[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 37 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8369-8370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3191]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP07-74-000, CP07-75-000, CP07-76-000, CP07-77-000]


Sonora Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Applications

February 15, 2007.

    Take notice that on January 31, 2007, Sonora Pipeline, LLC 
(Sonora), 1862 West Bitters, Bldg. 1, San Antonio, Texas 
78248, filed an application in Docket No. CP07-75-000 pursuant to 
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 153 of the Commission's 
regulations requesting issuance of an order and a Presidential Permit 
authorizing Sonora to site, construct, operate, and maintain two 
bidirectional border crossing facilities in Hidalgo County, Texas.

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    Also take notice that on January 31, 2007, Sonora filed pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the NGA and the Commission's regulations: (1) An 
application in Docket No. CP07-74-000 for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of 
20.2 miles of 30-inch pipeline, the Mission Line, and 8.7 miles of 30-
inch pipeline, the Progresso Line, which will extend from the two 
proposed border crossing facilities; (2) an application in Docket No. 
CP07-76-000 for a blanket construction certificate under Part 157, 
Subpart F of the Commission's regulations; and (3) an application in 
Docket No. CP07-77-000 for a blanket transportation certificate under 
Part 284 Subpart G of the Commission's regulations.
    Take further notice that certain additional information is 
required, and Commission staff has identified this information to the 
applicant. To the extent that such information is not filed with the 
Secretary by February 20, 2007, Sonora's application is subject to 
rejection pursuant to 18 CFR 157.8 (c).
    These filings are available for review at the Commission's 
Washington, DC offices or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov the ``e-Library'' 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 Telephone: 202-502-6652; Toll-free: 1-
866-208-3676; or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding these applications should be directed to 
James B. Smith, Sonora Pipeline, LLC, 1862 West Bitters, Bldg. 
1, San Antonio, Texas 78248, or phone at (210)764-8642.
    On June 6, 2005, the Commission staff granted Sonora's request to 
utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF05-15-000 to 
staff activities involving Sonora's project. Now, as of the filing of 
Sonora's applications on January 31, 2007, the Pre-Filing Process for 
this project has officially concluded. And while the PF Docket Number 
is now closed, all of the information contained in the Pre-Filing 
Process will become part of the proceeding. From this time forward, 
Sonora's proceeding will be conducted in Docket Nos. CP07-74-000, CP07-
75-000, CP07-76-000, and CP07-77-000 as noted in the caption of this 
Notice. All future correspondence should refer to these CP docket 
numbers only.
    Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    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 proceeding for this project should 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) by the comment date, below. 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 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 and/
or associated pipeline. 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.
    Protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 285.2001(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: March 8, 2007.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-3191 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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