[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53415-53416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21542]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-467-000]


Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application

September 9, 2008.
    Take notice that on September 2, 2008, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC 
(Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed in 
Docket No. CP08-467-000, an application pursuant to section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations to: 
(i) Construct, own, operate and maintain a new compressor station 
located on the Fayetteville Lateral (Bald Knob Compressor Station) in 
White County, Arkansas, and a new compressor station located on the 
Greenville Lateral (Isola Compressor Station) in Humphreys County, 
Mississippi; and (ii) make certain modifications at the existing 
Greenville compressor station in Washington County, Mississippi, in 
order to meet the increased capacity demands of their existing mainline 
system. This project is hereafter referred to as the Fayetteville Shale 
Compressor Project (Project), and in addition seeking a 
predetermination that Texas Gas may roll-in the costs of the Project 
into its approved Incremental Rates for Service on the Fayetteville 
Lateral and the Greenville Lateral (Lateral Incremental Rates) in the 
next rate case, 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 Bald Knob Compressor Station will consist of two 
13,330 horsepower (hp) turbine compressor units designed to increase 
the Fayetteville Lateral's maximum capacity to approximately 1.3 Bcf 
per day. The Isla Compressor Station will consist of one 13,330 hp 
turbine compressor unit designed to increase the Greenville Lateral's 
maximum capacity to approximately 1.0 Bcf per day. The Project is 
designed to increase the market's access to production from the 
prolific Fayetteville Shale in an environmentally prudent manner and in 
a rational time frame that will meet the needs of the market. 
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (Chesapeake) and XTO Energy Inc. (XTO) 
are the primary customers supporting this Project, having executed new 
agreements for the firm transportation capacity created by the project. 
In addition, Southwestern Energy Company (Southwestern) and Petrohawk 
Energy Corporation (Petrohawk) have exercised options in their existing 
agreements that will utilize a portion of the additional firm 
transportation capacity that will be facilitated by the Project.\1\
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    \1\ These options were exercised pursuant to the precedent 
agreements that these shippers signed in support of the Fayetteville 
and Greenville Lateral expansion project. See, 123 FERC ] 61,118 
(2008).
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    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to J. 
Kyle Stephens, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Boardwalk Pipeline 
Partners,

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LP, 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, Houston, Texas 77046, at (713) 479-
8033 or fax at (713) 479-1846.
    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 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: September 30, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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