[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1867-1868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-223]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-32-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application

January 3, 2008.
    Take notice that on December 7, 2007, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148-
5072, filed in Docket No. CP08-32-000, an application pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Subpart A of Part 157 of 
the Commission's Regulations, for a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of certain 
facilities at Natural's Herscher Galesville storage field in Kankakee 
County, Illinois, (Herscher Galesville) to enable Natural to provide 10 
Bcf of firm incremental storage service for certain expansion shippers, 
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, contact FERC 
Online Support at

[email protected]

or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Natural proposes to (a) drill and operate 15 new water withdrawal 
wells with 230 horsepower downhole submersible pumps, and up to 11 new 
water disposal wells at up to 11 new well pads; (b) install and operate 
surface water booster pumps on 3 existing water injection wells; (c) 
drill and operate horizontal lateral recompletions of up to 4 existing 
water injection wells, which, if successful, will reduce the number of 
new water injection wells required to be drilled; (d) upgrade and 
operate the existing water disposal system by replacing, looping or 
extending 12 water lines totaling 25,825 feet (made up of 8-, 10- and 
12-inch diameter plastic pipe); (e) rework (via underreaming and 
deepening) and operate 5 existing gas injection/withdrawal wells; (f) 
purchase 2.0 Bcf of additional cushion gas; (g) install and operate one 
8,180 hp natural gas compressor unit; (h) construct and operate 
miscellaneous appurtenant facilities as necessary to develop the 
proposed project, all at the Herscher Galesville storage field.
    Natural also seeks approval of the negotiated rates as contained in 
the precedent agreements supporting the proposed project; approval of 
the recourse rates and tariff provisions necessary to effectuate such 
rates; and approval of an increase in Herscher Galesville's 
certificated peak day withdrawal level from 1,000 MMcf up to 1,100 
MMcf. There would be no increase in Natural's currently certificated 
total maximum inventory level at Herscher Galesville. Natural estimates 
its construction cost for the Herscher Galesville storage field project 
at $75,349,207.
    Any questions concerning the application should be directed to 
Bruce H. Newsome, Vice President, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America, 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148-5072, telephone: 
(630) 691-3526, e-mail:

[email protected].

    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 proceeding 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) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFT 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 the 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 commenters 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 commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party 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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests,

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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: January 24, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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