
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48149-48150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19778]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-487-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on July 24, 2012 Columbia Gas Transmission, L.L.C. 
(Columbia), P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325, filed in 
Docket No. CP12-487-000, a Prior Notice request pursuant to sections 
157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act for authorization to abandon four underperforming natural gas 
storage wells in Ashland, Hocking, and Lorain Counties, Ohio. 
Specifically, Columbia proposes to permanently plug and abandon Benton 
Storage Well No. 8620, Laurel Storage Well No. 9019, Lucas Storage Well 
No. 582, and Wellington Storage Well No. 8702 together with the 
associated well pipeline and appurtenances. The proposed wells to be 
abandoned have historically performed poorly in relation to other wells 
and Columbia has determined that plugging and abandoning the wells is 
the best course of action, 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, contact FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this Application should be directed to 
Fredric J. George, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission, L.L.C., 
P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325, or call (304) 357-2359, 
or fax (304) 357-3206, or by email: fgeorge@nisource.com.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the

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Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural 
Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention. 
Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff may, pursuant 
to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under the NGA (18 
CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest is filed 
within the time allowed therefor, the proposed activity shall be deemed 
to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. 
If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time 
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as 
an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    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 commentary 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 via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: August 6, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-19778 Filed 8-10-12; 8:45 am]
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