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[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-76-000]

 
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application

March 10, 2006.
    Take notice that on March 1, 2006, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC 
(Algonquin), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310, filed 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an 
application under sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and 
part 157 of the Commission's regulations for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity seeking authorization: (1) To construct, 
install, own, operate, and maintain certain facilities, known as the 
Ramapo Expansion Project, as well as replace and abandon other existing 
facilities in order to meet requests from two shippers for the receipt 
of natural gas from the proposed new interconnection with Millennium 
Pipeline Company, L.P. (Millennium) at Ramapo, New York; and (2) to 
implement an initial incremental surcharge for service on the Project 
facilities.
    The Project is related to Millennium's Phase I Project (CP98-150-
006), Empire Pipeline's Empire Connector Project (CP06-5-000, et al.) 
and the Iroquois Gas Transmission Project in PF06-000. Specifically, 
Algonquin proposes to: (1) Abandon and remove approximately 4.8 miles 
of 26-inch diameter pipeline and replace with 42-inch diameter 
pipeline, in the towns of Ramapo and Haverstraw, Rockland County, New 
York; (2) construct a new compressor station totaling 37,700 horsepower 
in Oxford, Connecticut; (3) add 18,010 horsepower at the existing 
Southeast Station in Southeast, Putnam County, New York; (4) add 8,400 
horsepower at the existing Stony Point Station, in Stony Point, 
Rockland County, New York; and (5) add 7,700 horsepower at the existing 
Hanover Station, in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. Algonquin also 
proposes minor pipe replacements on the west side of its existing 
Hudson River Crossing, piping modifications at two existing 
interconnections, and adding a new delivery point at an existing 
interconnection.
    The application is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. 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.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Steven E. Tillman, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Algonquin Gas 
Transmission,

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LLC, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, phone (713) 627-5113 or 
fax (713) 627-5947.
    On November 30, 2005, the Commission staff granted Algonquin's 
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF06-5-000 to staff activities 
involving the Ramapo Expansion Project. Now, as of the filing of this 
application on March 1, 2006, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this 
project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be 
conducted in Docket No. CP06-76-000, as noted in the caption of this 
Notice.
    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 listed 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 14 copies of this filing and all subsequent filings made with 
the Commission and must mail a copy of all filing 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, other persons do 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 this 
project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties 
directly involved in the protest.
    Persons may also wish to comment further only on the environmental 
review of this project. Environmental commenters will be placed on the 
Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
environmental documents issued by the Commission, and will be notified 
of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review 
process. Those persons, organizations, and agencies who submitted 
comments during the NEPA Pre-Filing Process in Docket No. PF06-5-000 
are already on the Commission staff's environmental mailing list for 
the proceeding in the above dockets and may file additional comments on 
or before the below listed comment date. Environmental commenters will 
not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other 
parties. However, environmental commenters are also not parties to the 
proceeding and will not receive copies of all documents filed by other 
parties or non-environmental documents issued by the Commission. 
Further, they will not have the right to seek court review of any final 
order by Commission in this proceeding.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Comment Date: March 31, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-3889 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]

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