
[Federal Register: January 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 7)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-38-000]

 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Copano Field 
Services/Central Gulf Coast, L.P.; Notice of Application

January 6, 2009.
    Take notice that on December 19, 2008, Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Corporation (Transco), PO Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396 and 
Copano Field Services/Central Gulf Coast, L.P. (Copano), 2727 Allen 
Parkway, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas 77019, filed in Docket No. CP09-38-
000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) requesting that the Commission grant Transco approval to abandon 
by sale to Copano certain natural gas pipelines facilities in South 
Texas, including the McMullen Lateral. Additionally, Copano requests 
that the Commission finds that such facilities will perform gathering 
function upon their abandonment by

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sale from Transco to Copano and will be exempt from the Commission's 
jurisdiction pursuant to section 1(b) of the NGA, as well as the two 
natural gas pipelines Copano is proposing to construct to connect the 
McMullen Lateral to its processing plant, 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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Scott 
Turkington, Director, Rates & Regulatory, Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Corporation, PO Box 1396, Houston, Texas, 77251-1396 at (713) 215-
3391 or by e-mail at scott.c.turkington@williams.com, or to Brian D. 
Eckhart, Senior Vice President, Transportation and Supply, Copano 
Energy, 2727 Allen Parkway, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas 77019 at (713) 
621-9547 or by e-mail at Brian.Eckhart@copanoenergy.com.
    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.
    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: January 27, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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