[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15782-15783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06737]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-105-000]


Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application for 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

    Take notice that on March 4, 2015 Texas Gas Transmission, LLC 
(Texas Gas), 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, Houston, Texas 77046, filed 
in the above referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(c) 
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's 
regulations, requesting a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity authorizing Western Kentucky Lateral Project (Project) in 
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Texas Gas proposes to construct, own, 
operate, and maintain a new natural gas lateral consisting of 
approximately 22.5 mile of 24-inch diameter pipe, a meter and regulator 
station, and appurtenant auxiliary facilities that will provide a 
design capacity of up to 230,000 dekatherms

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per day of firm natural gas transportation capacity, 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 J. 
Kyle Stephens, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Gas 
Transmission, LLC, 9 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046; by fax to 
(713) 479-1846; or by email to [email protected], or to Nell 
Gutierrez, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, 
9 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046; by fax to (713) 479-1745; or by 
email to [email protected].
    Specifically, Texas Gas states that new lateral will extend from 
its Midland 3 Compressor Station to a proposed interconnection with the 
Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) new combined cycle natural gas-fired 
electric generation unit at the Paradise Plant. The Project is 
supported by the binding Precedent Agreement with TVA that provided for 
the full design capacity of firm transportation service at negotiated 
rates for a primary term of 20 years. Texas Gas states the total 
estimated cost of constructing the project is $81,000,000 and that it 
will have no impact on rates currently charged to Texas Gas' existing 
customers.
    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 five 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 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 original and five copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: April 8, 2015.

    Dated: March 18, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-06737 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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