
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 16497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05943]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-81-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

    Take notice that on February 21, 2013, Columbia Gas Transmission, 
LLC (Columbia Gas), 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77056, 
filed in Docket No. CP13-81-000, a prior notice request pursuant to 
sections 157.205, 157.210, and 157.216(b) of the Commission's 
regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), seeking authorization to 
abandon and construct compressor units at its Rockport Compressor 
Station in Wood County, West Virginia, all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open for 
public inspection.
    Specifically, Columbia Gas proposes to abandon three 1,000 
horsepower (hp) compressor units and replace them with two 1,775 hp 
compressor units at its Rockport Compressor Station as part of its 
modernization project. Each new unit will be derated to produce 1,686 
hp of compression. The estimated cost of the proposed facilities is 
$22,000,000.
    Any questions regarding the applications should be directed to 
Fredric J. George, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, P.O. 
Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325-1273, phone (304) 357-2359, 
fax (304) 357-3206.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the 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 therefore, 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 If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after 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 commenter's 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 commenter's 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. 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.

    Dated: March 7, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-05943 Filed 3-14-13; 8:45 am]
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