[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72806-72807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6927]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-26-000]


Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Application

November 28, 2005.
    Take notice that on November 16, 2005, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP 
(Cove Point LNG) filed an application in Docket No. CP06-26-000, 
pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, for authority to 
construct, install, own, operate and maintain certain facilities at the 
Cove Point LNG import terminal at Cove Point, Maryland (Air Separation 
Unit Project). The details of this proposal are more fully set forth in 
the application that 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Anne 
E. Bomar, Managing Director, Transmission, Rates and Regulation, 
Dominion Resources, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 
23219, or by phone at (804) 819-2134.
    Cove Point LNG says that the Air Separation Unit Project is 
designed to add two air separation units, a liquid nitrogen storage 
tank, an electric generation unit, and appurtenant facilities at the 
Cove Point LNG import terminal. This project will increase Cove Point 
LNG's ability to inject nitrogen into the vaporized liquefied natural 
gas as necessary to meet the tariff requirements for gas quality 
contained in the Cove Point LNG's tariff. Cove Point LNG requests that 
the Commission grant the requested authorization at the earliest 
practicable date, in order to ensure an in-service date of January 
2008.
    Cove Point LNG says that the facilities proposed in the Cove Point 
Air Separation Unit Project will also enhance the reliability of 
service at the terminal and provide the Rate Schedule LTD-1 customers 
with more flexibility to acquire and schedule cargoes of LNG from a 
wider variety of supply sources. Cove Point LNG says that the Air 
Separation Unit Project also will not result in any change to the gas 
quality specifications contained in Cove Point's tariff, including the 
BTU level and nitrogen content specified in those provisions.
    Cove Point LNG says that it intends to make a subsequent, limited 
Natural Gas Act Section 4 filing to adjust the currently effective LTD-
1 settlement rates to reflect the costs of the Air Separation Unit 
Project. Further, Cove Point LNG does not seek Commission approval of 
the Air Separation Unit Project rates in the instant proceeding; 
however, it requests that the Commission find in this proceeding that: 
(1) The proposed facilities are prudently designed and appropriately 
sized to provide the requested nitrogen injection capacity; (2) the 
costs of the proposed facilities, about $ 63 million, are reasonable; 
and (3) the proposed rate treatment for the costs of the Air Separation 
Unit Project as shown on Exhibit Z is reasonable. Cove Point LNG is 
proposing an Air Separation Unit Project surcharge in the LTD rate 
schedules with a reservation charge of $ 1.5990 per Dth in the LTD-1 
Rate Schedule and a maximum commodity charge of $ 0.0526 per Dth in the 
LTD-2 Rate Schedule.
    On October 7, 2005, the Commission issued new rules which generally 
require that projects involving liquefied natural gas terminals follow 
mandatory procedures requiring prospective applicants to begin the 
Commission's pre-filing review process at least six months prior to 
filing an application for any siting or construction authorizations. 
(See Order No. 665, new rules at 18 CFR 157.21) However, based on an 
October 25, 2005 request by Cove Point LNG under section 157.21(e)(2) 
of the new rules, the Director of the Commission's Office of Energy 
Projects made a finding and determination on November 14, 2005, that 
the pre-filing review process would not apply to Cove Point LNG's Air 
Separation Unit Project.
    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

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requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 
CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(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.
    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: December 16, 2005.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-6927 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]
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