80 FR 14105 - Rockies Express Pipeline LLC: Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 52 (March 18, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14105-14106]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06207]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-102-000]


Rockies Express Pipeline LLC: Notice of Application

    Take notice that on March 2, 2015, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 
(Rockies Express) filed an application with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) requesting a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing the operation as section 7(c) jurisdictional facilities 
certain pipeline assets, located in Noble and Monroe Counties, Ohio, 
that heretofore have been constructed and operated solely for the 
purpose of providing transportation services permitted under section 
311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act, all as more completely described in 
the Application. This filing is available for review at the Commission 
in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web 
site 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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to David 
Haag, Vice President, Regulatory, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 370 Van 
Gordon Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304, phone (303) 763-3258.
    Specifically, the facilities for which Rockies Express is 
requesting NGA section 7(c) authority were the subject of two advance 
notification filings made by Rockies Express on August 26, 2013 in 
Docket No. CP13-539-000 (Seneca Lateral Project) and on April 18, 2014 
in Docket No. CP14-194-000 (Seneca Compressor Expansion Project). The 
facilities consist of: (1) Approximately 14.7 miles of 24-inch lateral 
pipeline extending from an interconnect with MarkWest Energy Partners, 
L.P. Seneca Processing Plant to Rockies Express' mainline; (2) 
measurement facilities; and (3) 15,980 horsepower of booster 
compression. Rockies Express proposes incremental firm and 
interruptible transportation recourse rates based on the cost of the 
facilities of $135,950,429.
    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 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 seven 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

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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 seven copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 2, 2015.

    Dated: March 12, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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