[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65310-65311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26687]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-1-000]


Pine Prairie Energy Center, LLC; Notice of Application

October 15, 2010.
    Take notice that on October 4, 2010, Pine Prairie Energy Center, 
LLC (Pine Prairie), 333 Clay Street, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77002 
filed an application in Docket No. CP11-1-000 pursuant to Section 7(c) 
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's 
Regulations, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to 
construct and operate its Phase III Expansion Project. Pine Prairie's 
Phase III Expansion Project would expand upon its existing storage 
facilities located in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Specifically, Pine 
Prairie would: (i) Construct two additional natural gas storage 
caverns, each having a working gas capacity of 12.0 billion cubic feet 
(Bcf), bringing the total number of caverns at the facility to seven; 
(ii) increase the working gas capacity of four of the five authorized 
natural gas storage caverns from 10 Bcf to 12 Bcf; (iii) restate the 
total capacity of Cavern No. 1 as being 10.2 Bcf to reflect an increase 
in the quantity of base gas to be maintained in that cavern from 1.6 
Bcf to 2.2 Bcf; (iv) construct extensions of the existing storage 
facility piping in order to connect the proposed caverns to Pine 
Prairie's existing systems; (v) construct approximately 2.50 miles of 
24, 20, and 16-inch diameter leaching pipeline looping and related 
enhancements; (vi) install two incremental electric drive compressor 
units totaling 11,500 horsepower; and (vii) increase the authorized 
maximum daily receipt and delivery capacities at interconnections with 
two interstate pipelines from 600 MMcf/day to 900 MMcf/day, all as 
described in more detail in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open for public inspection.
    Pine Prairie states that the Phase III Expansion Project will 
increase the Pine Prairie Energy Center's total working gas capacity to 
80 Bcf, supported by base gas capacity of 22.6 Bcf (for a total storage 
capacity of 102.6 Bcf). Pine Prairie also requests a reaffirmation of 
the previously granted authorization to charge market-based rates for 
its storage and hub services.
    This 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 ``e-Library'' 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 for 
TTY, (202) 502-8659. Any questions concerning this Application may be 
directed to James F. Bowe, Jr., Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1101 New York 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202-346-8000 (phone) 202-346-8102 
(fax), [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

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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 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.
    Protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    Comment Date: November 5, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-26687 Filed 10-21-10; 8:45 am]
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