[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E9-11118]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-175-000]


CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

May 5, 2009.
    Take notice that on April 24, 2009, CenterPoint Energy Gas 
Transmission Company (CEGT), P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 
71151, filed a prior notice request pursuant to parts 157.205 and 
157.208 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 
and CEGT's blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82-384-000 and 
CP82-384-001, for authorization to construct, own, maintain, and 
operate a compressor unit and appurtenant facilities at the Searcy 
Compressor Station located in White County, Arkansas (Searcy Phase II), 
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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    CEGT states that producers in the Fayetteville Shale Basin have 
requested firm transportation from existing and future receipt points 
on CEGT's system in northern Arkansas. CEGT asserts that, in order to 
satisfy this growing demand, CEGT proposes to construct, own, maintain, 
and operate an additional 2,370 horsepower (HP) unit and associated 
ancillary equipment. CEGT states that Searcy Phase II will increase the 
design capacity of the existing interconnection with Texas Gas 
Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) from 125,000 dekatherms (Dth) per day to 
250,000 Dth per day. CEGT asserts that the estimated cost for the 
proposed facilities is $9.9 million.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Larry 
Thomas, Director, Rates & Regulatory, CenterPoint Energy Gas 
Transmission Company, P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151, at 
(318) 429-2804.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of 
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to part 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under the 
NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest is 
filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be 
deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for 
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after 
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be 
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of 
the NGA.
    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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11118 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]
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