[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29176-29177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11720]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-473-000]


Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, Petal Gas Storage, LLC; Notice 
of Application

    Take notice that on May 1, 2014, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP 
(Gulf South) and Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C. (Petal) filed in the above 
referenced docket an application, pursuant to sections 7(c) and 7(b) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations, 
requesting authorization for Gulf South to consolidate into its 
existing interstate natural gas operations the jurisdictional natural 
gas storage facilities owned and operated by Petal. The consolidated 
facilities will increase administrative efficiency; eliminate multiple 
leases between Gulf South and Petal; provide greater operational 
redundancies in physical facilities; and provide Gulf South more 
flexibility to create additional services that the market desires 
through the combination of facilities, all as more fully described in 
the Application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    The filing may 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

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toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application may be directed to J. Kyle 
Stephens, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Boardwalk Pipeline 
Partners, LP, 9 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas, 77046; by fax to (713) 
479-1846; or by email to [email protected].
    Specifically, Gulf South seeks (i) authorization for Petal to 
abandon by transfer all of its jurisdictional facilities to Gulf South; 
(ii) authorization for Gulf South to acquire by inter-corporate merger 
and to operate as part of its existing facilities, all of Petal's 
facilities; (iii) authorization of Gulf South's request for market-
based rates for storage services to be provided utilizing the combined 
Petal and Gulf South storage facilities in interstate commerce; (iv) 
authorization for Petal, an existing natural gas company, to abandon 
its Part 157 subpart F blanket certificate, issued in Docket No. CP95-
14-000 and its Part 284 subpart G blanket certificate, issued in Docket 
No. CP93-69-000; (v) authorization for Gulf South to abandon certain 
lease capacity from Petal as authorized in Docket Nos. CP13-96-000 (for 
the Southeast Market Expansion Project) and CP13-532-000 (for NNS-A 
Service); and (vi) any additional authorizations or waivers necessary 
to complete the proposed merger of Petal and Gulf South
    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 7 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 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 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 3, 2014.

    Dated: May 13, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-11720 Filed 5-20-14; 8:45 am]
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