[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18968-18969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7145]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-25-001]


Copiah Storage, LLC; Notice of Application

April 9, 2007.
    Take notice that on March 29, 2007, as supplemented on April 5, 
2007, Copiah Storage, LLC (Copiah), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, 
Texas 77056-5310, filed an application in Docket No. CP02-25-001, 
pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's 
regulations, an amendment to the certificate of public convenience and 
necessity issued to Copiah on June 13, 2002 in Docket No. CP02-25-000. 
Copiah requests authorization to develop two new salt dome storage 
caverns totaling approximately 15.5 Bcf working gas capacity; construct 
a new 32,000 hp compressor station; construct freshwater supply wells 
and brine water disposal wells; construct approximately 15 miles of 24-
inch diameter header which will connect the Copiah facilities to Texas 
Eastern Transmission, LP's pipeline system and to the proposed 
Southeast Supply Header pipeline; implement the proposed tariff; and 
continue the previous certificate authorization to charge market-based 
rates for storage and hub services. The expanded facilities will create 
a maximum total new storage capacity of 15.5 Bcf with a maximum 
additional daily withdrawal rate of 1.3 MMcf/d; all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection. Copiah requested that the Commission issue an 
order granting an amendment to its certificate of public convenience 
and necessity by December 31, 2008 with authorization to construct 
through 2014.
    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/ using 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 this application should be directed to 
Ashley Leder, Director, Certificates and Reporting, Copiah Storage, 
LLC, 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77251 at (713) 627-5760 or 
fax (713) 627-5947.
    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

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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: April 30, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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