[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50724-50725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20752]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP11-523-000; PF10-20-000]


Sawgrass Storage, L.L.C.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on July 27, 2011, Sawgrass Storage, L.L.C. 
(Sawgrass), having its principal place of business at 3333 Warrenville 
Road, Suite 300, Lisle, IL, 605432, filed an application in Docket No. 
CP11-523-000 pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and 
Parts 157 and 284 of the Commission's Regulations, for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity to construct and operate its Sawgrass 
Storage Project. The Sawgrass Storage Project consists of the 
construction and operation of a depleted gas production reservoir 
natural gas storage facility in Lincoln and Union Parishes, Louisiana 
with a total capacity of 30 Bcf and a maximum daily injection and 
withdrawal rate of 300 MMcf/d; 5 wellpads with a total of up to 16 
horizontally drilled wells; 5 observation wells; approximately 5.5 
miles of 20/24-inch-diameter gathering pipeline; a Gas Handling 
Facility with approximately 19,000 horsepower of compression; 
approximately 14 miles of 30-inch-diameter mainline pipeline; an 
interconnect with Midcontinent Express Pipeline's interstate pipeline 
system, and other appurtenant facilities. Also, Sawgrass seeks a 
blanket certificate pursuant Subpart G of 18 CFR Part 284 to provide 
open-access firm and interruptible natural gas storage services and hub 
services. Finally, Sawgrass requested authorization to provide the 
proposed storage and hub service at market-based rates, all as more 
fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection. This 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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Stephen Cittadine, Vice President, Sawgrass Storage, LLC, 3333 
Warrenville Road, Suite 300, Lisle, IL 60532 by calling (630) 245-7800.
    On June 14, 2010, the Commission staff granted Sawgrass' request to 
use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF10-20-000 to staff 
activities involving the Sawgrass Storage Project. Now, as of the 
filing of this application on July 27, 2011, the NEPA Pre-Filing 
Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP11-523-000, as noted in 
the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 
157.9, within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission's 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's staff 
issuance of the EA

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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 reach a final decision on a request for federal 
authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission 
staff's 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 14 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 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.
    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 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Comment Date: August 30, 2011.

    Dated: August 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20752 Filed 8-15-11; 8:45 am]
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