
[Federal Register: December 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 235)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP10-22-000; PF09-3-000]

 
Magnum Gas Storage, LLC, Magnum Solutions, LLC; Notice of 
Application

December 2, 2009.
    Take notice that on November 17, 2009, Magnum Gas Storage, LLC 
(MGS) and Magnum Solutions, LLC (MS), 2150 South 1300 East, Suite 500, 
Salt Lake City, Utah 84106, filed an application in Docket No. CP10-22-
000, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) as amended 
and Parts 157 and 284 of the Commission's regulations requesting: (1) A 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing MGS to 
construct and operate a high-deliverability, multi-cycle salt cavern 
natural gas storage facility and connecting header pipeline to be 
located in Millard, Juab and Utah Counties, Utah; (2) a limited-
jurisdiction certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing MS to construct and operate cavern leaching facilities; (3) 
a blanket certificate pursuant to Part 284, Subpart G of the 
Commission's regulations permitting MGS to provide open-access natural 
gas storage services; (4) blanket certificates pursuant to Part 157 of 
the Commission's regulations permitting MGS and MS to construct and 
operate facilities and; (5) authorization for MGS to provide the 
proposed storage services, including interruptible wheeling services, 
at market-based rates. Additionally, MGS seeks approval of its pro 
forma tariff and waiver of certain Commission regulations, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open for public inspection.
    The proposed project would be capable of injecting up to 0.3 Bcf of 
gas per day and withdrawing up to 0.5 Bcf per day and will be capable 
of cycling its inventory from nine to twelve times annually. The 
underground storage facility would consist of four salt caverns with a 
combined total working gas storage capacity of 42 Bcf. Surface 
facilities would occupy a 2,050 acre site and include, among other 
things, 18,800 hp of compression, gas handling and dehydration 
facilities, storage tanks, pig launchers and receivers, brine storage 
ponds, and water supply lines. The project would also include a 61.5 
mile-long, 36-inch-diameter header pipeline that would extend to points 
of interconnection with Kern River Gas Transmission Co. (Kern River) 
and Questar Pipeline Co. (Questar) near Goshen, Utah.
    Any questions concerning this application should be directed to 
David K. Detton, Managing Director, Magnum Gas Storage, LLC and Magnum 
Solutions, LLC, 2150 South 1300 East, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84106, 801 990-2973 (phone), 801 990-2974 (fax) or via e-mail at 
dave@westernenergyhub.com.
    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.
    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 ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    On December 22, 2008, the Commission staff granted MGS's request to 
utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF09-3 to staff 
activities involved with the MGS project. Now as of the filing the 
November 17, 2009 application, the Pre-Filing Process for this project 
has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in 
Docket No. CP10-22-000, 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 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 14 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. 
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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.
    Protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    Comment Date: December 23, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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