[Federal Register: February 3, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 22)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP03-39-000]
Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of
Application
January 28, 2003.
On January 16, 2003, Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission,
LLC, (KMIGT), located at 370 Van Gordon Street, Lakewood, Colorado,
filed an application in the above referenced docket, pursuant to
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and part 157of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules and Regulations for a
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing KMIGT to
construct and operate facilities necessary to develop its Cheyenne
Market Center Service. To accomplish this, KMIGT proposes to construct
(1) Two 3,550 horsepower compressor units and ten injection/withdrawal
wells at the Huntsman Storage Field; (2) two 1,680 horsepower
compressor units at the Rockport Compressor Station; (3) two 1,151
horsepower compressor units at the Kimball Junction Interconnect in
Kimball County, Nebraska; (4) approximately 3,700 feet of 8 and 12-inch
pipeline; and (5) certain section 2.55(a) facilities. These new
facilities will create incremental storage capacity up to 6,000,000
Dth, with an associated withdrawal deliverability of approximately
62,400 Dth/d. It is estimated the facilities will cost approximately
$26,905,570. 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 ``FERRIS'' 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 for
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Skip
George, Manager of Certificates, Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas
Transmission, LLC, PO Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304,
telephone (303) 914-4969.
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 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 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.
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
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to seek court review of the Commission's final order.
The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other
pipelines in the area, and on landowners and communities. For example,
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as
possible.
Protests and interventions 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.
If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a
certificate will be issued.
Comment Date: February 18, 2003.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-2381 Filed 1-31-03; 8:45 am]
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