[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39720-39721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15861]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP13-503-000]
Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on June 14, 2013, Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC.
(Atmos), filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an
application under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to abandon:
(1) Its certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the
construction and operation of the Fort Necessity Gas Storage Project
(Project) and associated facilities originally issued in CP09-22-000
\1\; (2) the blanket certificates issued to it under Parts 157 and 284,
of the Commission's regulations; and (3) the exemption orders
authorizing temporary acts and operations issued to it in CP08-34-000
and CP08-34-001 pursuant to 7(c)(I)(B) of the NGA (exemption orders)
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\1\ Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC, 127 FERC ] 61,260 (2009).
\2\ Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC, 122 FERC ] 61, 100 (2008)
and 125 FERC ] 61, 148 (2008)
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Atmos has determined that its Project is no longer economically
viable and does not plan to construct any of the facilities previously
approved. The Project would have consisted of three 8.25 Bcf natural
gas storage caverns, 7.4 miles of interconnecting pipeline and other
appurtenant facilities located in Fort Necessity, Franklin Parish,
Louisiana. With the exception of one test well approved in the
exemption orders, no facilities associated with this project have been
constructed. Atmos's application is on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection. This filing is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site 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, (886) 208-3676 or
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Kevin
C. Frank, Esq., Atmos Energy Corporation, P.O. Box 650205, Dallas, TX,
75265-0205, by phone at (972) 855-3198 or by email at
[email protected]; or to James H. Jeffries IV, Moore & Van
Allen, PLLC, Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 North Tryon Street,
Suite 4700, Charlotte, NC, 28202-4003, by phone at (704) 331-1079 or by
email at [email protected].
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 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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
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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 seven copies of the protest or intervention to
the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: July 17, 2013
Dated: June 26, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15861 Filed 7-1-13; 8:45 am]
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