83 FR 18836 - Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 83 (April 30, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 18836]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09035]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-186-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of 
Application

    Take notice that on April 11, 2018, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC (Transco), Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas, filed an 
application under sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 
and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing Transco's Southeastern 
Trail Project (Southern Trail). This system expansion project would 
enable Transco to provide an additional 296,375 dekatherms per day (Dt/
d) of firm transportation service to five shippers, and to abandon 
certain compression facilities, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Southern Trail comprises the construction and operation of 
approximately 7.72 miles of new natural gas pipeline loop located along 
Transco's existing mainline; approximately 60,720 horsepower of 
additional compression at three existing facilities in Virginia 
(Compressor Station 185, Compressor Station 175, and Compressor Station 
165), reversal and/or deodorization modifications at eight existing 
Mainline Facilities in South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana, and 
modifications at 13 existing Mainline Valve Sites in South Carolina and 
Georgia. The Project also includes the retirement and abandonment of 10 
compressor units and related buildings and ancillary equipment at 
Transco's existing Compressor Station 165 in Pittsylvania County, 
Virginia.
    Questions regarding this filing may be directed Andre Pereira, at 
(713) 215-4362, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251. In addition, 
Transco has established a toll-free telephone number, (713) 215-2264 so 
that parties can call with questions about Southern Trail, as well as 
an email support address ([email protected]).
    This filing is available for review at the Commission's Washington, 
DC offices, or may be viewed on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the e-Library link. Enter the docket number, 
excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], or call toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    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 proceeding for this project should 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, 385.211 (2016), by the comment date below. 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 filings made with the Commission by mail, hand delivery, or 
internet, in accordance with Rule 2001 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, id. 385.2001. A copy must be served on 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 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.
    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 website under the e-filing link. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    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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    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying the 
requested authorizations will be issued.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, May 24, 2018.

    Dated: April 24, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-09035 Filed 4-27-18; 8:45 am]
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