80 FR 72957 - Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 225 (November 23, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72957-72958]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29762]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-15-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on November 4, 2015, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company, L.L.C., (Tennessee), located at 1001 Louisiana Street, 
Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP16-15-000, a prior notice 
request pursuant to sections 157.205, and 157.216(b)(2) of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA), seeking authorization to abandon two inactive supply laterals 
located in St. Mary's Parish, Louisiana, extending into state waters of 
Louisiana. Specifically, Line No. 519A-100 consists of approximately 20 
miles of 10-inch-diameter pipeline of which 6.67 miles will be removed 
and 13.3 miles will be abandoned in place. Line No. 519A-200 consists 
of approximately 1.5 miles of 6-inch-diameter of pipeline and will be 
abandoned in place all as more fully set forth 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 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, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding the Request should be directed to Ben J. 
Carranza, Manager, Regulatory, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 
1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, by telephone at: 713-420-
5535, or by email at [email protected]; or Debbie Kalisek, 
Regulatory Analyst, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 1001 
Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, by telephone at 713-420-3292, 
or by email at [email protected].
    Any person may, within 60 days after the 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. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file 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 
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after 
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be 
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of 
the NGA.
    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.
    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 commenter's 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

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environmental review process. Environmental commenter's will not be 
required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. 
However, the non-party commentary, 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 ill not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's 
final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link. Persons unable to file 
electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or 
intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: November 16, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-29762 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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