[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11524-11525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4406]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-54-000]


Town of Walden, Colorado; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on February 1, 2012, Town of Walden, Colorado 
(Walden) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) an application under section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) for determination of a service area within which Walden may, 
without further Commission authorization, provide natural gas 
distribution service to customers in Colorado and Wyoming. Walden 
requests that the Commission: (1) Determine that Walden is a local 
distribution company for purposes of Section 311 of the NGPA; (2) grant 
Walden a service area determination pursuant to Section 7(f) of the NGA 
as described in the body of this Application; (3) grant Walden a waiver 
of all regulatory, accounting, and reporting requirements applicable to 
natural gas companies under the NGA and the NGPA with respect to the 
activities covered by this Application and the designated service area; 
and (4) grant such further relief as the Commission may deem 
appropriate, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 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.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Bruce 
S. Asay, Esq., 1807 Capitol Avenue 203, Cheyenne, WY 82001, or 
telephone 307-632-2888 or by email [email protected] or to 
Steven Shute, contract operator of Walden Gas at P.O. Box 1054, 
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 or telephone 970-928-9208 or by email 
[email protected].
    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 seven 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 
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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 seven copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: March 8, 2012.

    Dated: February 16, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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