[Federal Register: October 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 197)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-480-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Elk City Oklahoma Pipeline, L.P.;
Notice of Application
October 2, 2008.
Take notice that on September 29, 2008, Northern Natural Gas
Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, and
Elk City Oklahoma Pipeline, L.P. (ECOP), c/o Atlas Pipeline Mid-
Continent LLC, 110 West 7th Street, Suite 2300, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119,
filed a joint application in Docket No. CP08-480-000. Northern,
pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), requests
permission and approval to abandon by sale to Saleco, a new yet to be
named Delaware limited liability company, 16 miles of 16-inch pipeline
in Northern's Field Area and receipt point facilities (Beckham System),
with appurtenances facilities located in Roger Mills and Beckham
counties, Oklahoma. Northern also requests Commission approval to
abandon the primary firm service it provides with respect to a receipt
point located on the facilities proposed for abandonment. Once Saleco
is transferred to ECOP, the Beckham System will be operated by ECOP as
part of its non-jurisdictional gathering system. Northern and ECOP also
request in the filing a determination that, upon transfer to ECOP, the
facilities in question will be classified as ``gathering'' under
Section 1(b) of the NGA, 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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director of Certificates and External
Affairs for Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124,
at (402) 398-7103.
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 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.
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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 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: October 24, 2008.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-23935 Filed 10-8-08; 8:45 am]
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