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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. The Respondent’s answer

and all interventions, or protests must

be filed on or before the comment date.

The Respondent’s answer, motions to

intervene, and protests must be served

on the Complainants.

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.

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: 5 p.m. Eastern Time

on January 17, 2008.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. E8–42 Filed 1–7–08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E8–75 Filed 1–7–08; 8:45 am]

[Docket No. CP05–357–007]

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Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P.;

Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

December 28, 2007.

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accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

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. Anyone filing an

intervention or protest must serve a

copy of that document on the Applicant.

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.

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 18, 2008.

Take notice that on December 20,

2007, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline,

L.P (Cheniere), 700 Milam Street, Suite

800, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the

above-referenced docket an abbreviated

application pursuant to section 7(c) of

the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157

of the regulations of the Commission, to

amend its certificate authority issued on

June 15, 2006 in Docket No. CP05–357–

000 et al., as amended, in order to revise

the initial transportation rates for

Cheniere’s Zone 1 facilities.

Any person desiring to intervene or to

protest this filing must file in

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[Docket No. CP08–36–000]

Chestnut Ridge Storage LLC; Notice of

Applications

December 28, 2007.

Take notice that on December 14,

2007, Chestnut Ridge Storage LLC

(Chestnut Ridge), Ten Thousand

Memorial Drive, Suite 200, Houston,

Texas 77024–3410, filed an application

under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act

(NGA) for authorization to construct and

operate a new underground natural gas

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storage facility to be located in Fayette

County, Pennsylvania and Monongalia

and Preston Counties, West Virginia.

This 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, please contact FERC Online

Support at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll

free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,

contact (202) 502–8659. Questions

concerning this Application may be

directed to James F. Bowe, Jr., Dewey &

LeBoeuf LLP, 975 F Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20004–1405 (phone)

202–862–1000.

Chestnut Ridge’s Application seeks

(1) a certificate of public convenience

and necessity that would authorize

Chestnut Ridge to construct, own,

operate and maintain a highdeliverability depleted reservoir natural

gas storage facility, the Junction Natural

Gas Storage Project (JCT Project), that

will accommodate the injection, storage

and subsequent withdrawal of natural

gas for redelivery in interstate

commerce; (2) a blanket certificate

pursuant to subpart G of 18 CFR part

284 that will permit Chestnut Ridge to

provide open-access firm and

interruptible natural gas storage services

on behalf of others in interstate

commerce with pre-granted

abandonment of such services; (3) a

blanket certificate pursuant to Subpart F

of 18 CFR part 157 that will permit

Chestnut Ridge to construct, acquire,

operate, rearrange and abandon certain

facilities following construction of the

proposed project; (4) authorization to

provide the proposed storage services at

market-based rates; and (5) approval of

a pro forma FERC Gas Tariff, under

which Chestnut Ridge will provide

open-access natural gas storage services

in interstate commerce.

Chestnut Ridge also requests that the

Commission waive the requirements of

(i) 18 CFR 157.6(b)(8) and 157.14(a)(13),

(14), (16), (17) (which relate to the filing

of information required to justify rates

on a cost-of-service basis, given that

Chestnut Ridge proposes to charge

market-based rates for the services it

will provide); (ii) 18 CFR 157.14(a)(10)

(which requires a showing regarding

accessible gas supplies that is not

applicable to a storage project to which

third parties will deliver their gas); (iii)

18 CFR 260.2 and part 201 (accounting

and reporting requirements appropriate

for a cost-of-service rate structure); and

(iv) 18 CFR 284.7(e) and 284.10 (which

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impose requirements relating to the

design of rates that are not applicable to

market-based rates).

Chestnut Ridge states that the JCT

Project would provide necessary natural

gas infrastructure in furtherance of the

Commission’s policies supporting the

development of new natural gas storage

capacity. According to Chestnut Ridge,

the JCT Project will increase the

reliability of natural gas supply during

periods of production and

transportation interruptions and will

enhance the reliability of the interstate

pipeline grid. Chestnut Ridge states that

the JCT Project will include up to

twenty-six (26) storage injection/

withdrawal wells with a total working

gas storage capacity of up to 25 billion

cubic feet (Bcf). Chestnut Ridge also

states that the JCT Project will have gas

injection and withdrawal capabilities of

up to 500,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/

d).

Chestnut Ridge represents that

construction and operation of the JCT

Project will have minimal impacts on

the natural environment and on

adjacent landowners. Chestnut Ridge

states that the market power study

included with its Application

demonstrates that Chestnut Ridge will

not have market power in any relevant

market. It asserts that the Commission

can therefore conclude that Chestnut

Ridge will be unable to charge or collect

rates for its services that exceed just and

reasonable levels.

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.

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 and

385.214). Protests will be considered by

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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 file on or before the

comment date. Anyone filing a motion

to intervene or protest must serve a copy

of that document on the Applicant. On

or before the comment date, it is not

necessary to serve motions to intervene

or protests on persons other than the

Applicant.

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 commenters 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 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 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 the original and 14

copies of the protest or intervention to

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

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Comment Date: January 22, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E8–69 Filed 1–7–08; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 925–010 (IA)]

City of Ottumwa, IA; Notice of

Availability of Environmental

Assessment

December 21, 2007.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR Part

380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the

Office of Energy Projects has reviewed

the application for a new license for the

Ottumwa Hydroelectric Project, located

on the Des Moines River in the City of

Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, and

has prepared an Environmental

Assessment (EA). In the EA,

Commission staff analyze the potential

environmental effects of relicensing the

project and conclude that issuing a new

license for the project, with appropriate

environmental measures, would not

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment.

A copy of the EA is on file with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection. The EA may also 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

Online Support at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,

(202) 502–8659.

Any comments should be filed within

30 days from the issuance date of this

notice, and should be addressed to the

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Room 1–A, Washington, DC 20426.

Please affix ‘‘Ottumwa Project No. 925–

010’’ to all comments. Comments may

be filed electronically via Internet in

lieu of paper. The Commission strongly

encourages electronic filings. See 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s Web

site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For further

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