Document ID: FERC-2010-1898-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Kern River Gas Transmission Co.
Posted Date: 2010-12-28T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81593-81594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32642]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-46-000]

Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

December 21, 2010.
    Take notice that on December 9, 2010, Kern River Gas Transmission 
Company (Kern River), 2755 E. Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 300, Salt Lake 
City, Utah 84121, filed in the above referenced docket an application 
pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of 
the Commission's regulations, for an order granting a certificate of 
public convenience to construct and operate the Mountain Pass Lateral 
and appurtenant facilities, 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.
    Specifically, the Mountain Pass lateral is an 8.6-mile, 8-inch 
diameter pipeline routing generally south from Kern River mainlines 
along the western edge of Ivanpah Valley, over the Clark Mountains, and 
terminating on Molycorp property. Also, as part of the project Kern 
River proposes to construct a new meter station, capable of measuring 
and delivering 24,270 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas, and a 
pig receiver facility to be located at the Molycorp facility.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
Michael Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates, Kern River Gas 
Transmission Company, MidAmerican Energy Pipeline Group, 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

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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 7 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. 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: January 11, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-32642 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am]
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