[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13171-13172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5486]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-107-000]


Leaf River Energy Center LLC; Notice of Application

    On February 25, 2011, Leaf River Energy Center LLC (Leaf River), 53 
Riverside Avenue, Westport, Connecticut 06880, filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application under section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and part 157 of the 
Commission's regulations for an order amending the certificate of 
public convenience and necessity issued in Docket No. CP08-8-000 to 
authorize Leaf River to relocate and construct two of its certificated 
and not yet constructed storage caverns and to construct associated 
cavern piping corridors, access roads and related facilities, all as 
more fully detailed in the Application. Leaf River also seeks 
reaffirmation of its previously granted authorization to charge market-
based rates for its storage and hub services, as well as various 
waivers granted in the order issuing certificate. Leaf River states 
that this amendment does not involve any change in capacity, pressures, 
injection rates or withdrawal rates authorized by the Commission in the 
original certificate order.
    Questions regarding the application may be directed to James F. 
Bowe, Jr., Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1101 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20005-4213, 202-346-7999 (phone), 202-346-8102 (fax), 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

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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.
    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 cementers 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 cementers will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the nonparty 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.
    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 encourages electronic submission of 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 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) or TTY, 
call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 25, 2011.

    Dated: March 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5486 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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