[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74701-74702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30163]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Docket Nos. CP11-24-000; PF10-18-000]


Ryckman Creek Resources, LLC; Notice of Application

November 23, 2010.
    Take notice that on November 8, 2010, Ryckman Creek Resources, LLC 
(Ryckman), 3 Riverway, Suite 1110, Houston, TX 77056, filed in Docket 
No. CP11-24-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 and 284 of the Commission's regulations 
seeking authorization construct and operate an underground natural gas 
storage facility to provide up to 35 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of 
working gas capacity in Uinta County, Wyoming, 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 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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Ryckman requests that the Commission issue an order granting it: 
(1) A certificate of public convenience and necessity to develop, 
construct, own, operate and maintain a new interstate natural gas 
storage facility to be developed from an existing partially depleted 
oil field in Uinta County, Wyoming; (2) a blanket certificate under 
Part 284, Subpart G, of the Commission's regulations authorizing 
Ryckman to provide open-access non discriminatory natural gas storage 
and related services with pre-granted abandonment of such services; (3) 
a blanket certificate under Part 157, Subpart F, of the Commission's 
regulations authorizing Ryckman to construct, acquire, operate and 
abandon certain facilities in accordance with the Commission's 
regulations; (4) authorization to charge market-based rates for the 
proposed natural gas storage and hub services, including interruptible 
wheeling services; (5) approval of the pro forma FERC Gas Tariff 
pursuant to which Ryckman will provide open-access, non-discriminatory 
natural gas storage and hub services, including interruptible wheeling 
services, consistent with the Commission's policies; and (6) waiver of 
certain Commission regulations and requirements that have been found to 
be inapplicable to storage providers granted market-based rate 
authority.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Thomas Wynne, Ryckman Creek Resources, LLC, 3 Riverway, Suite 1110, 
Houston, Texas 77056, telephone (713) 974-5600, or facsimile (713) 974-
5601, or e-mail [email protected].
    On April 26, 2010, the Commission staff granted Ryckman's request 
to use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF10-18-000 for 
this proceeding during the pre-filing review of the Ryckman Creek 
Storage project. Now, as of the filing of Ryckman's application on 
November 8, 2010, the pre-filing process for this project has ended. 
From this time forward, Ryckman's proceeding will be

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conducted in Docket No. CP11-24-000, as noted in the caption of this 
Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 
157.9, within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission's 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's staff issuance of 
the 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 reach a final decision on a request 
for federal authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the 
Commission staff's 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.
    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. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1) (iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Comment Date: December 15, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-30163 Filed 11-30-10; 8:45 am]
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