[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77218-77219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31718]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-19-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on November 21, 2011, Dominion Transmission, Inc. 
(DTI), 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 filed an 
application in Docket No. CP12-19-000 pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, for 
a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and 
operate its Tioga Area Expansion Project. DTI's proposal would consist 
of 15 miles of new 24-inch-diameter pipeline (TL-610 Ext. 1), including 
a new pig launcher/receiver site at the southern terminus of the new 
pipeline, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania (PA). Additionally, DTI's 
proposal would include other system modifications at existing stations 
on DTI's system such as connecting pipeline, a new meter and regulator 
station, new or modified control valves and station piping. These 
various modifications are proposed at the Little Greenlick, Crayne, 
Boom, Finnefrock, and Lindley Stations in Potter, Greene, Tioga, and 
Clinton Counties PA and Steuben County, New York, respectively.
    DTI states that it will provide expanded firm natural gas 
transportation services of 270,000 Dth/day for Shell Energy North 
America and Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Company. The receipt points for the 
expanded service would be at points in Potter and Tioga Counties, PA 
and the delivery points through an existing interconnection between DTI 
and Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company's facilities in Clinton 
County, PA and through a new interconnection with Texas Eastern 
Transmission, LP in Greene County, PA. The estimated cost of the Tioga 
Area Expansion Project is approximately $67 million. A more detailed 
description of the project is available in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open for public inspection.
    This 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 ``e-Library'' 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, (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, (202) 502-8659. Any questions regarding this application should be 
directed to Matthew R. Bley, Manager, Gas Transmission Certificates, 
Dominion Transmission, Inc., 701 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 
23219, (804) 771-4399 (phone), (804) 771-4804 (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 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 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

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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 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.
    Protests and interventions 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: December 27, 2011.

    Dated: December 5, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-31718 Filed 12-9-11; 8:45 am]
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