[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67352-67353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27558]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP11-10-000]
Liberty Natural Gas, LLC; Notice of Application
October 26, 2010.
On October 14, 2010, Liberty Natural Gas, LLC (Liberty) filed with
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application
under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and section 157 of the
Commission's Regulations requesting: (1) A certificate of public
convenience and necessity to construct and operate a 9.2-mile natural
gas pipeline and ancillary facilities (Onshore Pipeline); (2) a blanket
certificate to perform routine activities and operations; (3)
authorization to operate on a sole-use, proprietary basis; and, (4) a
waiver of certain Commission Regulations, all as more fully detailed in
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
The Onshore Pipeline will extend from the high water mark on the
shoreline in Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey to Linden, in Union
County, New Jersey, interconnections with the interstate pipeline
systems of Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P. and Transcontinental Gas
Pipeline Company. It is designed to transport up to 2.4 billion cubic
feet per day of natural gas to serve markets in New Jersey, New York,
and surrounding areas.
The Onshore Pipeline is a part of the Liberty Natural Gas Project,
which will include a deepwater port (Port), located approximately 16.2
miles offshore along the New Jersey coastline. The Port, which will
remain fully submerged when not in use, will be served by LNG
Regasification Vessels that will transport natural gas from sources
around the world in a liquid state (LNG) and will regasify the LNG
onboard when they reach the Port. The regasified natural gas will then
be transported through the proposed Port and a submerged pipeline to
the Onshore Pipeline. In conjunction with this Application, Liberty is
also filing an application for a license to own, construct, and operate
its Port and submerged pipeline with the Maritime Administration and
the United States Coast Guard pursuant to the Deepwater Port Act of
1974, 33 U.S.C. 1501, et seq., as amended.
Questions concerning this application may be directed to Jason
Goldstein, Liberty Natural Gas, LLC, 15 Exchange
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Street, Suite 1120, Jersey City, NJ 07302, by calling 201-985-8600, by
faxing 201-985-8604, or by e-mailing [email protected]
or to Beth L. Webb, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, 1825 Eye Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006, by calling 202-420-2200, by faxing 202-379-9389,
or by e-mailing [email protected].
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 seven 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 encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.fere.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and seven 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
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 16, 2010.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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