[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7412-7413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3222]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP09-54-000; PF08-9-000]


Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Application

February 9, 2009.
    Take notice that on January 27, 2009, Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. (Ruby) 
Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in the 
above referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Parts 157 and 284 of the Commission's 
regulations, for an order granting a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of a new 
interstate natural gas pipeline system extending from Opal, Wyoming to 
Malin, Oregon and blanket transportation and construction certificates 
pursuant to Parts 284 and 157 of the Commission's regulations, 
respectively, all as more fully set forth in the application which is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing 
is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room 
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, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-
free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, Ruby proposes to construct and operate: (i) A new, 
675.2 mile, 42-inch diameter pipeline extending westward from Opal, 
Wyoming through the states of Utah and Nevada to a terminus at the 
Malin Hub in Oregon; (ii) a 2.6 mile, 42-inch diameter lateral 
extending from the Malin Hub to the Oregon/California border; (iii) the 
69,000 horsepower Roberson Creek Compressor Station located in Lincoln 
County, Wyoming; (iv) the 28,668 horsepower Wildcat Hills Compressor 
Station located in Box Elder County, Utah; (v) the 39,662 horsepower 
Wieland Flat Compressor Station located in Elko County, Nevada; (vi) 
the 19,831 horsepower Desert Valley Compressor Station located in 
Humboldt County, Nevada; and (vii) various receipt points located in 
Lincoln County, Wyoming and various bi-directional delivery points 
located in Humboldt County, Nevada and Klamath County, Oregon. Ruby's 
proposed pipeline would be capable of transporting up to 1,500,000 
MMBtu/d of natural gas from the Rocky Mountains to the Malin Hub. Ruby 
estimates that the facilities will cost approximately $2.96 billion. 
Ruby would provide open access firm and interruptible transportation on 
the pipeline pursuant to its Pro Forma Tariff for which it seeks 
approval.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
Richard Derryberry, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Ruby Pipeline, 
L.L.C., P.O. Box 1087,

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Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 at (719) 520-3782 or by fax at (719) 
667-7534 or Craig V. Richardson, Vice President and General Counsel, 
Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C., P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 
at (719) 520-4370 or by fax at (719) 520-4898.
    On January 31, 2008, the Commission staff granted Ruby's request to 
utilize the FERC Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF08-9-000 
to staff activities involved in the Ruby Project. Now as of the filing 
of Ruby's application on January 27, 2009, the Pre-Filing Process for 
this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be 
conducted in Docket No. CP09-54-000, 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 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 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: March 2, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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