[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 226 (Friday, November 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70630-70631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27688]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-17-000, PF08-14-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Application

November 17, 2008.
    Take notice that on October 31, 2008, Florida Gas Transmission 
Company, LLC (FGT), 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77056-5306, 
filed in the above referenced docket an application pursuant to section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and parts 157 and 284 of the 
Commission's regulations, for an order granting a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of 
natural gas pipeline and compression facilities and to acquire pipeline 
facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may 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, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-
free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, FGT proposes in its Phase VIII Expansion Project to: 
(i) Construct and operate 483.2 miles of pipeline loop, mainline, and 
laterals; (ii) install 213,600 horsepower of compression at existing 
and new compressor stations; (iii) acquire from Florida Power & Light 
Company (FPL) a 22.7 mile pipeline; and (iv) construct and operate 
various metering and regulating facilities. All of the facilities 
comprising the Phase VIII Expansion Project will be located in the 
states of Alabama and Florida. FGT estimates that the proposed 
facilities will cost approximately $2.455 billion. The facilities will 
be able to provide an annual average of 820,000 MMBtu/day of firm 
transportation. FGT proposes a new firm rate schedule, Rate Schedule 
FTS-3 for service on the expansion.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
Stephen T. Veatch, Sr. Director, Certificates and Tariffs, Florida Gas 
Transmission Company, LLC, 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77056-
5306 or at 713-989-2024 or [email protected].
    On March 18, 2008, the Commission staff granted FGT's request to 
utilize the FERC Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF08-14-000 
to staff activities involved the Phase VIII Expansion Project. Now as 
of the filing of FGT's application on October 31, 2008, the Pre-Filing 
Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP09-17-000, as noted in the 
caption of this Notice.
    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 the 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 in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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.
    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.

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    Comment Date: December 8, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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