[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38872-38873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10689]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-403-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

June 30, 2006.
    Take notice that on June 23, 2006, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP06-403-000, an application pursuant to sections 7 (b) and 
(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's 
Regulations, for authorization to abandon certain pipeline facilities 
and the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
to construct, modify and operate certain compression, pipeline and TBS 
facilities located in Iowa and Minnesota, all as more fully set forth 
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection. This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link and is available for review 
in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is 
an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to 
receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    In its application, Northern asserts that the installation of the 
proposed facilities will provide approximately 374,000 Dth/day of 
incremental peak day entitlement. Northern also states the proposal 
herein is a result of an analysis conducted following Open Seasons 
soliciting interest for an expansion project in its market Area 
(Northern Lights) that would be effective beginning November 1, 2007. 
The estimated capital cost for the facilities proposed herein is 
$129,222,000. Northern is also requesting herein: Approval for rolled-
in rate treatment of the expansion costs; approval to construct certain 
facilities in 2008; approval to use certain variances to the 
Commission's Plans and Procedures; and Commission issuance of an order 
granting approval for the proposed facilities as expeditiously as 
possible, but no later than March 1, 2007.
    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of the proposal 
will begin only after the Cultural Resources information required in 
part 380, Appendix A, Section 380.12 of the regulations has been filed 
with the Commission and found by staff to be sufficient.
    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.

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Environmental commentors 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 commentors 
will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other 
parties. However, the non-party commentors 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.
    Comments, 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 at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission strongly encourages 
intervenors to file electronically. Persons unable to file 
electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest 
or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: July 21, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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