[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 164 (Friday, August 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49666-49667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19473]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-454-000]


Liberty Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Application

August 14, 2008.
    Take notice that on July 31, 2008, Liberty Gas Storage, LLC 
(Liberty Gas), 101 Ash Street, San Diego, CA 92101, filed in the above 
referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), for an order granting a certificate of public 
convenience to construct new natural gas storage, comprised of three 
existing salt dome caverns and the development of a new salt dome 
cavern, pipeline and appurtenant facilities. The new facilities will be 
located in Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana, 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, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
William Rapp, Liberty Gas Storage, 101 Ash Street, San Diego, CA 92101 
or by phone at (619) 699-5050.
    Liberty Gas' new storage project has been designed to provide 
approximately 18.9 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of working gas capacity 
with a maximum injection rate of up to 600 million cubic feet (Mcf) per 
day and a maximum withdrawal rate of up to 1.2 Bcf per day. 
Additionally, Liberty Gas intends to construct 5.1 miles of 36-inch 
diameter pipeline to deliver the natural gas to Cameron Interstate 
Pipeline, LLC, as well as one 18,940 horsepower compressor station, a 
4.0 mile brine disposal pipeline and water supply facilities necessary 
to develop the proposed new cavern.
    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 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

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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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
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 14 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). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: September 4, 2008.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-19473 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]
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