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continued allowance of market-based 

rates in geographic markets etc. 

Filed Date: 06/30/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090630–0055. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER01–1403–010; 

ER06–1443–006; ER04–366–008; ER01– 

2968–011; ER01–845–009; ER05–1122– 

007; ER08–107–004. 

Applicants: FirstEnergy Operating 

Companies, Pennsylvania Power 

Company, Jersey Central Power & Light 

Co., FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., 

FirstEnergy Generation Corporation; 

FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation 

Corporation, FirstEnergy Generation 

Mansfield Unit 1. 

Description: Supplemental 

Information of FirstEnergy Generation 

Corp., et. al. regarding post-Study Year 

Energy Purchases from Wind-Powered 

Generators. 

Filed Date: 06/30/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090630–5201. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–978–001. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection 

L.L.C. 

Description: PJM Interconnection 

submits Substitute First Revised Sheet 

224Q et al. to FERC Electric Tariff, Sixth 

Revised Volume 1. 

Filed Date: 07/08/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090709–0143. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–1421–000. 

Applicants: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

Description: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc 

submits Contract for Interconnection, 

Load Control Boundary, and 

Maintenance with Northern States 

Power Co dated 6/12/09 etc. 

Filed Date: 07/08/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090709–0144. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–1422–000. 

Applicants: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

Description: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc 

submits a Facilities Construction 

Agreement with Minnkota Power 

Cooperative, Inc etc. 

Filed Date: 07/08/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090709–0147. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 

and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. It 

is not necessary to separately intervene 

again in a subdocket related to a 

compliance filing if you have previously 

intervened in the same docket. Protests 

will be considered by the Commission 

in determining the appropriate action to 

be taken, but will not serve to make 

protestants parties to the proceeding. 

Anyone filing a motion to intervene or 

protest must serve a copy of that 

document on the Applicant. In reference 

to filings initiating a new proceeding, 

interventions or protests submitted on 

or before the comment deadline need 

not be served on persons other than the 

Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above proceedings 

are accessible in the Commission’s 

eLibrary system by clicking on the 

appropriate link in the above list. They 

are also 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 dockets(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. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–17220 Filed 7–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. PF09–12–000] 

East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Planned East Cheyenne Gas Storage 

Project, and Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues 

July 13, 2009. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the East Cheyenne Gas Storage Project 

involving construction and operation of 

facilities by Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC 

(East Cheyenne) in Logan County, 

Colorado. This EA will be used by the 

Commission in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies on the project. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues need to be 

evaluated in the EA. Please note that the 

scoping period will close on August 12, 

2009. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing for this project, which includes 

affected landowners; federal, state, and 

local government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American Tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. Interested parties are 

encouraged to submit comments on the 

environmental issues they believe 

should be addressed in the EA. State 

and local government representatives 

are asked to notify their constituents of 

this planned project and encourage 

them to comment on their areas of 

concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, you may be contacted by a 

pipeline company representative about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

planned facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

agreement. However, if the project is 

approved by the Commission, that 

approval conveys with it the right of 

eminent domain. Therefore, if easement 

negotiations fail to produce an 

agreement, the pipeline company could 


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1The appendices referenced in this notice are not 

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail and are available at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or 

from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call 

(202) 502–8371. For instructions on connecting to 

eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 

2 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the 

environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of 

Energy Projects. 

initiate condemnation proceedings in 

accordance with state law. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ is available for viewing on 

the FERC Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses 

a number of typically asked questions, 

including the use of eminent domain 

and how to participate in the 

Commission’s proceedings. 

Summary of the Planned Project 

East Cheyenne plans to develop, 

construct, own and operate a natural gas 

storage facility in two nearly depleted 

oil production fields in Logan County, 

Colorado. Prior to, and concurrent with 

development of the gas storage fields, 

East Cheyenne plans to proceed with 

enhanced oil recovery (EOR) of 

petroleum reserves remaining in the 

storage fields. The construction and 

operation of the EOR facilities are under 

the jurisdiction of the Colorado Oil and 

Gas Conservation Commission 

(COGCC). Conversion or plugging of 

existing wells in the fields would be 

necessary as part of the EOR activities. 

The Cheyenne Gas Storage Project is 

anticipated to have an initial working 

gas storage capacity of approximately 

9.8 billion cubic feet (Bcf), which would 

increase to approximately 18.9 Bcf 

between 3 and 5 years after operation 

begins. 

The East Cheyenne Storage Project 

would consist of the following facilities: 

• Ten gas injection/withdrawal wells 

to be drilled from six new well pads; 

• A compressor station for injection 

and withdrawal of natural gas; 

• Approximately 83,500 feet of 4- to 

30-inch-diameter pipelines connecting 

the wellheads to the compressor station 

and associated facilities; 

• A natural gas liquids recovery 

plant; 

• Two water injection/disposal wells; 

• Dual 24-inch-diameter pipelines to 

be constructed in a single corridor 

interconnecting with the Rockies 

Express Pipeline, LLC and Trailblazer 

Pipeline Company interstate natural gas 

pipelines at a site 3.5 miles north of the 

planned compressor station site; 

• A meter station at the interstate 

pipeline system interconnects; 

• Gas dehydration facilities; 

• Amine treating facilities; 

• Support facilities for construction; 

and 

• Ancillary facilities necessary to 

operate the storage facility, flow lines, 

wells, and compressor facilities. 

The general location of the project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1

Land Requirements for Construction 

The project would involve storing 

natural gas in nearly depleted reservoirs 

that underlie an area of approximately 

2,400 acres, with an additional 3,600 

acres serving as a storage buffer area. 

Construction of the planned facilities 

would disturb about 352.11 acres of 

land for the aboveground facilities and 

the pipelines. An additional 166.79 

acres would be disturbed for nonjurisdictional facilities associated with 

EOR operations. Following 

construction, about 127.67 acres would 

be maintained for permanent operation 

of the gas storage project’s facilities and 

72.36 acres for non-jurisdictional EOR 

operations; the remaining acreage would 

be restored and allowed to revert to 

former uses. Much of the planned 

pipeline right-of-way would be parallel 

to existing County Road 39. 

The EA Process 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to 

take into account the environmental 

impacts that could result from an action 

whenever it considers the issuance of a 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to 

discover and address concerns the 

public may have about proposals. This 

process is referred to as ‘‘scoping’’. The 

main goal of the scoping process is to 

focus the analysis in the EA on the 

important environmental issues. By this 

notice, the Commission requests public 

comments on the scope of the issues to 

address in the EA. All comments 

received will be considered during the 

preparation of the EA. 

In the EA, we will discuss impacts 

that could occur as a result of the 

construction and operation of the 

planned project under these general 

headings: 

• Geology and soils; 

• Land use; 

• Water resources, fisheries, and 

wetlands; 

• Cultural resources; 

• Vegetation and wildlife; 

• Air quality and noise; 

• Endangered and threatened species; 

• Hazardous waste; and 

• Public safety. 

We will also evaluate possible 

alternatives to the planned project or 

portions of the project, and make 

recommendations on how to lessen or 

avoid impacts on the various resource 

areas. 

Although no formal application has 

been filed, we have already initiated our 

NEPA review under the Commission’s 

Pre-filing Process. The purpose of the 

Pre-filing Process is to encourage early 

involvement of interested stakeholders 

and to identify and resolve issues before 

an application is filed with the FERC. 

As part of our pre-filing review, we have 

begun to contact some federal and state 

agencies to discuss their involvement in 

the scoping process and the preparation 

of the EA. 

Our independent analysis of the 

issues will be presented in the EA. 

Depending on the comments received 

during the scoping process, the EA may 

be published and mailed to those on our 

environmental mailing list (see 

discussion of how to remain on our 

mailing list on page 6). A comment 

period will be allotted for review if the 

EA is published. We will consider all 

comments on the EA before we make 

our recommendations to the 

Commission. 

With this notice, we are asking 

agencies with jurisdiction and/or 

special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues to formally 

cooperate with us in the preparation of 

the EA. These agencies may choose to 

participate once they have evaluated the 

proposal relative to their 

responsibilities. Agencies that would 

like to request cooperating agency status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments provided under the Public 

Participation section of this notice. 

Currently Identified Environmental 

Issues 

We have already identified one issue 

that we think deserves attention based 

on a preliminary review of the planned 

facilities and the environmental 

information provided by East Cheyenne. 

Blue Sky Gas Storage, LLC (Docket No. 

CP09–428–000) is proposing a storage 

project in the same general area of 

Logan County as the planned East 

Cheyenne Storage Project. The EA will 

address potential cumulative impacts 

associated with construction and 

operation of both storage facilities. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the project. 

Your comments should focus on the 


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potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

The more specific your comments, the 

more useful they will be. To ensure that 

your written comments are timely and 

properly recorded, please send in your 

comments so that they will be received 

in Washington, DC on or before August 

12, 2009. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods which you can use to submit 

your written comments to the 

Commission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has expert eFiling staff 

available to assist you at 202–502–8258 

or efiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the Quick 

Comment feature, which is located at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link 

called ‘‘Documents and Filings’’. A 

Quick Comment is an easy method for 

interested persons to submit text-only 

comments on a project; 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the ‘‘eFiling’’ 

feature that is listed under the 

‘‘Documents and Filings’’ link. eFiling 

involves preparing your submission in 

the same manner as you would if filing 

on paper, and then saving the file on 

your computer’s hard drive. You will 

attach that file to your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on the links called 

‘‘Sign up’’ or ‘‘eRegister’’. You will be 

asked to select the type of filing you are 

making. A comment on a particular 

project is considered a ‘‘Comment on a 

Filing’’; or 

(3) You may file your comments with 

the Commission via mail by sending an 

original and two copies of your letter to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. 

In all instances, please reference the 

project docket number PF09–12–000 

with your submission. Label one copy of 

the comments for the attention of Gas 

Branch 1, PJ–11.1. 

Environmental Mailing List 

An effort is being made to send this 

notice to all individuals, organizations, 

and government entities interested in 

and/or potentially affected by the 

planned project. This includes all 

landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be 

used temporarily for project purposes, 

or who own homes within certain 

distances of aboveground facilities (as 

defined in the Commission’s 

regulations). 

If you do not want to send comments 

at this time but still want to remain on 

our mailing list, please return the 

Information Request (appendix 2). If you 

do not return the Information Request, 

you will be taken off the mailing list. 

Becoming an Intervenor 

Once East Cheyenne files its 

application with the Commission, you 

may want to become an ‘‘intervenor’’, 

which is an official party to the 

Commission’s proceeding. Intervenors 

play a more formal role in the process 

and are able to file briefs, appear at 

hearings, and be heard by the courts if 

they choose to appeal the Commission’s 

final ruling. An intervenor formally 

participates in the proceeding by filing 

a request to intervene. Instructions for 

becoming an intervenor are included in 

the User’s Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’ 

link on the Commission’s Web site. 

Please note that you may not request 

intervenor status at this time. You must 

wait until a formal application for the 

project is filed with the Commission. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC 

Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the 

eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, 

click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the 

docket number, excluding the last three 

digits, in the Docket Number field. Be 

sure you have selected an appropriate 

date range. For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission now 

offers a free service called eSubscription 

which allows you to keep track of all 

formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets. This can reduce the 

amount of time you spend researching 

proceedings by automatically providing 

you with notification of these filings, 

document summaries and direct links to 

the documents. Go to http:// 

www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. 

Finally, public meetings or site visits 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–17238 Filed 7–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL09–63–000] 

City of Orangeburg, SC; Notice of 

Filing 

July 13, 2009. 

Take notice that on July 2, 2009, the 

City of Orangeburg, South Carolina (City 

of Orangeburg), pursuant section 205(a) 

of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 824a–l(a), and Rule 

207(a)(5) of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 

385.207(a)(5), filed a petition for 

declaratory requesting that the 

Commission exempt the Orangeburg 

Department of Public Utilities and other 

affected electric facilities from the 

policy and practice announced by the 

North Carolina Utilities Commission 

(NCUC) in its March 30, 2009 Order 

E–7, Sub 858 (NCUC Order). The City of 

Orangeburg also seeks a petition for 

declaratory order stating that the policy 

announced in the NCUC Order is 

preempted by the Commission’s 

exclusive jurisdiction over wholesale 

power sales, transmission and rates 

under sections 201(a), 201(b), 205, and 

206 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

824(a), 824(b), 824d, and 824e. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of 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. 


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