[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32340-32341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-377-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application

June 8, 2001.
    Take notice that on May 30, 2001, Dominion Transmission, Inc (DTI), 
445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, filed an 
application seeking authorization to continue operation of a storage 
well and related facilities pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA) and Part 157 Commission's Rules and Regulations. DTI states 
that the purpose of the application is to obtain authorization to 
continue the operation of the UW-124 storage well and related 
facilities located in the North Summit Storage Pool at DTI's North 
Summit Storage Field, all as more fully set forth in the amendment 
which is open to the public for inspection.
    DTI states that the issuance of a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity for the UW-124 well will allow more efficient and 
reliable operations by DTI and will avoid additional costs to DTI's 
customers. DTI also requests that intermediate decision procedures be 
omitted, pursuant to Rules 801 and 802 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure. This application may be viewed on the web at: 
www.rimswebl.ferc.us/rims.q~rp2~ilnto (call 202-208-222 for 
assistance).
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Sean 
R. Sleigh, Certificates Manager, Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West 
Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301, at (304) 627-3462.
    There are two 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 June 29, 
2001, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest 
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 
filing 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 order in the 
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have a 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

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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.
    The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the 
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination 
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its 
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other 
pipelines in the area, and on landowners and communities. For example, 
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to 
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed 
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be 
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on 
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important 
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as 
possible.
    Interventions, comments, and protests 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 at: www.ferc.gov/documents/makeanelectronicfiling/doorbell.htm.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-14994 Filed 6-13-01; 8:45 am]
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