
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 155 (Thursday, August 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 53137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19077]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-484-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on July 21, 2016, El Paso Natural Gas Company, 
L.L.C. (EPNG), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 
filed a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 
157.208(f) of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
for authorization to decrease the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure 
(MAOP) of a segment of its 6-inch O.D. Hayden Line (Line No. 2023) 
located in Gila County, Arizona. EPNG proposes to decrease the MAOP of 
this section of Line No. 2023 from 474 pounds per square inch gauge 
(psig) down to 85 psig to align the MAOP with the existing operations 
of Line No. 2023. The proposed MAOP reduction will not alter the 
capacity of EPNG's system, 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 
Francisco Tarin, Director Regulatory Department, El Paso Natural Gas 
Company, L.L.C., Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 
80944, or by calling (719) 667-7517.
    Any person or the Commission's staff 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filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for 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.
    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.
    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 he 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 original and 5 copies of the protest or 
intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: August 1, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19077 Filed 8-10-16; 8:45 am]
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