[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 2 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 338-339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22526]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Quoddy Bay Pipeline LLC (Docket Nos. CP07-35-000, CP07-36-000, 
CP07-37-000) and Quoddy Bay LNG, L.L.C (Docket No. CP07-38-000); Notice 
of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and 
Section 3 Authorization

December 26, 2006.
    Take notice that on December 15, 2006 Quoddy Bay Pipeline LLC 
(Quoddy Bay Pipeline), 210 Park Avenue, Suite 810, Oklahoma City, OK 
73102, filed in Dockets No. CP07-35-000, CP07-36-000, and CP07-37-000 
an application under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Parts 157 and 
284 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (``Commission'') 
regulations for, respectively, a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity authorizing the construction, installation, ownership, and 
operation of the Quoddy Bay pipeline; a blanket certificate to perform 
certain routine activities and operations; and a blanket certificate to 
provide open access firm transportation services. The proposed pipeline 
is approximately 36-miles long and 36 inches in diameter which will 
transport up to 2 Billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day of regasified 
liquefied natural gas from the terminal or storage facilities of Quoddy 
Bay LNG, L.L.C. in Washington County, Maine to an interconnect with the 
interstate pipeline of Maritimes and Northeast LLC in Princeton, Maine.

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    Also take notice that on December 15, 2006, Quoddy Bay LNG, L.L.C. 
(Quoddy Bay LNG), 210 Park Avenue, Suite 810, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 
filed with the Commission, in Docket No. CP07-38-000, an application 
under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 153 of the Commission's 
regulations for authorization to site, construct, and operate a 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and associated storage facilities 
in Washington County, Maine, for the purpose of importing LNG into the 
United States. Quoddy Bay LNG also requests approval of the Import 
Terminal as the place of entry for imported LNG supplies.
    The applications for Quoddy Bay Pipeline and Quoddy Bay LNG are 
more fully described as set forth in the applications that are on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection. The instant filings 
may be also 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 (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to: 
Brian Smith, Project Manager c/o Quoddy Bay LNG, L.L.C. 210 Park 
Avenue, Suite 810, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
    On January 11, 2006, the Commission staff granted Quoddy Bay LNG's 
request to utilize the Pre-Filing process and assigned Docket No. PF06-
11-000 to staff activities involving the Quoddy Bay LNG import terminal 
project and Quoddy Bay Pipeline's proposed pipeline. Now, as of the 
filing of this application on December 15, 2006, the Pre-Filing Process 
for this project has ended. From this time forward, these proceedings 
will be conducted in Dockets No. CP07-35-000, CP07-36-000, CP07-37-000, 
and CP07-38-000 as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to Sec.  157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR. Sec.  
157.9, and to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, the Commission staff will issue a Notice of 
Schedule for Environmental Review within 90 days of the date of this 
Notice. The Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will indicate, 
among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's 
issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the 
proposal. The Notice will also alert other agencies of the requirement 
to complete necessary reviews and authorizations within 90 days of the 
date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS.
    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 below listed 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.
    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.
    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: January 16, 2007.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-22526 Filed 1-3-07; 8:45 am]
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