[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71628-71629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27924]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-20-000]


Avista Corporation; Notice of Application

November 19, 2008.
    Take notice that on November 6, 2008, Avista Corporation (Avista), 
1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane, Washington 99202, filed in Docket 
No. CP09-20-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(f) of the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) requesting the determination of a service area within 
which Avista may, without further Commission authorization, enlarge or 
expand its natural gas distribution facilities. Avista also requests: 
(i) A finding that Avista qualifies as a local distribution company 
(LDC) for the purposes of section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 
1978 (NGPA); (ii) a waiver of the Commission's accounting and reporting 
requirements and other regulatory requirements ordinarily applicable to 
natural gas companies under the NGA and the NGPA; and (iii) such 
further relief as the Commission may deem appropriate, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. This filing may also 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, call (866) 
208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Michael G. Andrea, Staff Attorney at Avista Corporation, 1411 East 
Mission Avenue, MSC-23, Spokane, Washington 99202, or by calling (509) 
495-2564 (telephone); (509) 777-5468 (fax), 
[email protected] or Paul Korman, Van Ness Feldman, PC, 
1050 Thomas Jefferson Street, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 298-1830 
(telephone) or (202) 338-2361 (fax), [email protected].
    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)

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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 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 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: December 10, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-27924 Filed 11-24-08; 8:45 am]
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