[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5927-5928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2219]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-47-000]


Oasis Pipeline, LP and Oasis Pipe Line Company Texas L.P.; Notice 
of Application for Natural Gas Act Section 3 Authorization and 
Presidential Permit

January 27, 2009.
    Take notice that on January 14, 2009, Oasis Pipeline, LP and Oasis 
Pipe Line Company Texas L.P. (collectively referred to as Applicant), 
800 East Sonterra Boulevard Suite 400 San Antonio, TX 78258, filed a 
joint application in Docket No. CP09-47-000 pursuant to section 3 of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Subpart B of section 153 of the 
Commission's Regulations, seeking authorization to site, construct, and 
operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities, called the Clint 
Export Project, at a point in the international boundary between the 
United States and Mexico in El Paso County, Texas. Applicant further 
requests a Presidential Permit for such facilities, 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 Jim 
Wright, Associate General Counsel, Energy Transfer Company, 711 
Louisiana Suite 900 Houston, TX 77002, phone: (832) 668-1454, fax: 
(832) 668-1127, or e-mail: [email protected].
    Specifically, Applicant proposes to extend the Oasis System from 
the Waha Hub in Pecos County, TX to the proposed crossing in El Paso 
County, TX. The proposed extension, including the Border Crossing 
Facilities, will consist of approximately 188 miles of 36-inch pipeline 
and will be capable of transporting up to 600,000 MMBtu per day to the 
Mexican border.
    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 the 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 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 in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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

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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: February 17, 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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