
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43874-43875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17415]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-514-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application

    On July 2, 2013, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an 
application under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157, 
Subpart A of Commission regulations for authorization to abandon 
certain natural gas facilities no longer in service. As described more 
fully in the Application, Texas Eastern states that it lacks the 
documentation to confirm the dates these facilities were removed from 
service or that abandonment authorization was received. Texas Eastern 
lists more than 750 of such facilities, 550 meter stations and 200 
small pipe sections in an appendix to the filing. Texas Eastern 
requests this abandonment authorization to clarify the regulatory 
status of these facilities and to ensure that Texas Eastern's records 
include documentation supporting their abandonment. Texas Eastern 
states that the proposed abandonment will not adversely impact existing 
Texas Eastern service provided and will not affect existing rates or 
tariff provisions.
    Questions regarding this application may be directed to Lisa A. 
Connolly, General Manager, Rates & Certificates, Texas Eastern 
Transmission, LP, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas, 77251-1642, or by 
calling (713) 627-4102; by fax 713-627-5947 or by email to 
laconnolly@spectraenergy.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 seven 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

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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 commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters 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.
    Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants 
parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must 
file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. 
Such motions or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. 
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of 
that document on the Applicant, on or before the comment date. It is 
not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons 
other than the Applicant.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic submission 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 seven 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 email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2013.

    Dated: July 15, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-17415 Filed 7-19-13; 8:45 am]
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