[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 30918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12296]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-476-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on May 10, 2013, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America LLC (Natural), pursuant to the blanket certificate 
authorization granted in Docket No. CP82-402-000,\1\ filed an 
application in accordance to sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157(213) of 
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) as 
amended, requesting authority to convert one (1.0) Bcf of cushion gas 
to working gas at its Herscher Mount Simon Reservoir located in 
Kankakee County, Illinois. The proposed project will provide greater 
operational flexibility with the ability to withdraw additional working 
gas from the Mount Simon Reservoir instead of the Galesville Reservoir, 
which could be used to partially recharge or refill the Galesville 
Reservoir during low demand period, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
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    \1\ 20 FERC ] 62,415 (1982).
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    The proposed conversion will result in an increase in working gas 
inventory from 12.6 Bcf to 13.6 Bcf and a decrease in the cushion gas 
inventory from 54.4 Bcf to 53.4 Bcf. Natural states that the conversion 
will not change the total volume of 67 Bcf stored at the Mount Simon 
Reservoir. The conversion of one (1.0) Bcf of cushion gas to working 
gas will be achieved by stimulation of existing I/W wells to improve 
their withdrawal capacity. The stimulation will be conducted during 
daytime hours using truck mounted equipment. The trucks will use 
existing roads to access the well sites. No new ground disturbance is 
required to complete the proposed well stimulation activities.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Bruce 
H. Newsome, Vice President, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America 
LLC, 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, (630) 
725-3070, or email at bruce [email protected]. This filing is 
available for review at the Commission 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 filed to access the document. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or call toll-
free at (866) 206-3676, or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. 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. The 
Commission strongly encourages intervenors to file electronically.
    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.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the 
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day 
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and 
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA.

    Dated: May 17, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-12296 Filed 5-22-13; 8:45 am]
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