[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2655-2656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00544]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP14-35-000]
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
Take notice that on December 30, 2013, Southern Star Central Gas
Pipeline, Inc., (Southern Star), 4700 State Highway 56, Owensboro,
Kentucky 42301, filed in Docket No. CP14-35-000, a prior notice request
pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's
regulations under the Natural Gas Act. Southern Star seeks
authorization to relocate, replace, and abandon sections of its 16-inch
EK Pipeline, 16-inch ES Pipeline and 26-inch E Pipeline to facilitate
the Kansas Department of Transportation's plan to construct and modify
Highway K-10 and various interchanges, collectively known as the South
Lawrence Trafficway Project (STL Project) located in Douglas County,
Kansas. Southern Star will construct approximately 3.2 miles of new
pipeline that will be rerouted around and lowered through the STL
Project and tied into existing lines, 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, (866) 208-3676 or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this Application should be directed to
Phyllis K. Medley, Senior Analyst, Regulatory Compliance, Southern Star
Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., 4700 State Highway 56, Owensboro, Kentucky
42301, or by calling (270) 852-4653, or by fax (270) 852-5010, or by
email [email protected].
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 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
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treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
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.
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 commenter's 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 he Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, 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 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. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: January 8, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-00544 Filed 1-14-14; 8:45 am]
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