[Federal Register: February 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 33)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-66-000]
Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C.; Notice of Application
February 11, 2008.
Take notice that on January 31, 2008, Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C.
(Petal), 1100 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas, 77002, filed with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an abbreviated application
pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and
Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for authorization to construct
and operate an expansion to the existing Compressor Station No. 3 and
two new solution-mined salt dome natural gas caverns and related
facilities referred to as the Petal No. 3 Compressor Station Expansion
and New Caverns Project.
Petal's proposal would involve the construction and operation of:
(1) Two new caverns identified as Cavern Nos. 1 and 2; (2) three new
compressor units, totaling 15,000 hp at the existing Petal No. 3
Compressor Station; (3) an additional compressor station control room
and related facilities, (4) approximately 2,535 feet of 16-inch-
diameter natural gas connecting pipeline; and (5) associated 24-inch-
diameter fresh water and brine disposal pipelines, the length of which
have not yet been determined. The project would increase the overall
capacity of Petal's storage operations by 19.40 Bcf of natural gas, 10
Bcf of which would be working gas. All of the proposed facilities would
be located at the existing Petal storage operations in Forrest County,
Mississippi and are 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 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 the application should be directed to
Richard Porter, Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C, 1100 Louisiana Street,
Houston, Texas, 77002, (telephone) (713) 381-2526, (fax) (713) 803-
2534, rporter@eprod.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, 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 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 3, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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