Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization, 28972 [2011-12298]

Download as PDF 28972 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 97 / Thursday, May 19, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP11–333–000] jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on April 28, 2011, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore), 1110 Forrest Avenue, Dover, Delaware 19904, pursuant to its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP96–128–000,1 filed an application in accordance to sections 157.205(b), 157.208(c), and 157.210 of the Commission’s Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) as amended, for the construction, ownership, and operation of new mainline facilities and new delivery point measurement and regulating stations in Sussex County, Delaware and Worcester County, Maryland, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. In order to provide additional firm natural gas transportation service to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation— Delaware Division, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation—Maryland Division, and Eastern Shore Gas Company (Shippers), Eastern Shore proposes to construct, own, operate, and maintain about 2.3 miles of new ten-inch steel pipeline looping along Route 13 near Seaford in Sussex County, Delaware and 19.4 miles of six-inch mainline extension from Millsboro, Delaware to Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. Eastern Shore also proposes to install new delivery point facilities in the towns of Frankford, Dagsboro, and Selbyville, Delaware, and Bishop, Showell, and Berlin, Maryland. Eastern Shore has entered into binding Precedent Agreements with the Shippers in which the Shippers have agreed to execute fifteen-year FT Service Agreements with Eastern Shore to provide additional natural gas transportation service for the total of 6,250 dts/day 2 under Eastern Shore’s maximum FT Zone One and Zone Two Tariff Rates on file with the Commission. Eastern Shore will recover its project costs entirely from the Shippers, with no subsidy from Eastern Shore’s other firm service customers. The total estimate cost of the proposed facilities is $13,018,853. Eastern Shore 1 81 FERC ¶ 61,013 (1997). dts/day to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation—Delaware Division, 1,700 dts/day to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation—Maryland Division, and 500 dts/day to Eastern Shore Gas Company. 2 4,050 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:54 May 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 proposes the facilities to be completed and placed into service by November 1, 2011. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Glen DiEleuterio, Project Manager, at (302) 734–6710, ext. 6723 or via fax (302) 734–6745, or e-mail at GDIEleuterio@esng.com. This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free at (866) 206–3676, or, for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 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 ‘‘eFiling’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages intervenors to file electronically. 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. Dated: May 12, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–12298 Filed 5–18–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP11–303–000] Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on April 28, 2011, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (Eastern Shore), 1110 Forrest Avenue, Dover, Delaware, 19904, pursuant to its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP96–128–000,1 filed an application in accordance to sections 157.205(b), 157.208(c), and 157.210 of the Commission’s Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) as amended, for the construction, ownership, and operation of new mainline facilities and a new delivery point measurement and regulating station from Glasgow, Delaware to Elkton, Maryland, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. In order to provide additional firm natural gas transportation service to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation— Maryland Division (Chesapeake), Eastern Shore proposes to construct, own, operate, and maintain about 5 miles of new six-inch steel pipeline running westward from Route 40 in Glasgow, Delaware to Elkton, Maryland, and install a new delivery point measurement and regulating station near the intersection of US 40 and Maryland 279 in Elkton, Maryland. Eastern Shore has entered into a binding Precedent Agreement with Chesapeake in which Chesapeake has agreed to execute a fifteen-year FT Service Agreement with Eastern Shore to provide additional natural gas transportation service of 4,070 dts/day under Eastern Shore’s maximum FT Zone One Tariff Rate on file with the Commission. Eastern Shore will recover its project costs entirely from Chesapeake, with no subsidy from Eastern Shore’s other firm service customers. The total estimate cost of the proposed facilities is $5,850,450. Eastern Shore proposes the facilities to be completed and placed into service by November 1, 2011. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Glen DiEleuterio, Project Manager, at (302) 734–6710, ext. 6723 or via fax (302) 734–6745, or e-mail at GDIEleuterio@esng.com. This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERC OnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free at (866)206–3676, or, for TTY, contact (202)502–8659. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 1 81 FERC ¶ 61,013 (1997). E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-333-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on April 28, 2011, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore), 1110 Forrest Avenue, Dover, Delaware 19904, 
pursuant to its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP96-128-
000,\1\ filed an application in accordance to sections 157.205(b), 
157.208(c), and 157.210 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) as amended, for the construction, ownership, and 
operation of new mainline facilities and new delivery point measurement 
and regulating stations in Sussex County, Delaware and Worcester 
County, Maryland, all as more fully set forth in the application, which 
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
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    \1\ 81 FERC ] 61,013 (1997).
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    In order to provide additional firm natural gas transportation 
service to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation--Delaware Division, 
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation--Maryland Division, and Eastern Shore 
Gas Company (Shippers), Eastern Shore proposes to construct, own, 
operate, and maintain about 2.3 miles of new ten-inch steel pipeline 
looping along Route 13 near Seaford in Sussex County, Delaware and 19.4 
miles of six-inch mainline extension from Millsboro, Delaware to 
Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. Eastern Shore also proposes to 
install new delivery point facilities in the towns of Frankford, 
Dagsboro, and Selbyville, Delaware, and Bishop, Showell, and Berlin, 
Maryland. Eastern Shore has entered into binding Precedent Agreements 
with the Shippers in which the Shippers have agreed to execute fifteen-
year FT Service Agreements with Eastern Shore to provide additional 
natural gas transportation service for the total of 6,250 dts/day \2\ 
under Eastern Shore's maximum FT Zone One and Zone Two Tariff Rates on 
file with the Commission. Eastern Shore will recover its project costs 
entirely from the Shippers, with no subsidy from Eastern Shore's other 
firm service customers. The total estimate cost of the proposed 
facilities is $13,018,853. Eastern Shore proposes the facilities to be 
completed and placed into service by November 1, 2011.
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    \2\ 4,050 dts/day to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation--Delaware 
Division, 1,700 dts/day to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation--
Maryland Division, and 500 dts/day to Eastern Shore Gas Company.
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    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Glen 
DiEleuterio, Project Manager, at (302) 734-6710, ext. 6723 or via fax 
(302) 734-6745, or e-mail at GDIEleuterio@esng.com.
    This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be 
viewed on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number filed to access the document. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free at (866) 206-3676, or, for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. 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. The Commission strongly encourages 
intervenors to file electronically.
    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.

    Dated: May 12, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-12298 Filed 5-18-11; 8:45 am]
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