[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2233-2234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-398]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-48-000; Docket No. CP91-50-004]


Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; SOCCO, Inc. Sumas Pipeline Company; 
Sumas Cogeneration Company, L.P.; Notice of Application To Transfer 
Natural Gas Act Section 3 Authorization and Presidential Permit

January 4, 2008.
    On December 21, 2007, Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget), SOCCO, Inc. 
(SOCCO), Sumas Pipeline Company (SPC), and Sumas Cogeneration Company, 
L.P. (SCCLP) (collectively, the Applicants) filed an application 
pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and section 153 of 
the Commission's Regulations and Executive Order No. 10485, as amended 
by Executive Order No. 12038, and the Secretary of Energy's Delegation 
Order No. 00-004.00A, effective May 16, 2006, seeking authorization to 
transfer SCCLP's existing NGA section 3 authorization and Presidential 
Permit to Puget, SOCCO, and SPC, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to the public 
for inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding the application may be directed to: Pamela 
J. Anderson, Attorney for Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Van Ness Feldman, 
PC, 719 Second Avenue, Suite 1150, Seattle, Washington 98112, or call 
(206) 623-9372; or Matthew M. Schreck, Attorney for SOCCO, Inc., Sumas 
Pipeline Company, and Sumas Cogeneration Company, L.P., Corbett & 
Schreck, P.C., 9525 Katy Freeway, Suite 420, Houston, Texas 77024, or 
call (713) 444-6687.
    Specifically, SCCLP, Puget, SOCCO, and Sumas, and Sword request the 
Commission to issue an order: (1) Transferring SCCLP's NGA section 3 
authorization to Puget, SOCCO, and Sumas for the operation and 
maintenance of facilities for the importation of natural gas from the 
Province of British Columbia, Canada, into Whatcom County, Washington; 
and (2) authorizing the assignment of SCCLP's May 1, 1991, as 
subsequently amended, Presidential Permit for the operation and 
maintenance of facilities at the British Columbia, Canada/Washington 
import point.
    The import facilities consist of (1) an interconnection with 
Westcoast Energy, Inc., at the international border between Canada and 
the United States, and (2) an 8-inch diameter pipeline located directly 
south of the Sumas gas meter station that crosses the Canada-United 
States border near or within the City of Sumas in Whatcom County, 
extending a distance of approximately 3.79 miles. The 8-inch diameter 
pipeline interconnects with the Sumas tie-in station at the 125-
megawatt gas-fired Sumas cogeneration power plant owned and operated by 
SCCLP.
    Applicants state that the border facilities will remain in place 
and operation following the requested transfer and assignment. 
Applicants also state that they are not proposing to construct and 
operate any new facilities. Applicants further state that there are no 
current third party service agreements associated with the facilities, 
service has not been offered to the public, and that the import and 
transportation of Canadian natural gas would be solely

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for use by the Applicants' (owners) respective facilities.
    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, 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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Comment Date: January 25, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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