[Federal Register: September 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 180)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-467-000]
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application
September 9, 2008.
Take notice that on September 2, 2008, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
(Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed in
Docket No. CP08-467-000, an application pursuant to section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations to:
(i) Construct, own, operate and maintain a new compressor station
located on the Fayetteville Lateral (Bald Knob Compressor Station) in
White County, Arkansas, and a new compressor station located on the
Greenville Lateral (Isola Compressor Station) in Humphreys County,
Mississippi; and (ii) make certain modifications at the existing
Greenville compressor station in Washington County, Mississippi, in
order to meet the increased capacity demands of their existing mainline
system. This project is hereafter referred to as the Fayetteville Shale
Compressor Project (Project), and in addition seeking a
predetermination that Texas Gas may roll-in the costs of the Project
into its approved Incremental Rates for Service on the Fayetteville
Lateral and the Greenville Lateral (Lateral Incremental Rates) in the
next rate case, all as more fully set forth in the application which is
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing
is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary''
link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web
site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a
document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any
FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 420-5589.
Specifically, the Bald Knob Compressor Station will consist of two
13,330 horsepower (hp) turbine compressor units designed to increase
the Fayetteville Lateral's maximum capacity to approximately 1.3 Bcf
per day. The Isla Compressor Station will consist of one 13,330 hp
turbine compressor unit designed to increase the Greenville Lateral's
maximum capacity to approximately 1.0 Bcf per day. The Project is
designed to increase the market's access to production from the
prolific Fayetteville Shale in an environmentally prudent manner and in
a rational time frame that will meet the needs of the market.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (Chesapeake) and XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)
are the primary customers supporting this Project, having executed new
agreements for the firm transportation capacity created by the project.
In addition, Southwestern Energy Company (Southwestern) and Petrohawk
Energy Corporation (Petrohawk) have exercised options in their existing
agreements that will utilize a portion of the additional firm
transportation capacity that will be facilitated by the Project.\1\
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\1\ These options were exercised pursuant to the precedent
agreements that these shippers signed in support of the Fayetteville
and Greenville Lateral expansion project. See, 123 FERC ] 61,118
(2008).
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Any questions regarding this application should be directed to J.
Kyle Stephens, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Boardwalk Pipeline
Partners,
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LP, 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, Houston, Texas 77046, at (713) 479-
8033 or fax at (713) 479-1846.
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 14 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.
Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing''
link at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission strongly encourages
intervenors to file electronically. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest
or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: September 30, 2008.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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