[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44023-44024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12511]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP06-423-000]
Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice of Application
July 27, 2006
Take notice that on July 19, 2006, Questar Overthrust Pipeline
Company (Overthrust), 180 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111,
filed an application under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act seeking
authority to construct and operate the Wamsutter Expansion Project
consisting of: (i) 77.2 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline and related
facilities extending from the eastern terminus of its transmission
system located at Questar Pipeline Company's Kanda-Nightingale-Coleman
Compressor Complex and terminating at the proposed interconnect with
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) near Wamsutter, Wyoming (Wamsutter)
in Sweetwater County; (ii) 700 feet of 20-inch diameter main-line
connector pipeline and related facilities extending from the Rendezvous
Tap Valve \1\ to a tie-in point with Tie Line (TL) 90 in Lincoln
County, Wyoming; (iii) the new Roberson compressor station, totaling
30,000 horsepower (Hp), in Lincoln County, Wyoming; (iv) the new Rock
Springs compressor station, totaling 15,000 Hp, in Sweetwater County,
Wyoming; (v) three new receipt points; and (vi) one new delivery point,
with the project components located within Lincoln, Uinta and
Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming, 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.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Lenard G. Wright, Manager, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Questar Pipeline
Company, 180 East 100 South, P.O. Box 45360, Salt Lake City, Utah
84145-0360 at (801) 324-2459, or by fax at (801) 324-5834.
The proposed Wamsutter Expansion project will enable Overthrust to
transport an additional 750,000 Dth/d of natural gas from the proposed
new receipt points on Overthrust's interstate transmission system to an
existing interconnect with Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd. (WIC), and
625,000 Dth/d to the proposed delivery point with REX near Wamsutter,
Wyoming. It is further explained that Overthrust has negotiated a long-
term capacity lease with REX, initially for 625,000 Dth/d of
incremental transportation capacity and a firm precedent agreement with
WIC for 125,000 Dth/d that supports construction of the proposed
project. Overthrust estimates the total cost for the Wamsutter
Expansion to be $202.3 million and requests the Commission issue an
order by March 31, 2007.
On March 29, 2006, the Commission staff granted Overthrust's
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF06-19-000 to staff activities
involving the Overthrust's expansion project. Now, as of the filing of
Overthrust's application on July 19, 2006, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process
for this project has ended. From this time forward, Overthrust's
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP06-423-000, as noted in
the caption of this Notice. Additionally, the Commission will review
the project as a part of the Environmental Impact Statement being
prepared for the REX Project in Docket No. CP06-354-000.
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
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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.
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: August 17, 2006.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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\1\ The Rendezvous Tap Valve is proposed to be installed as part
of Overthrust's expansion project in Docket No. CP06-167-000.
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[FR Doc. E6-12511 Filed 8-2-06; 8:45 am]
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