[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10239-10240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3547]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-63-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

February 5, 2008.
    Take notice that on January 24, 2008, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in 
Docket No. CP08-63-000, an application pursuant to section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations 
seeking authorization to construct the Fitchburg Expansion Project 
(Project), all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. 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) 420-5589.
    Specifically, the Project involves replacing approximately 5.15 
miles of six-inch pipe with twelve-inch pipe on Tennessee's Line 268-
100, the Fitchburg Lateral (Lateral), in Lunenburg, Worcester County, 
Massachusetts. The expansion of the Lateral will allow Tennessee to 
provide 12,300 Dth/d of firm transportation service for the 
Massachusetts Development Financial Agency (MassDevelopment). 
Additionally, Tennessee will install a pig launcher at the beginning of 
the Lateral and a pig receiver at the terminus of the Lateral. 
Tennessee requests authorization to construct, install, modify, and 
operate the proposed facilities in order to expand the capacity on its 
pipeline system to provide the requested service to MassDevelopment. 
Tennessee's total estimated cost for construction of the Project is 
$10.7 million.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Jay 
V. Allen, Senior Counsel, 1001 Louisiana, Houston, Texas 77002, at 
(713) 420-5589.
    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

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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.
    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 commentors 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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.
    Comments, protests and interventions 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 at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission strongly encourages 
intervenors to file electronically. Persons unable to file 
electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest 
or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: February 26, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-3547 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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