Tricor Ten Section Hub LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Ten Section Gas Storage Project, 76003-76004 [2010-30594]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 234 / Tuesday, December 7, 2010 / Notices Meeting Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed in the public records of the project. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–30596 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP09–432–000] Tricor Ten Section Hub LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Ten Section Gas Storage Project emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES November 29, 2010. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Ten Section Gas Storage Project, in Kern County, California, proposed by Tricor Ten Section Hub LLC (Tricor) in the above referenced docket. Tricor requests authorization to utilize the depleted underground capacity available within Zone 1 of the Upper Stevens Sands of the existing Ten Section oil and gas field, about 12 miles southwest of Bakersfield, to store about 22.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Ten Section Gas Storage Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. DOGGR has the authority to review Notices of Intent to drill or rework wells and injection project applications, under California state laws and regulations. DOGGR may adopt the EA for purposes of its environmental review of the Project. The Ten Section Storage Project would consist of the following facilities VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:39 Dec 06, 2010 Jkt 223001 that would fall under the authority or jurisdiction of the FERC: • 26 new gas injection/withdrawal wells drilled from 5 well pads at the field; • 2 new (low pressure and high pressure) 20-inch-diameter field pipelines connecting the gas injection/ withdrawal wells to the compressor station; • 5 existing water disposal wells at the field used for the same purpose; • new 4-inch-diameter water disposal pipeline from the proposed Tricor compressor station to the existing water disposal wells; • 2 existing water supply wells and new associated pipelines to provide water for field operations and hydrostatic testing; • 9 existing oil production wells in the field converted into observation wells; • new 42,000-horsepower (hp) electric-driven field compressor station; • new 36-inch-diameter bi-directional header pipeline, extending about 20.5 miles, between Tricor’s compressor station and the existing Kern-Mojave pipeline; and • new metering and regulating station at the interconnection between the Tricor header pipeline with the KernMojave pipeline. In addition, as part of this Project, the following facilities would be constructed and operated which are not regulated by the FERC (nonjurisdictional facilities): • New electric substation, to be designed, built, owned, and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric company (PG&E) about 1.5 miles southwest of the storage field; • new 1.6-miles-long, 230-kilovolt transmission line, to be designed, built, owned, and operated by PG&E, connecting the new electric substation with Tricor’s compressor station; • new 30,000 barrel oil tank within the proposed compressor station tract, and • new 10-inch-diameter, 0.3-milelong oil pipeline between the proposed Tricor compressor station and the existing facilities of Kern Oil. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public viewing on the FERC’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local government PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76003 representatives and agencies; elected officials; interested Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners; local libraries; other interested individuals; and parties to this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before December 31, 2010. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the project docket number (CP09–432–000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply filing comments will not serve to make the commenter a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR E:\FR\FM\07DEN1.SGM 07DEN1 76004 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 234 / Tuesday, December 7, 2010 / Notices 385.214).1 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission’s decision. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP09–432). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–30594 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER11–2179–000] emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Planet Energy (New York) Corp.; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization November 26, 2010. This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding, of Planet Energy (New York) Corp.’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability is December 16, 2010. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding(s) are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–30592 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76003-76004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30594]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-432-000]


Tricor Ten Section Hub LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Ten Section Gas Storage 
Project

November 29, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Ten 
Section Gas Storage Project, in Kern County, California, proposed by 
Tricor Ten Section Hub LLC (Tricor) in the above referenced docket. 
Tricor requests authorization to utilize the depleted underground 
capacity available within Zone 1 of the Upper Stevens Sands of the 
existing Ten Section oil and gas field, about 12 miles southwest of 
Bakersfield, to store about 22.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Ten Section Gas Storage Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed 
project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a 
major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    The California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas, and 
Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) participated as a cooperating agency in 
the preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by 
law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected 
by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. DOGGR has the 
authority to review Notices of Intent to drill or rework wells and 
injection project applications, under California state laws and 
regulations. DOGGR may adopt the EA for purposes of its environmental 
review of the Project.
    The Ten Section Storage Project would consist of the following 
facilities that would fall under the authority or jurisdiction of the 
FERC:
     26 new gas injection/withdrawal wells drilled from 5 well 
pads at the field;
     2 new (low pressure and high pressure) 20-inch-diameter 
field pipelines connecting the gas injection/withdrawal wells to the 
compressor station;
     5 existing water disposal wells at the field used for the 
same purpose;
     new 4-inch-diameter water disposal pipeline from the 
proposed Tricor compressor station to the existing water disposal 
wells;
     2 existing water supply wells and new associated pipelines 
to provide water for field operations and hydrostatic testing;
     9 existing oil production wells in the field converted 
into observation wells;
     new 42,000-horsepower (hp) electric-driven field 
compressor station;
     new 36-inch-diameter bi-directional header pipeline, 
extending about 20.5 miles, between Tricor's compressor station and the 
existing Kern-Mojave pipeline; and
     new metering and regulating station at the interconnection 
between the Tricor header pipeline with the Kern-Mojave pipeline.
    In addition, as part of this Project, the following facilities 
would be constructed and operated which are not regulated by the FERC 
(non-jurisdictional facilities):
     New electric substation, to be designed, built, owned, and 
operated by Pacific Gas and Electric company (PG&E) about 1.5 miles 
southwest of the storage field;
     new 1.6-miles-long, 230-kilovolt transmission line, to be 
designed, built, owned, and operated by PG&E, connecting the new 
electric substation with Tricor's compressor station;
     new 30,000 barrel oil tank within the proposed compressor 
station tract, and
     new 10-inch-diameter, 0.3-mile-long oil pipeline between 
the proposed Tricor compressor station and the existing facilities of 
Kern Oil.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the 
EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; interested 
Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners; local 
libraries; other interested individuals; and parties to this 
proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To 
ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC 
receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before December 31, 
2010.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP09-432-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated 
eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or 
efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an 
easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments 
on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling you 
can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a 
file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an 
account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the 
type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is 
considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply 
filing comments will not serve to make the commenter a party to the 
proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must 
file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR

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385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the 
Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be 
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be 
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC or on the 
FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on 
the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field 
(i.e., CP09-432). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. 
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-30594 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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