[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12824-12825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5135]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP12-72-000; PF11-9-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on February 17, 2012, Dominion Transmission, Inc. 
(DTI), having its principal place of business at 701 East Cary Street, 
Richmond, Virginia 23219, filed an application in Docket No. CP12-72-
000 pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 
of the Commission's Regulations, for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity to construct and operate its Allegheny 
Storage Project. The Allegheny Storage Project consists of the 
construction and operation of facilities in Frederick County, Maryland; 
Monroe County, Ohio; Lewis County, West Virginia; and Tioga County, 
Pennsylvania. Specifically, DTI proposes to construct new compressor 
stations and appurtenant facilities and upgrade two metering and 
regulating stations in Franklin County, Maryland and Monroe County, 
Ohio; install additional glycol dehydration at DTI's existing Wolf Run 
compressor station in Lewis County, West Virginia; construct and 
replace piping and ancillary facilities at its Sabinsville storage 
facility in Tioga County, Pennsylvania; and increase the storage 
capacities at its Fink Kennedy/Lost Creek storage facility and 
Sabinsville storage facility, 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 TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Amanda K. Prestage, Regulatory and Certificates Analyst III, Dominion 
Transmission, Inc., 701 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219 by 
calling (804) 771-4416 or fax (804) 771-4804 or email 
[email protected].
    On July 28, 2011, the Commission staff granted DTI's request to use 
the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF11-9-000 to staff 
activities involving the Allegheny Storage Project. Now, as of the 
filing of this application on February 17, 2012, the NEPA Pre-Filing 
Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP12-72-000, 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

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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: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 16, 2012.

    Dated: February 24, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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