
[Federal Register: May 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 93)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-207-000]

 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application

May 6, 2008.
    Take notice that on April 29, 2008, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (Transco), Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, 
filed in Docket No. CP08-207-000, an application, pursuant to sections 
7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for an order authorizing 
Transco to: (1) Abandon its Hester Storage Field and a portion of the 
connecting pipeline (Hester Lateral), located in St. James Parish, 
Louisiana; and (2) install temporary compression to facilitate the 
withdrawal of recoverable injected base gas from the Hester Storage 
Field, 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) 502-8659.
    Transco states that the abandonment of the Hester Storage Field is 
necessary because of continuing gas losses from the reservoir. Transco 
estimates that the complete abandonment of the storage field will take 
approximately three years (2009-2011) with the first two years devoted 
to withdrawing the recoverable

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injected base gas from the reservoir. During the final year of the 
abandonment process Transco will remove all above ground facilities, 
plug all wells, and remove gathering lines. In addition, Transco will 
abandon in place 4.75 miles of the 8.66 mile Hester Lateral. The 
remaining part of the Hester Lateral will continue to be used to 
provide service to a chemical plant owned by Occidental Chemical 
Corporation. Transco intends to sell the recovered injected base gas 
and, in accordance with Article V, Section A, Subsection 1 of the 
Stipulation and Agreement filed with the Commission on November 28, 
2007 in Docket Nos. RP06-569-000, et. al., share the proceeds from the 
sale with its customers.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Ingrid Germany, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Post Office 
Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251 at (713) 215-4015.
    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.
    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 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    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) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: May 28, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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