Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Application, 43120 [2019-17897]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 43120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17897]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP19-494-000; PF19-1-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of 
Application

    Take notice that on July 31, 2019, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC (Transco), Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas 7725, 
filed an application in Docket No. CP19-494-000 pursuant to Sections 
7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's 
Regulations, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to 
construct and operate its Leidy South Project, or Project. The Leidy 
South Project would expand Transco's existing pipeline system to enable 
it to provide an additional 582,400 dekatherms per day of firm 
transportation service to three shippers, and abandon a small portion 
of its existing facilities, all as more fully described in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The filing may also 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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, Transco seeks authorization for the: (1) Construction 
and operation of approximately 8.7 miles of 36-inch-diameter looping 
facilities and the related abandonment of 5.8 miles of 23.375-inch-
diameter pipeline in Clinton County, Pennsylvania; (2) construction and 
operation of approximately 3.6 miles of 42-inch-diameter looping 
facilities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania; (3) the addition of 45,871 
horsepower (hp) at two existing compressor stations Wyoming and 
Columbia Counties, Pennsylvania; and (4) construction and operation of 
two new compressor stations totaling 78,801 hp in Luzerne and 
Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania. The estimated cost of the Project is 
$531.12 million.
    The Leidy South Project also includes a lease of 330,000 dekatherms 
per day of capacity from National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation's FM 100 
Project that was filed with the Commission on July 18, 2019 in Docket 
No. CP19-491-000. The Leidy South Project also includes a lease of 
Meade Pipeline Company, LLC's ownership interest of certain Project 
facilities.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Allison Jenkins, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251 or by telephone at 
(713) 215-2238. Transco has also established a toll-free telephone 
number, (713) 215-2264, so that parties can call with questions about 
the Project as well as an email support address 
([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 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must provide 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, and will be 
notified of any 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 and will not have the right to seek 
court review of the Commission's final order.
    As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission's order in 
Docket No. CP16-4-001, the Commission will apply its revised practice 
concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new Natural Gas Act 
section 3 or section 7 proceeding.\1\ Persons desiring to become a 
party to a certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely manner. 
If seeking to intervene out-of-time, the movant is required to show 
good cause why the time limitation should be waived, and should provide 
justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of 
the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\2\
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    \1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC 61,167 at 
50 (2018).
    \2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 3 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 4, 2019.

    Dated: August 14, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-17897 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
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