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###### Department of Energy

###### Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

          - [Docket No. CP08-55-000] 

                    Take notice that on January 15, 2008, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed an abbreviated application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to acquire certain onshore and offshore natural gas facilities located in the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana from Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf) and Columbia Deep Water Services Company, an affiliate of Columbia Gulf. The facilities include the Blue Water System, the South Timbalier System and the South Pass 77 System, as well as several contiguous pipeline laterals that are connected to these three systems and certain supply laterals, all as more fully set forth in the application. In addition, to the acquisition of facilities, Tennessee seeks authorization pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to abandon Tennessee's lease of 115,000 Mcf per day of capacity to Columbia Gulf from the terminus of the South Pass 77 System to Columbia Gulf's mainline system at Egan, Louisiana; abandon Rate Schedules X-33 and X-56; and abandon two compressor units at the Pecan Island Facility, each with 20,000 horsepower, and one 4,000 horsepower compressor unit on the Vermilion Block 245 offshore platform. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 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, please contact FERC Online Support at                     *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov*                     or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.                 

Any initial questions regarding Tennessee's proposal in this application should be directed to Jacquelyne M. Rocan, Senior Counsel, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002-2511; telephone: (713) 420-4544; fax: (713) 420-1601. 

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. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. 

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 commenters 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 environmental review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters 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 will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order. 

                    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at                     *http://www.ferc.gov*. Persons unable to file electronically should submit the original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.                 

*Comment Date:*                     February 19, 2008.                 

 Kimberly D. Bose, 

 Secretary.

[FR Doc. E8-2108 Filed 2-5-08; 8:45 am] 

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