[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17292]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-532-000]


Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; SOCCO, Inc.; Sumas Pipeline Company; 
Sumas Dry Kilns, Inc.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on July 20, 2018 Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget), 
SOCCO, Inc. (SOCCO), Sumas Pipeline Company (Sumas) and Sumas Dry 
Kilns, Inc. (Dry Kilns), filed in Docket No. CP18-532-000, a joint 
application pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), to 
amend authorization under NGA section 3 and Presidential Permit to 
reflect that Sumas has transferred a portion of its ownership interest 
in the border crossing facility and natural gas pipeline located in 
Whatcom County, Washington to Puget and SOCCO and the subsequent, 
pending transfer of SOCCO's resulting ownership interest to Sumas Dry 
Kilns, Inc. Puget, SOCCO, and Dry Kilns propose no construction or 
modification to the previously-approved facilities, 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.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Pamela J. Anderson, Perkins Coie LLP, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, 
Bellevue, Washington 98033, by phone at (425) 635-1417 or by email at 
[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 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 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 below listed comment date, 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 five 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 original and five copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 23, 2018.

    Dated: August 2, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-17292 Filed 8-10-18; 8:45 am]
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