[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56514-56515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15817]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP06-459-000]
Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application
September 21, 2006.
Take notice that on September 15, 2006, Transwestern Pipeline
Company, LLC (Transwestern), 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas
77056-5306, filed an application under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) and parts 157 and 284 of the Commission's regulations,
seeking authority to construct and operate: (i) Approximately 25 miles
of 36-inch diameter pipeline loop in two segments on its existing San
Juan Lateral in San Juan and McKinley Counties, New Mexico (San Juan
2008 Expansion Project), (ii) a new 259-mile pipeline consisting of 36-
inch and 42-inch diameter pipe extending southward from Transwestern's
existing mainline near Ash Fork in Yavapai County, Arizona through
Coconino and Maricopa Counties, Arizona and terminating at the
beginning of El Paso Natural Gas Company's (El Paso) East Valley
Lateral near the City of Coolidge in Pinal County, Arizona (Phoenix
Pipeline), and (iii) customer laterals, meter stations, and ancillary
facilities (Phoenix Pipeline Project). In addition, Transwestern seeks
authority to acquire an undivided interest in the East Valley Lateral
and to use such facilities to render service in conjunction with the
Phoenix Pipeline Project. The projects are collectively known as the
Phoenix Expansion Project, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the Commission and open for public
inspection. These filings are 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 [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
Transwestern states that the purpose of the Phoenix Expansion
Project is to provide up to 500,000 dth per day of firm natural gas
transportation service from the San Juan Basin to markets in the
Phoenix area. Transwestern states that it has entered into binding
precedent agreements with 5 shippers for 370,000 dth per day of this
capacity. The total estimated costs of the Phoenix Pipeline Project and
San Juan 2008 Expansion are $597,737,942 and $62,377,862, respectively.
Transwestern seeks approval of its proposal to provide service on the
Phoenix Pipeline Project under new Rate Schedules FTS-5 and ITS-2 and
seeks a pre-determination that the costs of the San Juan 2008 Expansion
costs may be rolled-in to its existing rates under Rate Schedule FTS-4.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Stephen T. Veatch, Senior Director, Certificates and Tariffs,
Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC, 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston,
Texas 77056-5306; (713) 989-2024.
On November 22, 2005, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects
granted Transwestern's request to utilize the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF06-4-000
to staff activities involving Transwestern's expansion project. Now, as
of the filing of Transwestern's application on September 15, 2006, the
NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time
forward, Transwestern's proceeding will be conducted in Docket No.
CP06-459-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
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 below listed comment date, 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 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.
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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.
Motions to intervene, protests and comments may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
Comment Date: October 12, 2006.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-15817 Filed 9-26-06; 8:45 am]
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