[Federal Register: February 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 36)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP09-59-000]
Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Application
February 18, 2009.
Take notice that on February 3, 2009, as supplemented on February
12, 2009, Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (Cove Point) with a principal
place of business at 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA, filed with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application under Section 3 of
the Natural Gas Act seeking authorization to construct, install, own,
operate and maintain a new compressor to be used to compress boil-off
gas from the vapor system up to pipeline pressure prior to entering the
Cove Point Pipeline at Dominion's Cove Point LNG Terminal located in
Calvert County, Maryland.
Cove Point's proposal is more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The
filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Amanda K. Prestage, Regulatory and Certificates Analyst II, Dominion
Transmission, Inc., 701 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219,
telephone: (804) 771-4416, fax: (804) 771-4804.
Cove Point says that the purpose of the boil-off compressor project
is to increase Cove Point's capability to compress vapor for send-out
through its natural gas pipeline facilities. This capability is
important during periods of low send-out from the LNG Terminal. When
LNG is routinely being vaporized in the normal course of business, boil
off vapor is consumed as fuel to operate terminal equipment, and does
not accumulate within the plant. However, when vaporization is not
occurring on a regular basis, boil off can cause pressures within the
LNG storage tanks to increase.
The boil-off compressor project will be composed of one 3,500-
horsepower electric motor driven reciprocating compressor unit and
related facilities, all of which will be constructed within the
existing LNG Terminal site. The estimated cost of the boil-off
compressor project facilities is about $ 8 million. Cove Point
anticipates that these costs will be allocated to LNG import services,
and will be collected in rates (1) through negotiations in accordance
with the Commission's Hackberry policy as codified in EPAct 2005, and/
or (2) through the normal course of future rate proceedings (such as
the next general rate case that is to be filed not later than 2011).
Cove Point does not seek to establish an initial rate applicable to the
boil-off compressor project at this time. Nor is Cove Point seeking a
pre-determination of rolled-in rate treatment for the costs of this
project. Cove Point says that no changes to the rates for any existing
services are proposed at this time.
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 the 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 in the proceeding with the Commission
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only
parties to the
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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 an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: March 10, 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-3967 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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