[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76797-76798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7904]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-34-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Filing

December 16, 2005.
    Take notice that on December 7, 2005, Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Corporation (Transco), Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, 
filed an abbreviated application, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing Transco to construct and operate its Leidy to Long Island 
Expansion Project (Project). The Project is an expansion of Transco's 
existing pipeline system under which Transco will provide 100,000 
dekatherms per day (dt/day) of incremental firm transportation service 
to KeySpan Gas East Corporation (KeySpan).
    The application is on file with the Commission and open for public 
inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may 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 [email protected] or toll free at (866)208-3676, or for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Transco requests authorization to construct and operate the 
following facilities:

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     3.41 miles of 42-inch pipeline loop from Mile Post 131.19 
to Mile Post 134.60 on Transco's existing Leidy Line in Lycoming 
County, Pennsylvania (Hughesville Loop);
     5.25 miles of 42-inch pipeline loop from Mile Post 28.02 
to Mile Post 33.27 on Transco's existing Leidy Line in Luzerne County, 
Pennsylvania (Berwick Loop);
     3.23 miles of 42-inch pipeline loop from Mile Post 1786.55 
to Mile Post 1789.78 on Transco's existing Mainline ``B'' in Somerset 
County, New Jersey (Neshanic Loop);
     The replacement of approximately 2.45 miles of 42-inch 
pipeline and the uprating of approximately 3.53 miles of 42-inch 
pipeline between Mile Post 8.50 and Mile Post 12.03 on Transco's 
existing onshore portion of the Lower New York Bay Mainline ``C'' in 
Middlesex County, New Jersey (Morgan Replacement Segment);
     The uprating of 33.66 miles of Transco's existing 26-inch 
Lower New York Bay Extension, from Mile Post 12.05 to Mile Post 45.71; 
Transco's Lower New York Bay Extension begins onshore in Middlesex 
County, New Jersey, continues offshore across Monmouth County, New 
Jersey and Queens County, New York, and terminates on Long Island, 
Nassau County, New York (Lower Bay Uprate);
     The installation of two 5,000 HP electric motor-driven 
compressor units (10,000 total HP) at a new compressor station in 
Middlesex County, New Jersey (Compressor Station No. 207); and 
Modifications to: Transco's Delaware Regulator Station in Northampton 
County, Pennsylvania; Morgan Regulator Station in Middlesex County, New 
Jersey; and Long Beach Meter Station in Nassau County, New York.
    Any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to 
the proceedings for this project should, on or before the below listed 
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). 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.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper, see, 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    Comment Date: January 5, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-7904 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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