[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 18370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9174]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP09-110-000;CP07-4-002]


Mississippi Hub, LLC; Notice of Filing

April 15, 2009.
    On April 7, 2009, Mississippi Hub, LLC (MS Hub), pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for authorization to expand 
the MS HUB Gas Storage Project (Expansion) previously certificated in 
CP07-4-000, et al. on February 15, 2007, as amended, in Covington, 
Jefferson Davis, and Simpson Counties, Mississippi. MS Hub proposes to 
increase the total capacity of each of its two authorized caverns by 
2.38 Billion cubic feet (Bcf) (1.5 Bcf working gas and 0.88 Bcf cushion 
gas); increase the maximum injection and withdrawal rate of the storage 
facility; add four 7,700 horsepower (hp) compressor units in lieu of 
three 5,000 hp compressor units previously authorized; and, construct 
14.2 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline and 22.6 miles of 30-inch 
diameter pipeline interconnects. MS Hub requests a finding that after 
the Expansion, the storage project's operation will not exercise market 
power so that market-based rates may continue to be charged for these 
services.
    Questions concerning this application may be directed to William 
Rapp, Liberty Gas Storage, 101 Ash Street, San Diego, CA 92101, at 
(619) 699-5050.
    On September 15, 2008, the Commission staff granted MS Hub's 
request to utilize the Pre-filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF08-
29-000 to staff activities involving the Expansion. Now, as of the 
filing of this application on April 7, 2009, the Pre-filing Process for 
this project has ended. From this time forward, these proceedings will 
be conducted in the Dockets noted in the caption to 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 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.
    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: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 14, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-9174 Filed 4-21-09; 8:45 am]
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