[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53549-53550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18426]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


 Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP (Docket Nos. CP07-441-000, 
CP07-442-000, and CP07-443-000) and Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. 
(Docket No. CP07-444-000); Notice of Application for Certificate of 
Public Convenience and Necessity and Section 3 Authorization

September 13, 2007.
    Take notice that on September 4, 2007, Pacific Connector Gas 
Pipeline, LP, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in 
Docket Nos. CP07-441-000, CP07-442-000, and CP07-443-000, an 
application under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 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 and operation of the Pacific 
Connector Gas Pipeline (Pacific Connector); 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 230-miles long and 36 inches in 
diameter which will transport up to 1 Billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day 
of regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Jordan Cove Energy 
Project, L.P.'s Jordan Cove LNG Import Terminal (Jordan Cove LNG) in 
Coos County, Oregon to interconnects with Northwest Pipeline Company in 
Douglas County, Oregon, Avista Corporation in Jackson County, Oregon 
and with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Gas Transmission Northwest 
Corporation and Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company at the terminus of 
the system in Klamath County, Oregon.
    Also take notice that on September 4, 2007, Jordan Cove Energy 
Project, L.P., 125 Central Avenue, Suite 380, Coos Bay, Oregon 97402, 
filed with the Commission, in Docket No. CP07-444-000, an application 
under section 3 of the NGA and Part 153 of the Commission's regulations 
for authorization to site, construct, and operate a liquefied natural 
gas import terminal and associated storage facilities in Coos County, 
Oregon, for the purpose of importing LNG into the United States.
    The Pacific Connector and Jordan Cove LNG projects 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 the applications should be directed to: 
Beth L. Webb, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, 1825 Eye Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20006, (202) 420-2200 for Jordan Cove LNG; and Teresa Silcox Torrey/
Lynn Dahlberg, Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LLC, P.O. Box 58900, 
Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900, (801) 584-7051.
    On May 1, 2006, the Commission staff granted Jordan Cove LNG's and 
Pacific Connector's requests to utilize the Pre-Filing process and 
assigned Docket No. PF06-25-000 to staff activities involving the 
Jordan Cove LNG project and Docket No. PF06-26-000 to Pacific Connector 
project. Now, as of the filing of the September 4, 2007 applications, 
the Pre-Filing Process for these projects has ended. From this time 
forward, these proceedings will be conducted in Docket Nos. CP07-441-
000, CP07-442-000, CP07-443 -000, and CP07-444-000 as noted in the 
caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 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

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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: October 4, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-18426 Filed 9-18-07; 8:45 am]
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