[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26669-26670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12870]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-415-000]


Northwest Pipeline GP; Notice of Application

May 27, 2009.
    Take notice that on May 20, 2009, Northwest Pipeline GP 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in 
Docket No. CP09-415-000, an application pursuant to section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations 
thereunder, requesting the Commission to grant a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing Northwest to construct and 
operate its Sundance Trail Expansion Project (Project), all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. 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) 420-5589.
    Specifically, Northwest's states that its proposed Project consists 
of: (1) The construction of new expansion capacity; and (2) replacement 
and reliability work related the Northwest's existing system capacity. 
The proposed Project will provide 150,000 Dth/d of firm transportation 
capacity from the Greasewood and Meeker/White River Hubs in Rio Blanco 
County, Colorado to the Opal Hub area in Lincoln County, Wyoming which 
is created by utilizing new facilities as well as available 
unsubscribed capacity on Northwest's system. The new Project facilities 
consist of: (1) Approximately 15.5 miles of 30-inch diameter pipeline 
loop between milepost 422.2 to 437.7 in Lincoln County, Wyoming and (2) 
the replacement, construction and operation of compression facilities 
(net 3,980 ISO horsepower increase), at the Vernal Compressor Station 
in Uintah County, Utah. The replacement and reliability work consists 
of abandonment of the two Allison Delaval centrifugal compressor units 
(3,165 horsepower each) at the Vernal Compressor Station with a new 
Solar Taurus 70 turbine driven centrifugal compressor unit (10,310 
horsepower). In addition, Northwest requests a pre-determination of 
roll-in for costs associated with the Project. Northwest states that 
the estimated total cost of the Project, including the removal costs of 
the existing facilities is approximately $59.4 million, of which 
approximately $46.7 million reflects the cost of expansion capacity and 
$12.7 million reflects the costs of replacement and reliability work at 
the Vernal Compressor Station.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Lynn 
Dahlberg, Manager Certificates and Tariffs, Northwest Pipeline GP, 295 
Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, at 801-584-6851.
    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 
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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 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.
    Comments, protests and interventions 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 at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission strongly encourages 
intervenors to file electronically. 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.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 17, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-12870 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am]
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