[Federal Register: February 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 36)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP09-60-000; PF08-20-000]
Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Application
February 18, 2009.
Take notice that on February 4, 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 upgrade, modify, and expand the existing offshore pier
at Cove Point's LNG Terminal located in Calvert County, Maryland. Cove
Point says that these proposed facilities will enable the safe docking,
discharge and departure from the pier of next-generation LNG vessels
that are now coming into service worldwide.
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 FERCOnline
Support@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 its Pier Reinforcement Project would consist
of the following components to be constructed at or adjacent to the
existing offshore pier at the Cove Point LNG Terminal:
Installation of ten new mooring dolphins;
Reinforcement of eight existing breasting dolphins;
Construction of new walkways at each end of the pier;
Replacement of the existing gangways and service cranes
with new automated gangways on platforms;
Installation of new display boards;
Upgrading of the docking control system with new quick-
release mooring hooks;
Dredging the channelward side of the pier to accommodate
deeper draft vessels; and
Placing the dredged material at a permitted dredged
material placement site.
Cove Point says that the cost of the Pier Reinforcement Project is
about $51.1 million and that it is proposing to provide an optional
incremental service under Rate Schedules LTD-1 and LTD-2 to shippers
utilizing these proposed Incremental Port Facilities. Under Cove
Point's current tariff limit, it limits the receipt of vessels at its
LNG Terminal to a capacity of no greater than 148,000 cubic meters of
LNG. The proposed modifications to the pier would allow Cove Point to
receive vessels carrying cargoes of up to 267,000 cubic meters of LNG.
Cove Point proposes three options for its import shippers to contract
for this incremental service which are explained in more detail in its
application, along with applicable proposed revisions to its tariff.
One of these options includes a cost-based recourse rate and Cove Point
provided details to support the proposed calculation of this recourse
rate in its filing.
Cove Point says that this proposal will not involve an increase in
the amount of LNG delivered to the LNG Terminal, the amount of storage
capacity, or the amount of vaporized LNG sent out from the LNG Terminal
over the levels authorized by the Commission in the Cove Point
Expansion Project.
On May 21, 2008, the Commission staff granted Cove Point's request
to utilize the FERC Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF08-20-
000 to staff activities involved in the Pier Reinforcement Project. Now
as of the filing of Cove Point's application on February 4, 2009, the
Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward,
this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP09-60-000, as noted
in the caption of this Notice.
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
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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 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. E9-3973 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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