[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39721-39722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15859]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP13-499-000; PF12-9-000]


Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on June 13, 2013, Constitution Pipeline Company, 
LLC (Constitution), having its principal place of business at 2800 Post 
Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056-6106, filed an application in 
Docket No. CP13-499-000 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 
approximately 122 miles of 30-inch diameter pipeline and related 
facilities. The proposed project extends from Susquehanna County, 
Pennsylvania, through Broome, Chenango, Delaware, and Schoharie 
Counties, New York.\1\ Constitution further requests that the 
Commission grant Constitution a blanket certificate authorizing 
Constitution to construct, operate, and abandon certain facilities 
under Part 157, Subpart F, of the Commission's regulations and a 
blanket certificate authorizing Constitution to provide transportation 
services on an open access and self-implementing basis under Part 284, 
Subpart G, of the Commission's regulations, 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.
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    \1\ Iroquois Gas Transmission System, LP, has filed, in Docket 
No. CP13-502-000, a concurrent application requesting authorization 
to construct, install, own, operate, and maintain certain new 
compression facilities to be located in Wright, New York, and to 
modify certain existing facilities at that same location, and to 
lease the incremental capacity associated with these new and 
modified facilities to Constitution as part of this proposed 
project.
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    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
William H. Hammons, Staff Regulatory Analyst, Rates and Regulatory, 
Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 
77251, or by calling (713) 215-2130 (telephone) or (713) 215-3483 (fax) 
[email protected].
    On April 16, 2012, the Commission staff granted Constitution's 
request to use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF12-9-
000 to staff activities involving the project. Now, as of the filing of 
this application on June 13, 2013, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this 
project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be 
conducted in Docket No. CP13-499-000, 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 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: July 17, 2013.


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    Dated: June 26, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15859 Filed 7-1-13; 8:45 am]
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