[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2360-2361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-537]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application

January 5, 2011.

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP...  Docket Nos. CP11-56-000
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC..  PF10-17-000
 

    Take notice that on December 20, 2010, Texas Eastern Transmission, 
LP, (Texas Eastern) 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056 and 
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, (Algonquin) 5400 Westheimer Court, 
Houston, Texas 77056 (collectively, the Applicants), jointly filed in 
the above referenced docket an application pursuant to sections 7(b) 
and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for the proposed New Jersey-New 
York Expansion Project (NJ-NY Project). Specifically, the Applicants 
request: (i) Authorization for Texas Eastern to construct, install, 
own, operate, and maintain 4.84 miles of 42-inch pipeline, 15.5 miles 
of 30-inch pipelines, four new meter and regulating stations, and 
appurtenances; (ii) authorization for Texas Eastern to lease from 
Algonquin 730,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of firm capacity rights, 
plus applicable shrinkage requirements on Texas Eastern's system, on 
Algonquin's mainline; (iii) authorization for Algonquin to construct, 
install, own, operate, and maintain certain proposed facilities and to 
lease capacity to Texas Eastern; (iv) authorization for Texas

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Eastern to abandon in place eight miles of 20- and 24-inch pipeline; 
(v) authority to charge an incremental initial recourse rate, 
incremental access charges and incremental fuel, as applicable for the 
NJ-NY Project; and (vi) any waivers, authority, and further relief as 
may be necessary to implement the proposed facilities. The Applicants 
state that the proposed project will provide a total of 800,000 Dth/d 
of firm transportation service. The Applicants estimate the total cost 
of the NJ-NY Project to be approximately $857 million, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. The filing is available for review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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, (886) 208-3676 or 
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Berk 
Donaldson, Director, Rates and Certificates, Texas Eastern 
Transmission, LP, PO Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, by telephone 
at (713) 627-4488 or by facsimile at (713) 627-5947.
    On April 23, 2010, the Commission staff granted the Applicants' 
request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF10-
17-000 to staff activities involved in the NJ-NY Project. Now as of the 
filing the December 20, 2010 application, the Pre-Filing Process for 
this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be 
conducted in Docket No. CP11-56-000, as noted in the caption of this 
Notice.
    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 7 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 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 7 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: January 26, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-537 Filed 1-12-11; 8:45 am]
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