[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 9115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2990]


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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 
[email protected] 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, [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, 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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