
[Federal Register: November 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 229)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP11-31-000; PF10-16-000

 
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application

November 23, 2010.
    Take notice that on November 12, 2010, Transcontinental Gas 
Pipeline Company, LLC (Transco), 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, 
Texas 77056-6106, filed an application in Docket No. CP11-31-000 
pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and 
Part 157(A) of the Commission's regulations for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing Transco to construct and operate 
its Mid-Atlantic Connector Expansion Project. This expansion project 
will provide 142,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of incremental firm 
transportation service to Virginia Power Services Energy Corp. Inc., 
and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (MAC Shippers). Specifically, 
Transco proposes to construct approximately 2.78 miles of new pipeline 
looping facilities and replacement pipeline facilities on Transco's 
existing mainline, 18,950 horsepower of additional compression at two 
existing compressor stations, and construction or modification of 
above-ground facilities. The project will also involve the retirement 
of four compressor units at Transco's existing Compressor Station 175 
in Fluvanna County, Virginia and abandonment in place of approximately 
0.12 miles of Mainline B pipeline in Fairfax County, Virginia. Transco 
seeks authorization under NGA section 7(b) and Part 157 of the 
Commission's regulations for the abandonment of these facilities. The 
application is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. 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 ``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 for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Bela 
Patel, Regulatory Analyst, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, P.O. 
Box 1396, Houston, TX, 77251-1396, or by calling (713) 215-2659 
(telephone).
    Transco states that by letter dated April 23, 2010, in Docket No. 
PF10-16-000, the Commission's Office of Energy Projects granted 
Transco's April 15, 2010, request to utilize the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process for the Projects. Transco has also 
submitted an applicant-prepared Draft Environmental Assessment that was 
prepared during the Pre-Filing Process that was included with this 
application. Now, as of the filing of this application on November 12, 
2010, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this 
time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP11-31-
000, as noted in the caption of this notice.

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    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 email 
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: December 14, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-30153 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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