[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 66915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26654]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-11-000]


Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization; Southern Star 
Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.

    Take notice that on October 21, 2013 Southern Star Central Gas 
Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star), 4700 Highway 56, Owensboro, Kentucky 
42301, filed in the above Docket, a prior notice request pursuant to 
sections 157.205 and 157.208 of the Commission's regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to increase the Maximum 
Operating Pressure (MOP) of approximately 9.25 miles of pipeline 
located in Johnson and Pettis Counties, Missouri, under authorization 
issued to Southern Star in Docket No. CP82-479-000 pursuant to Section 
7 of the NGA, 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
Phyllis K. Medley, Senior Analyst, 4700 Highway 56, P.O. Box 20010, 
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, at (270) 852-4653.
    Specifically, Southern Star proposes to uprate approximately 9.25 
miles of pipeline from the current 360 psig MOP, to 720 psig MOP. 
Southern Star states that the only cost to be incurred is approximately 
$229,000 for changes to auxiliary facilities.
    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 may, within 60 days after the 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. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) file 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 protest. If a protest is filed and not 
withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, 
the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: October 31, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-26654 Filed 11-6-13; 8:45 am]
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