Tres Palacios Gas Storage LLC; Notice of Application, 11858 [E7-4621]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 11858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4621]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No.: CP07-90-000, CP07-91-000, CP07-92-000]


Tres Palacios Gas Storage LLC; Notice of Application

March 8, 2007.
    Take notice that on February 23, 2007, Tres Palacios Gas Storage 
LLC (Tres Palacios), 61 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880, filed in the 
above dockets, an application pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA) for (1) A certificate of public convenience and necessity to 
construct, own, operate and maintain a high-deliverability salt cavern 
gas storage facility in Matagorda County, Texas, that will accommodate 
the injection, storage and subsequent withdrawal of natural gas for 
redelivery in interstate commerce; (2) a blanket certificate pursuant 
to Subpart G of 18 CFR Part 284 to provide open-access firm and 
interruptible natural gas storage services on behalf of others in 
interstate commerce; (3) a blanket certificate pursuant to Subpart F of 
18 CFR Part 157 to construct, acquire, operate, rearrange and abandon 
certain facilities following construction of the proposed project; (4) 
authorization to provide the proposed storage services at market-based 
rates; and (5) approval of a pro forma FERC Gas Tariff, under which 
Tres Palacios will provide open access natural gas storage services in 
interstate commerce. This filing is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the web at 
https://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, call (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 
502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to James 
F. Bowe, Jr., Dewey Ballantine LLP, 975 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20004-1405, 202-862-1000 (phone)/202-862-1093 (fax), 
jbowe@deweyballantine.com.
    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, before the 
comment date of this notice, 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 14 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.
    Comments, protests and interventions 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.
    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.
    Comment Date: March 29, 2007.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-4621 Filed 3-13-07; 8:45 am]
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