[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22093-22094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9518]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Docket Nos. CP11-161-000; PF10-23-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

    On March 31, 2011, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), 1001 
Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, 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 to construct, install, modify, operate, and maintain 
certain pipeline and compressor facilities to be located in 
Pennsylvania and New Jersey (the Northeast Upgrade Project). The 
Project involves (1) Installing approximately 39.5 miles of five 30-
inch pipeline loop segments in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, (2) 
installing an additional 22,310 horsepower of compression at two 
existing compressor stations located in Pennsylvania; (3) restaging an 
existing compressor station and installing filter separators at three 
existing compressor stations in Pennsylvania and one existing 
compressor station in New Jersey; and (4) upgrading an existing meter 
station in New Jersey. In addition to the certificate authority 
requested in its application, Tennessee seeks authorization, pursuant 
to section 7(b) of the NGA, to abandon facilities that will be retired 
in conjunction with the replacement of certain metering facilities, as 
more fully described in Tennessee's application. Tennessee proposes to 
construct the Northeast Upgrade Project facilities to increase pipeline 
capacity to provide up to an additional 636,000 dekatherms per day of 
firm natural gas transportation service into northeast U.S. markets.
    Questions regarding the application may be directed to Jacquelyne 
Rocan, Senior Counsel, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana 
Street, Houston, Texas 77002, phone: (713) 420-4544, fax: (713) 420-
1601, e-mail: [email protected], or Thomas Joyce, Manager, 
Rates and Regulatory Affairs, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 
Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, phone: (713) 420-3299, fax: 
(713) 420-1605, e-mail: [email protected].
    On July 20, 2010, the Commission staff granted Tennessee's request 
to use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF10-23-000 for 
this proceeding during the pre-filing review of the Northeast Upgrade 
Project. Now, as of the filing of Tennessee's application on March 31, 
2011, the pre-filing process for this project has ended. From this time 
forward, Tennessee's proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP11-
161-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    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.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and

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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 May 4, 2011.

    Dated: April 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-9518 Filed 4-19-11; 8:45 am]
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