[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 126 (Monday, June 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36852-36853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14685]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-420-000];PF07-15-000


Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application

June 20, 2008.
    Take notice that on June 9, 2008, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC 
(Algonquin), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in the 
above referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and parts 157 of the Commission's regulations 
for an order granting a certificate of public convenience to construct, 
install, own, operate and maintain natural gas pipelines facilities 
necessary to provide at least 746,500 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of 
firm transportation capacity. The proposed HubLine/East to West Project 
consists of constructing 31.4 miles of multi-diameter pipeline and 
related facilities, including the new 10,310 horsepower Rehoboth 
Compressor Station in Rehoboth, MA, all of which are located in 
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Algonquin 
also requests: (i) Authority to charge its existing HubLine 2003 
Project rate for service on the HubLine/East to West Project 
facilities; and (ii) any waivers, authority, and further relief as may 
be necessary to implement the proposal contain in its application, all 
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be 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, please contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Garth 
Johnson, General Manager, Certificates and Reporting, P.O. Box 1642, 
Houston, Texas 77251-1642, or at (713) 627-5415, or 
[email protected].
    On September 10, 2007, the Commission staff granted Algonquin's 
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filling Process and assigned Docket No. PF07-15-000 to staff activities 
involving the HubLine/East to West Project. Now, as the filing of 
Algonquin's application on June 9, 2008, the NEPA Pre-Filling Process 
for this project has ended. From this time forward, Algonquin's 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP08-420-000, as noted in 
the caption of this Notice.
    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

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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 stated below, 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 commentors 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: July 11, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-14685 Filed 6-27-08; 8:45 am]
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