[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52937-52938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21465]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP10-481-000; PF09-14-000]


Turtle Bayou Gas Storage Company, LLC; Notice of Application

August 20, 2010.
    Take notice that on August 6, 2010, Turtle Bayou Gas Storage 
Company, LLC (Turtle Bayou), One Office Park Circle, Suite 300, 
Birmingham, Alabama 35223, filed in the above referenced docket an 
application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for 
an order granting a certificate of public convenience to construct, 
own, operate, and maintain a new salt dome natural gas storage facility 
in two caverns and related facilities to be located in Chambers and 
Liberty Counties, Texas. Turtle Bayou is requesting blanket 
certificates under Part 284, Subpart G and Part 157, Subpart F of the 
Commission's regulations. Turtle Bayou also seeks for authorization of 
market based rates, approval of the pro forma tariff, and waivers of 
some of the Commission's regulations, 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Turtle Bayou's new storage project has been designed to provide 
approximately 12 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of working gas capacity with 
a maximum injection rate of up to 300 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/
d) and a maximum withdrawal rate of 600 MMcf/d. Additionally, Turtle 
Bayou intends to construct a total of 13.1 miles of 24-inch diameter 
pipeline to deliver the natural gas to Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America and Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, as well as three 
reciprocating units to produce a total of 16,470 horsepower, leaching 
facilities, water supply wells, brine disposal wells, and two meter 
stations.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Jim 
Lindsay, Turtle Bayou Gas Storage Company, LLC, One Office Park Circle, 
Suite 300, Birmingham, Alabama 35223, at (877) 558-4521 or 
[email protected]; or Amy L. Baird, Jackson Walker L.L.P., 1401 
McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, Texas 77010, at (713) 752-4525 or 
[email protected].
    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 seven 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.
    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 seven 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

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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: September 10, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-21465 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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