[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2130-2131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-518]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP10-34-000, PF09-12-000]


East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Application

January 6, 2010.
    Take notice that on December 18, 2009, East Cheyenne Gas Storage, 
LLC (East Cheyenne), 10901 W. Toller Drive, Suite 200, Littleton, 
Colorado 80127, filed in the above referenced dockets 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 to construct and operate an 
underground natural gas storage facility to provide up to 18.9 billion 
cubic feet (Bcf) of working gas capacity in Logan County, Colorado 
(Project), 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.
    East Cheyenne requests: (i) Authorization to construct, own, 
operate, and maintain a nearly depleted reservoir natural gas storage 
facility that will accommodate the injection, storage, and subsequent 
withdrawal of natural gas for redelivery in interstate

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commerce; (ii) pre-granted abandonment authorization pursuant to 
section 7(b) of the NGA to dismantle and abandon the Project's proposed 
temporary West Peetz Compressor Station upon the in-service date of the 
permanent process facility; (iii) a blanket certificate pursuant to 
Part 284, Subpart G that will permit East Cheyenne to provide open-
access firm and interruptible storage services on behalf of others in 
interstate commerce with pre-granted abandonment of such services; (iv) 
a blanket certificate pursuant to Part 157, Subpart F that will permit 
East Cheyenne to construct, acquire, operate, rearrange, and abandon 
certain facilities following construction of the proposed Project; (v) 
authorization to provide the proposed storage services at market-based 
rates; (vi) approval of the pro forma FERC Gas Tariff, under which East 
Cheyenne will provide open access storage services in interstate 
commerce; and (vii) waiver of the requirements of some of the 
Commission's regulations.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to James 
F. Bowe, Jr., Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1101 New York Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005-4213, at (202) 346-8000.
    On May 13, 2009 the Commission staff granted East Cheyenne's 
request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF09-
12-000 to staff activities involved in the Project. Now as of the 
filing of the December 18, 2009 application, the Pre-Filing Process for 
this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be 
conducted in Docket No. CP10-34-000, 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 
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 online 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: January 27, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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