[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 59183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23618]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-521-000]


Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on September 12, 2012, Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. 
(NFP) (JCE) 793 U.S. Route 20 West, Elizabeth, Illinois 61028, filed in 
Docket No. CP12-521-000, an application pursuant to section 7(f) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, requesting to amend its present 
service area determination \1\ within which JCE may, without further 
Commission authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas 
distribution facilities. JCE also requests for a continuation of the: 
(i) Waiver of the Commission's accounting and reporting requirements 
and other regulatory requirements ordinarily applicable to natural gas 
companies under the NGA and the NGPA; (ii) pregranted abandonment of 
this service; and (iii) such further relief the Commission may deem 
appropriate, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is 
on file with the Commission and open to the public for 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, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-
free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
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    \1\ Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), 117 FERC ] 62,265 (2006).
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    JCE proposes to retroactively acquire 1.3 miles of 8-inch diameter 
pipeline from Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) and a related 
pressure regulating station that would extend the 3,800 feet of 8-inch 
diameter pipeline that is presently included in the Jackson County, 
Iowa, portion of JCE's prior service area determination. JCE states 
that it acquired the facilities from Northern on January 30, 2012, 
because the Iowa Utility Board (IUB) requested that JCE install new 
odorization equipment on its existing facilities to comply with IUB 
pipeline safety regulations. JCE also states that prior to January 30, 
2012, the ownership demarcation point between Northern and JCE was in 
the middle of the Mississippi River, making JCE's facilities 
inaccessible for installing the required odorization equipment. JCE 
further states that its acquisition of the new facilities would not 
increase JCE's ability to serve customers either inside or outside of 
its present service area determination. Finally, JCE asserts that the 
sole reason it seeks to amend its service area determination is that 
the newly acquired facilities appear to fall outside of the very 
limited service area determination in Iowa that the Commission 
previously authorized in 2006.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Michael Hastings, Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP), 793 U.S. Route 20 
West, Elizabeth, Illinois 61028, or via telephone at (815) 858-2207 or 
email: [email protected], or Joshua L. Menter, Miller, Balis & 
O'Neil, P.C., 1015 15th Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, or via 
telephone at (202) 296-2960 or email: [email protected].
    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.
    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.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 10, 2012.

    Dated: September 19, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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