
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 35959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14619]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-468-000]


Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent WestTex, LLC; Pioneer Natural 
Resources USA, Inc.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on May 30, 2012, Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent 
WestTex, LLC (Atlas) and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (Pioneer), 
filed in the above referenced docket a joint application pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the 
Commission's regulations, for a limited jurisdiction certificate 
authorizing Atlas and Pioneer to construct and operate a jointly-owned 
10.2-mile natural gas pipeline (the Driver Residue Pipeline) in Midland 
County, Texas, all as more fully set forth in the application which is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The pipeline 
will be used to transport natural gas from a natural gas processing 
plant (the Driver Plant), which Atlas and Pioneer are planning to 
construct to interconnections with three gas transmission pipeline 
systems. Atlas and Pioneer are the only parties that will transport gas 
on the proposed pipeline and therefore are seeking general waivers of 
the Commission's tariff and rate regulations. The 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, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-
free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed for Atlas 
to James F. Bowe, Jr., King & Spalding, 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006, by telephone at (202) 737-0500 or by 
email at jbowe@kslaw.com and Gerald Shrader, Vice President and General 
Counsel, Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent, LLC, 110 W. 7th Street, Suite 
2300, Tulsa, OK 74119, by telephone at (918) 574-3851 or 
jshrader@atlaspipeline.com or for Pioneer to Bryan L. Clark, Senior 
Counsel, Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., 5205 North O'Connor 
Blvd., Suite 200, Irving, TX 75039, by telephone at (972) 969-3765 or 
bryan.clark@pxd.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 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 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.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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 29, 2012.

    Dated: June 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-14619 Filed 6-14-12; 8:45 am]
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