, at (402) 398-7138.
    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 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 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: February 9, 2005.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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