[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55111-55112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27434]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-5-000]


TransColorado Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

October 7, 1998.
    Take notice that on October 2, 1998, TransColorado Gas Transmission 
Company (TransColorado), 12055 West 2nd Place, Lakewood, Colorado 80228 
filed in Docket No. CP99-5-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(c) 
of the Natural Gas Act, for a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity authorizing it to construct and operate the Greasewood 
mainline extension on the northern end of the TransColorado system in 
Rio Blanco, County, Colorado, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    TransColorado proposes to construct and operate the Greasewood 
Extension, consisting of approximately 5.3 miles of 22-inch diameter 
pipeline, extending from the northern terminus of the authorized 
TransColorado Phase II project located at Big Hole to a header facility 
located at Greasewood. TransColorado states that it was originally 
intended that the Big Hole interconnection with Questar Pipeline 
Company's Questar) Main Line No. 68 would be the northern terminus of 
the system. However, since the original terminus was certificated, 
additional gas supply sources have developed at a market hub known as 
Greasewood. The Greasewood Hub is located approximately 5.3 miles 
northeast of Big Hole. TransColorado states that at the Greasewood Hub, 
its system can be interconnected with Questar, Northwest Pipeline 
Company, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Barrett Resources 
Corporation, and Wildhorse Energy Partners, LLC.
    TransColorado states that virtually all of the proposed route for 
the extension will be constructed on property managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management. TransColorado states that the Greasewood Extension is 
designed to transport up to 156,700 Mcf per day (Mcfd) and that the 
extension will be integrated into its interstate pipeline transmission 
system.
    TransColorado states that the header system is designed to receive 
natural gas from supply sources in the Greasewood vicinity and consists 
of metering and flow-control equipment and appurtenances. TransColorado 
also states that pig launching and receiving

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facilities will be installed at the Greasewood header facility as well 
as a 40-foot by 19-foot meter building and a 12-foot by 10-foot control 
building. TransColorado states that the estimated cost of the project 
is $4,254,000.
    TransColorado states that the proposed extension will greatly 
enhance the likelihood for success for the TransColorado project by 
providing the opportunity for TransColorado to connect to multiple 
additional supply sources at a single location. The existing authorized 
northern terminus connects only with Questar. TransColorado believes 
the extension will assist it subscribing the remaining capacity on the 
pipeline system and provide greatly expanded flexibility to producers, 
marketers, and shippers. The proposed extension will not increase 
overall system capacity. The market support for the project will be the 
same as the market support for the existing authorized system. 
TransColorado has submitted precedent agreements covering firm 
transportation of 210,000 Dekatherms per day. TransColorado states that 
each of these contracts will be modified to reflect the proposed 
Greasewood terminus as a receipt point.
    TransColorado requests an order authorizing the project no later 
than November 1, 1998, so that the proposed facilities may be 
constructed and placed in service on December 15, 1998, the target in-
service date for Phase II of the TransColorado project, which is now 
under construction.
    TransColorado states that it intends to file an NGA Section 4 rate 
case on or about October 30, 1998, that includes the costs associated 
with the proposed 5.3 mile Greasewood Extension Project.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
October 14, 1998, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene 
or a protest 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 Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests 
filed with the Commission will be considered by it in determining the 
appropriate action to taken but will not serve to make the protestants 
parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party to a 
proceeding or to participate as a party in any hearing therein must 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules.
    A person obtaining intervenor 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 every one of the 
intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any Commission 
order and can petition for court review of any such order. However, an 
intervenor must submit copies of comments or any other filing it makes 
with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as 
well as 14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of 
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed 
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
environmental documents and will be able to participate in meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission and will 
not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final 
order to a federal court.
    The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, 
whether filed by commenters or those requesting intervenor status.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be 
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on 
this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that a grant of the certificate is required by the public 
convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely 
filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal 
hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for TransColorado to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-27434 Filed 10-13-98; 8:45 am]
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