
[Federal Register: November 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 216)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-14-000]

 
Columbia Gulf Transmission Company, Southern Natural Gas Company; 
Notice of Application

November 2, 2010.
    Take notice that on October 21, 2010, Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company (Columbia Gulf), 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 
77056, and Southern Natural Gas Company (Natural Gas), Colonial 
Brookwood Center, 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 501, Birmingham, Alabama 
35209, jointly filed in Docket No. CP11-14-000 an application pursuant 
to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting that the 
Commission grant Columbia Gulf approval to abandon (1) certain jointly 
owned natural gas facilities located offshore in East Cameron Block 23 
(EC23 offshore facilities), and onshore in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; 
and (2) the services currently provided through the EC23 offshore 
facilities, 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 
counsel of Columbia Gulf, Fredric J. George, Senior Counsel, Columbia 
Gulf Transmission Company, P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 
25325-1273 at (304) 357-2359 or by e-mail at fgeorge@nisource.com.
    Specifically, Columbia Gulf filed an application requesting 
approval for abandonment of approximately 6.3 miles of 16-inch pipeline 
offshore Louisiana, and approximately 3.0 miles of 16-inch pipeline 
onshore in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, as well as measuring equipment, 
and appurtenances located in EC23 offshore facilities and the services 
provided through the facilities.
    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 original and 7 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

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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: November 23, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-28230 Filed 11-8-10; 8:45 am]
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