
[Federal Register: June 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 108)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-417-000]

 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of 
Application

May 29, 2009.
    Take notice that on May 22, 2009, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC (Transco), Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an 
abbreviated application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA), as amended, and part 157 of the Commission's regulations for 
authorization to acquire and convert to natural gas use an existing 
pipeline and to construct and operate certain pipeline facilities that 
would enable Transco to provide 250,000 dekatherms per day of natural 
gas transportation service to the Hess Corporation (``Hess'') and 
Bayonne Energy Center, LLC (BEC). The proposed facilities, identified 
as the Bayonne Delivery Lateral Project, would extend from Transco's 
mainline in Essex County, New Jersey to the proposed Bayonne Energy 
Center, an electric power plant in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey.
    Specifically, Transco seeks authority to: construct approximately 
0.83 mile of 20-inch pipeline and appurtenant facilities to connect 
Transco's mainline to an idle, 14-inch petroleum products pipeline 
owned by Hess; acquire from Hess and convert to natural gas use 5.41 
miles of the 14-inch petroleum products pipeline extending from the 
terminus of the new 20-inch pipeline to the Bayonne Energy Center; 
construct a new delivery meter station and appurtenant facilities at 
the Bayonne Energy Center and, operate the facilities as the Bayonne 
Delivery Lateral.
    Transco estimates that the Bayonne Delivery Lateral Project 
facilities will cost approximately $17.2 million. Firm transportation 
service would be offered pursuant to a new proposed Rate Schedule FDLS 
and Transco's blanket certificate under Part 284(G) of the Commission's 
regulations.
    Any questions concerning this application should be directed to 
Marg Camardello, Manager, Tariffs & Certificates, P.O. Box 1396, 
Houston, Texas 77251, (713) 215-3380 (phone). Information can also be 
requested via a toll free number at (866) 455-9103 or via e-mail at 
PipelineExpansion@williams.com. (toll free).
    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.
    This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public 
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC at

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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    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 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 commenters 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 commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters 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.
    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. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    Comment Date: June 19, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-13223 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
