[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 66711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27826]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-6-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on October 11, 2011, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(El Paso), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904, filed in 
the above referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations, 
requesting authorization to modify, construct, own and operate certain 
compressor and lateral facilities and existing delivery meter stations, 
in Cochise County, Arizona, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The project, referred to as the ``Willcox Lateral 2013 
Expansion Project,'' will reconfigure El Paso's Willcox Compressor 
Station from mainline service to lateral service by completing certain 
piping and facility modifications to the station. Concurrent with this 
filing, El Paso filed an application under section 3 of the NGA in 
Docket No. CP12-7-000, requesting amendment and reissuance of its 
existing Presidential Permits to increase the export capacity at three 
separate border crossing facilities in Cochise County, Arizona. The 
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 ``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 TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Susan 
C. Stires, Director, Regulatory Affairs Department, El Paso Natural Gas 
Company, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904, by telephone 
at (719) 667-7514, by facsimile at (719) 667-7534, or by email at 
[email protected] or Craig V. Richardson, Vice President 
& General Counsel, El Paso Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado 
Springs, Colorado 80904, by telephone at (719) 520-4227, by facsimile 
at (719) 520-4898, or by email at [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 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 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.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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 10, 2011.

    Dated: October 20, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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