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integrating gracefully with future 

generations of technology? 

• How will smart grid technologies 

change the business model for electric 

service providers, if at all? What are the 

implications of these changes? 

• What are the costs and benefits of 

delaying investment in metering and 

other smart grid infrastructure while the 

technology and our understanding of it 

is rapidly evolving? How does that 

affect the choice of an appropriate time 

to invest? 

• What policy changes would ensure 

that the U.S. maintains global 

competiveness in smart grid technology 

and related businesses? 

• What should be the priority areas 

for federally funded research that can 

support smart grid deployment? 

Finally, as noted at the outset, we invite 

commenters to address any other 

significant issues that they believe 

implicate the success or failure of the 

transition to smart grid technology. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

13, 2010. 

Patricia Hoffman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23251 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–494–000] 

Tallulah Gas Storage LLC; Notice of 

Application 

September 9, 2010. 

Take notice that on August 31, 2010, 

Tallulah Gas Storage LLC (Tallulah), 

10370 Richmond Avenue, Suite 510, 

Houston, TX 77042, filed in Docket No. 

CP10–494–000, an application, pursuant 

to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, 

subpart F of part 157, and subpart G of 

part 284 of the Commission’s 

regulations for: (1) A certificate of 

public convenience and necessity 

authorizing Tallulah to construct and 

operate a natural gas storage facility and 

pipeline facilities connecting with 

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC 

(Midcontinent Express), Columbia Gulf 

Transmission Co. (Columbia Gulf), Gulf 

South Pipeline Co., LP (Gulf South) and 

Southeast Supply Header, LLC (SESH) 

in Madison Parish Louisiana; (2) a 

blanket certificate authorizing Tallulah 

to construct, acquire, operate, rearrange, 

and abandon facilities; (3) a blanket 

certificate authorizing Tallulah to 

provide open access firm and 

interruptible gas storage services on 

behalf of others in interstate commerce 

with pre-granted abandonment of such 

services; and (4) waivers of Commission 

regulations, all as more fully set forth in 

the application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. 

Specifically, Tallulah proposes to 

construct, own, operate, and maintain a 

new underground natural gas salt 

cavern storage facility consisting of 

three caverns, each with a working gas 

capacity of 8 billion cubic feet (Bcf), and 

approximately 3.4 Bcf of base gas, 

having a combined maximum daily 

withdrawal rate of 1,575 million cubic 

feet per day (MMcf/d) and a maximum 

injection capability of 900 MMcf/d. 

Tallulah also states that the facility will 

have a total capacity of approximately 

11.4 Bcf and a peak deliverability of 525 

MMcf/d. Tallulah also proposes to 

construct approximately 3.3 miles of 

dual 24-inch diameter lateral pipeline to 

four new meter and regulator stations 

interconnecting with Midcontinent 

Express, Columbia Gulf, Gulf South, and 

SESH. Tallulah will also install six 

natural gas-fired compressors totaling 

28,410 horsepower as well as associated 

interconnecting piping and appurtenant 

facilities. Tallulah seeks authorization 

to charge market-based rates for its 

proposed services. 

The filing may 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to Mark 

Fullerton, Tallulah Gas Storage LLC, 

10370 Richmond Avenue, Suite 510, 

Houston, TX 77042, or by calling (713) 

403–6454 (telephone) or (713) 403–6461 

(fax), mfullerton@icon-ngs.com, or to 

John S. Decker, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 

1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 

600, Washington, DC 20004–1008, or by 

calling (202) 639–6599 (telephone) or 

(202) 879–8899 (fax), 

jdecker@velaw.com. 

Pursuant to § 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 

14 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to 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 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, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commentors will not be 


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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 (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 strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: September 30, 2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23212 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP10–492–000; PF10–6–000] 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Application 

September 9, 2010. 

Take notice that on August 26, 2010, 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC 

(Columbia), 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, 

SE., Charleston, West Virginia 25314, 

filed an application in Docket No. 

CP10–492–000 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 replace, operate, 

abandon and maintain its existing 

natural gas pipeline system in Pike 

County, Pennsylvania, and Orange 

County, New York as a result of the age 

and condition of the existing pipeline 

(the Projects), as more fully detailed in 

the application. Specifically, Columbia 

proposes to (1) abandon and remove the 

14-inch-diameter Line 1278 and Line K 

pipelines, and replace it with 

approximately 16.08 miles of 20-inchdiameter pipeline and 0.44 mile of two 

10-inch-diameter parallel pipelines; (2) 

abandon in place the existing 0.06 miles 

of 4-inch-diameter Line U pipeline and 

replace it with 0.08 miles of relocated 4- 

inch-diameter pipeline; (3) abandon and 

remove the Sparrowbush Compressor 

Station; (4) abandon in place 0.08 mile 

of 8-inch-diameter Line 1842; and (5) 

perform minor valve, piping, and 

regulator modifications to the Milford 

Compressor Station. In all, Columbia 

proposes to abandon by replacement 

approximately 16.39 miles of natural gas 

pipeline for the Projects. The proposed 

project would enable Columbia to 

restore the historical design operating 

pressures and enhance the reliability 

and flexibility of its system, all as more 

fully set forth in the application. The 

application is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. 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 questions regarding this 

application should be directed to 

Fredric J. George, Lead Counsel, 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, P.O. 

Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 

25325–1273; telephone 304–357–2359, 

fax 304–357–3206. 

Columbia states that by letter dated 

February 3, 2010, in Docket No. PF10– 

6–000, the Commission’s Office of 

Energy Projects granted Columbia’s 

January 26, 2010, request to utilize the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) Pre-Filing Process for the 

Projects. Columbia has also submitted 

an applicant-prepared Draft 

Environmental Assessment that was 

prepared during the Pre-Filing Process 

that was included with this application. 

Now, as of the filing of this application 

on August 26, 2010, the NEPA PreFiling Process for this project has ended. 

From this time forward, this proceeding 

will be conducted in Docket No. CP10– 

492–000, as noted in the caption of this 

notice. 

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 

14 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to 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 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 


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