[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22093-22094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9518]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP11-161-000; PF10-23-000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Application
On March 31, 2011, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), 1001
Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application under section 7(c) of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and part 157 of the Commission's
regulations to construct, install, modify, operate, and maintain
certain pipeline and compressor facilities to be located in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey (the Northeast Upgrade Project). The
Project involves (1) Installing approximately 39.5 miles of five 30-
inch pipeline loop segments in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, (2)
installing an additional 22,310 horsepower of compression at two
existing compressor stations located in Pennsylvania; (3) restaging an
existing compressor station and installing filter separators at three
existing compressor stations in Pennsylvania and one existing
compressor station in New Jersey; and (4) upgrading an existing meter
station in New Jersey. In addition to the certificate authority
requested in its application, Tennessee seeks authorization, pursuant
to section 7(b) of the NGA, to abandon facilities that will be retired
in conjunction with the replacement of certain metering facilities, as
more fully described in Tennessee's application. Tennessee proposes to
construct the Northeast Upgrade Project facilities to increase pipeline
capacity to provide up to an additional 636,000 dekatherms per day of
firm natural gas transportation service into northeast U.S. markets.
Questions regarding the application may be directed to Jacquelyne
Rocan, Senior Counsel, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana
Street, Houston, Texas 77002, phone: (713) 420-4544, fax: (713) 420-
1601, e-mail: [email protected], or Thomas Joyce, Manager,
Rates and Regulatory Affairs, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001
Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, phone: (713) 420-3299, fax:
(713) 420-1605, e-mail: [email protected].
On July 20, 2010, the Commission staff granted Tennessee's request
to use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF10-23-000 for
this proceeding during the pre-filing review of the Northeast Upgrade
Project. Now, as of the filing of Tennessee's application on March 31,
2011, the pre-filing process for this project has ended. From this time
forward, Tennessee's proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP11-
161-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
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.
Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and
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two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental cementers 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 cementers will
not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other
parties. However, the nonparty 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.
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.ferc.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) or TTY,
call (202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2011.
Dated: April 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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