[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39720-39721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15861]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-503-000]


Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on June 14, 2013, Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC. 
(Atmos), filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an 
application under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to abandon: 
(1) Its certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the 
construction and operation of the Fort Necessity Gas Storage Project 
(Project) and associated facilities originally issued in CP09-22-000 
\1\; (2) the blanket certificates issued to it under Parts 157 and 284, 
of the Commission's regulations; and (3) the exemption orders 
authorizing temporary acts and operations issued to it in CP08-34-000 
and CP08-34-001 pursuant to 7(c)(I)(B) of the NGA (exemption orders) 
\2\.
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    \1\ Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC, 127 FERC ] 61,260 (2009).
    \2\ Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC, 122 FERC ] 61, 100 (2008) 
and 125 FERC ] 61, 148 (2008)
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    Atmos has determined that its Project is no longer economically 
viable and does not plan to construct any of the facilities previously 
approved. The Project would have consisted of three 8.25 Bcf natural 
gas storage caverns, 7.4 miles of interconnecting pipeline and other 
appurtenant facilities located in Fort Necessity, Franklin Parish, 
Louisiana. With the exception of one test well approved in the 
exemption orders, no facilities associated with this project have been 
constructed. Atmos's application is on file with the Commission and 
open to 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 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.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Kevin 
C. Frank, Esq., Atmos Energy Corporation, P.O. Box 650205, Dallas, TX, 
75265-0205, by phone at (972) 855-3198 or by email at 
[email protected]; or to James H. Jeffries IV, Moore & Van 
Allen, PLLC, Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 North Tryon Street, 
Suite 4700, Charlotte, NC, 28202-4003, by phone at (704) 331-1079 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 seven 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

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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 seven copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: July 17, 2013

    Dated: June 26, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15861 Filed 7-1-13; 8:45 am]
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