[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 230 (Friday, November 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72468-72469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28282]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[CP09-22-000]


Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC; Notice of Application

November 21, 2008.
    Take notice that on November 12, 2008, Atmos Pipeline and Storage, 
LLC (Atmos), 13430 Northwest Freeway, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77040-
6316, filed an application with the Commission in Docket No. CP09-22-
000, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, Subpart F of Part 
157, and Subpart G of Part 284 of the Commission' Regulations for: (1) 
A certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Atmos to 
construct and operate a natural gas storage facility and 
interconnecting pipeline facilities near Fort Necessity, Franklin 
Parish, Louisiana; (2) a blanket certificate to construct, acquire, 
operate and abandon facilities; and (3) a blanket certificate to 
provide open-access firm and interruptible interstate natural gas 
storage and storage related services and the associated pre-granted 
abandonment authorization, as more fully set forth in the application 
which is open to public inspection. This filing may be also 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 FERCOnline 
Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, 
or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Atmos proposes to construct, own, operate, and maintain a natural 
gas storage facility on the Fort Necessity salt dome in Franklin 
Parish, Louisiana. Atmos states that it would construct and operate 
approximately 7.4 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline that would connect 
with the mainline pipeline facilities of Tennessee Gas Pipeline, 
Columbia Gulf Transmission, ANR Pipeline Company, and Regency Energy 
Partners LP in Franklin Parish. Atmos would construct and operate four 
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stations and a compressor station with a total of 42,300 HP. Atmos 
further states that the underground salt cavern storage facility would 
have a total working gas capacity of 15 Billion cubic feet (Bcf) in 
three salt caverns with a total of approximately 500 MMcf of maximum 
daily injection capability and approximately 1,500 MMcf of maximum 
daily withdrawal capability. Atmos also seeks authorization to charge 
market-based rates for its proposed services.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
James H. Jeffries IV, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Bank of America Corporate 
Center, 100 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700, Charlotte, North Carolina 
28202-4003, telephone 704-331-1000, facsimile 704-339-5879, or via e-
mail: [email protected].
    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 commenters 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 commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters 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 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: December 12, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-28282 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]
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