Document ID: FERC-2011-0366-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Requests Under Blanket Authorizations: Freebird Gas Storage, LLC
Posted Date: 2011-03-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13612-13613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5784]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-110-000]

Freebird Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

    Take notice that on March 1, 2011, Freebird Gas Storage, LLC 
(Freebird) filed a Prior Notice Request pursuant to sections 157.205 
and 157.208 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act, and Freebird's blanket certificate for 
authorization to increase the storage capacity and deliverability at 
its East Detroit Storage Facility in Lamar County, Alabama. 
Specifically, Freebird proposes to (1) Increase the maximum total 
capacity of the facility from 11.4 billion cubic feet (Bcf) to 13.5 
Bcf; (2) increase the maximum working gas capacity from 9.14 Bcf to 
11.2 Bcf; (3) increase the maximum daily withdrawal rate to 305 MMcf 
(million cubic feet) per day and the maximum daily injection rate to 
350 MMcf per day; and (4) increase the maximum stabilized bottomhole 
reservoir pressure from 680 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) to 810 
psig. Freebird states that it does not have to construct any additional 
facilities to make this additional capacity available, all as more 
fully set forth in the application, which is open to the public for 
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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this Prior Notice should be directed to 
Daryl W. Gee, Director, Enstor Operating Company, LLC, 20329 Hwy. 249, 
Suite 400, Houston, TX 77070, telephone no. (281) 374-3056, facsimile 
no. (281) 374-3051 and E-mail: daryl.gee@enstorinc.com.
    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.
    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 environmental review process. 
Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties.

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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 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 via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: March 8, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5784 Filed 3-11-11; 8:45 am]
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