[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2964-2965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1079]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-41-000]


Liberty Energy (Midstates) Corp.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on January 4, 2012, Liberty Energy (Midstates) 
Corp. (Liberty Midstates), 2845 Bristol Circle, Oakville, Ontario, 
Canada L6H 7H7, filed in Docket No. CP12-41-000, an application 
pursuant to section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting the 
determination of a service area \1\

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within which Liberty Midstates may, without further Commission 
authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas distribution 
facilities. Liberty Midstates also requests: (i) A waiver of the 
Commission's accounting and reporting requirements and other regulatory 
requirements ordinarily applicable to natural gas companies under the 
NGA and the NGPA; (ii) pregranted abandonment of this service; and 
(iii) such further relief the Commission may deem appropriate, all as 
more fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection. The 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.
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    \1\ Liberty Midstates states that it seeks a service area 
determination in order to provide natural gas service to more than 
65 Missouri communities via the Missouri distribution facilities it 
would acquire from Atmos Energy Corporation (Atmos). Liberty 
Midstates would also acquire a 35-foot pipeline on the Kansas-
Missouri border, which would enable Liberty Midstates to receive 
natural gas volumes from Atmos on behalf of its Missouri 
distribution customers.
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    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
William F. Demarest, Jr., Husch Blackwell LLP, 750 17th St. NW., Suite 
900, Washington, DC 20006, or at (202) 378-2310 (telephone) or email: 
[email protected].
    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.
    Comments, 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.
    Comment Date: February 2, 2012.

    Dated: January 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-1079 Filed 1-19-12; 8:45 am]
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