[Federal Register: May 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 93)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-207-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application
May 6, 2008.
Take notice that on April 29, 2008, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation (Transco), Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251,
filed in Docket No. CP08-207-000, an application, pursuant to sections
7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for an order authorizing
Transco to: (1) Abandon its Hester Storage Field and a portion of the
connecting pipeline (Hester Lateral), located in St. James Parish,
Louisiana; and (2) install temporary compression to facilitate the
withdrawal of recoverable injected base gas from the Hester Storage
Field, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file
with the Commission and open to public inspection. 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.
Transco states that the abandonment of the Hester Storage Field is
necessary because of continuing gas losses from the reservoir. Transco
estimates that the complete abandonment of the storage field will take
approximately three years (2009-2011) with the first two years devoted
to withdrawing the recoverable
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injected base gas from the reservoir. During the final year of the
abandonment process Transco will remove all above ground facilities,
plug all wells, and remove gathering lines. In addition, Transco will
abandon in place 4.75 miles of the 8.66 mile Hester Lateral. The
remaining part of the Hester Lateral will continue to be used to
provide service to a chemical plant owned by Occidental Chemical
Corporation. Transco intends to sell the recovered injected base gas
and, in accordance with Article V, Section A, Subsection 1 of the
Stipulation and Agreement filed with the Commission on November 28,
2007 in Docket Nos. RP06-569-000, et. al., share the proceeds from the
sale with its customers.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Ingrid Germany, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Post Office
Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251 at (713) 215-4015.
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 14 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.
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: May 28, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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