2012-9. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Application

Take notice that on December 14, 2011, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed an application under sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for a certificate authorizing Transco to construct and operate its Northeast Supply Link Project (Project) and to abandon certain pipeline facilities. Transco states that the proposed Project is an expansion of its existing pipeline system under which Transco will provide 250,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/day) of incremental firm transportation service in Zone 6 from certain supply interconnections on Transco's Leidy Line in Pennsylvania to Transco's 210 Market Pool in New Jersey and the existing Manhattan, Central Manhattan, and Narrows delivery points in New York City, all as more fully set forth in the application. 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 [e-mail] or toll free at [phone], or for TTY, contact [phone].

Specifically, Transco proposes the following: (1) Construction and operation of approximately 12.03 miles of new 42-inch diameter pipeline looping facilities on Transco's existing mainline; (2) replacement of approximately 0.46 miles of existing 36-inch diameter pipeline, by abandoning the pipeline in place and installing an equivalent length of thickerwalled pipe in a parallel trench; (3) pressure uprating of approximately 27 miles of existing 24-inch, 26-inch, and 36-inch diameter pipeline; (4) a new 25,000 horsepower (hp) electric motor driven compressor station; (5) addition of 16,000 hp at an existing compressor station; (6) compressor unit modifications at an existing compressor station; (7) modifications to various delivery and receipt meter stations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York; and (8) construction or modification of appurtenant underground and minor aboveground facilities. The estimated cost of the proposed Project is $341 million.

Any questions regarding the Northeast Supply Link Project should be directed to Bill Hammons, Team Leader, Rates and Regulatory or Stephen A. Hatridge, Senior Counsel, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251 or at [phone], or [e-mail].

On March 2, 2011, the Commission staff granted Transco's request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF11-4-000 to staff activities involving the project. Now, as of the filing of this application on December 14, 2011, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP12-30-000, 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 7 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 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Comment Date: January 19, 2012.

Dated: December 29, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.