[Federal Register: October 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 211)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP09-13-000]
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC; Notice of
Application
October 24, 2008.
Take notice that on October 21, 2008, Natural Gas Pipeline Company
of America LLC (Natural), 3250 Lacey Road, 7th Floor, Downers Grove,
Illinois 60515-7918, filed an application in Docket No. CP09-13-000,
pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, requesting permission
and approval to abandon, by sale to CPI Pipe and Steel, Inc. (CPI), the
following facilities: (1) The majority of Natural's Hooker Lateral
located in Texas and Beaver Counties, Oklahoma; (2) Booster Station No.
63 located in Texas County, Oklahoma; (3) the Baker Lateral located in
Texas County, Oklahoma; (4) the Beaver Lateral located in Texas County,
Oklahoma; (5) the ANR tap located in Beaver County, Oklahoma; and (6)
the Regier Lateral located in Beaver County, Oklahoma.
Natural states that there has been no flow of gas on the Hooker
Lateral for the last four years and thus the Hooker Lateral and the
other appurtenant facilities to be sold no longer serve any purpose.
Natural further states that the sale of the subject facilities will
save Natural operation and maintenance expenses. Moreover, Natural
states that the abandonment and transfer of the facilities as proposed
will allow Natural to serve the needs of its transportation shippers
more effectively by eliminating inefficiencies associated with the
operation and maintenance of facilities which are no longer required,
all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with
the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be
viewed on the 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, please contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866)
208-3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Bruce H. Newsome, Vice President, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America LLC, 3250 Lacey Road, 7th Floor, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-
7918, telephone: (630) 725-3070, e-mail: bruce_
newsome@kindermorgan.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.
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.
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
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
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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 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: November 14, 2008.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-25919 Filed 10-29-08; 8:45 am]
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