[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56594-56595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25756]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-17-000]


Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on November 14, 2017, Southern Star Central Gas 
Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star), 4700 State Highway 56, Owensboro, 
Kentucky 42301, filed a prior notice application pursuant to sections 
157.205, and 157.216(b) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
(Commission) regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and 
Columbia's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-479-000. 
Southern Star requests authorization to construct, own and operate the 
Blue Mountain Chisholm Trail Project located in Grady and Carter 
Counties, Oklahoma. The proposed project consists of approximately 4.67 
miles of 12[hyphen]inch diameter pipeline, associated 
above[hyphen]ground facilities, a booster compression site utilizing 
rental compressor units and a lateral to the delivery point, at a cost 
of $20,881,158, all as more fully set forth in the application which is 
open to the public for inspection.
    Blue Mountain Midstream LLC (Blue Mountain) has proposed 
construction of a new cryogenic gas processing plant in Grady 
County,\1\ Oklahoma, with an approximate inlet capacity of 250,000 
dekatherms per day (Dth/d). Southern Star's proposed project will 
receive up to 150,000 Dth/d of gas processed by this production 
facility for transport on its system. Of this volume, Southern Star has 
contractual commitments for firm transportation with Blue Mountain for 
a minimum delivery of 45,000 Dth/d to a proposed delivery point on 
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) in Carter County, 
Oklahoma. The remaining capacity will enhance gas supply for existing 
customers on Southern Star's system. Southern Star and Blue Mountain 
have entered into a precedent agreement, interconnect agreement and 
will enter into an FTS Agreement, and Southern Star and NGPL have 
entered into an interconnect agreement.
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    \1\ See application filed November 9, 2017, in Docket No. CP18-
14-000.
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    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 [email protected] or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Cindy C. Thompson, Manager, Regulatory, Southern Star Central Gas 
Pipeline, Inc., 4700 Highway 56, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 or call 
(270) 852-4655, or email to [email protected].
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after 
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 and pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), 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 filing a protest. If a protest is filed and 
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time 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

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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 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 commenter 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 in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 22, 2018.

    Dated: November 22, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-25756 Filed 11-28-17; 8:45 am]
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