[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60459-60460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23882]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP14-552-000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application
Take notice that on September 22, 2014, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, L.L.C. (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas
77002, filed an application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, for
authorization to replace compression facilities at its Compressor
Station 245 located in Herkimer County, New York. 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, (886) 208-3676 or
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to John
E. Griffin, Assistant General Counsel, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, telephone (713)
420-3624, fax (713) 420-1601, and email: [email protected];
or Richard Siegel, Manager, Rates and Regulatory Affairs, Tennessee Gas
Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 7700,
telephone (713) 420-5535, fax (713) 420-1605, and email:
[email protected].
In response to a review and analysis of compressor unit emissions
at Station 245 conducted by the New York State Department of
Environmental Conversion (NYSDEC), Tennessee proposes to remove an
existing Worthington ML compressor unit and
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retire three Worthington UTC compressor units from active service.
Three retired compressor units will be used as redundant units enabling
Tennessee to continue its obligations during repairs or maintenance at
Station 245. The combined horsepower (hp) of the four existing
compressor units is 7,700 hp. Tennessee proposes to install in place of
the four compressor units with a Solar Taurus 70 turbine compressor
unit rated at 8,219 hp. This replacement will increase the total
horsepower at Station 245 by 519 hp, from 19,700 hp to 20,219 hp.
Tennessee does not anticipate that this increase will result in any
changes in mainline capacity. Tennessee proposes to complete and put
the project in-service by December 2015. The estimated cost of the
project is $32.2 million.
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 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 5 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. 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 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 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.
Motions to intervene, protests and comments may be filed
electronically via the internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 CFR
385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 22, 2014.
Dated: October 1, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-23882 Filed 10-6-14; 8:45 am]
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