2014-11720. Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, Petal Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Application

Take notice that on May 1, 2014, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) and Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C. (Petal) filed in the above referenced docket an application, pursuant to sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations, requesting authorization for Gulf South to consolidate into its existing interstate natural gas operations the jurisdictional natural gas storage facilities owned and operated by Petal. The consolidated facilities will increase administrative efficiency; eliminate multiple leases between Gulf South and Petal; provide greater operational redundancies in physical facilities; and provide Gulf South more flexibility to create additional services that the market desires through the combination of facilities, all as more fully described in the Application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

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 [e-mail] or call toll-free, [phone] or TTY, [phone].

Any questions regarding this application may be directed to J. Kyle Stephens, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, 9 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas, 77046; by fax to [phone]; or by email to [e-mail].

Specifically, Gulf South seeks (i) authorization for Petal to abandon by transfer all of its jurisdictional facilities to Gulf South; (ii) authorization for Gulf South to acquire by inter-corporate merger and to operate as part of its existing facilities, all of Petal's facilities; (iii) authorization of Gulf South's request for market-based rates for storage services to be provided utilizing the combined Petal and Gulf South storage facilities in interstate commerce; (iv) authorization for Petal, an existing natural gas company, to abandon its Part 157 subpart F blanket certificate, issued in Docket No. CP95-14-000 and its Part 284 subpart G blanket certificate, issued in Docket No. CP93-69-000; (v) authorization for Gulf South to abandon certain lease capacity from Petal as authorized in Docket Nos. CP13-96-000 (for the Southeast Market Expansion Project) and CP13-532-000 (for NNS-A Service); and (vi) any additional authorizations or waivers necessary to complete the proposed merger of Petal and Gulf South

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 in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 3, 2014.

Dated: May 13, 2014.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.