[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 60422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26055]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-471-000]


Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Application

October 4, 2000.
    Take notice that on September 26, 2000, Wyoming Interstate Company, 
Ltd. (WIC), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in 
Docket No. CP00-471-000 an application pursuant to Section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and the Commission's Rules and Regulations for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing WIC to 
construct and operate a loop of its existing Medicine Bow Lateral and 
install a third compressor unit at its existing Douglas Compressor 
Station all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may be 
viewed at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Specifically, WIC proposes to construct and operate the following 
facilities:
     An approximately 155 mile, 36-inch diameter pipeline loop 
of its entire existing Medicine Bow Lateral commencing in Converse 
County, Wyoming and extending in a southeasterly direction through 
Converse, Platt and Laramie Counties, Wyoming and terminating at the 
discharge side of WIC's existing Cheyenne Compressor Station in Weld 
County, Colorado.
     A 7,170 horsepower compressor unit at WIC's existing 
Douglas Compressor Station in Converse County, Wyoming.
     Additional facilities to increase the capacity of the 
meter stations at the northern end of the Medicine Bow Lateral and to 
increase capacity at the existing check meter station at the southern 
end in the Cheyenne Compressor Station yard.
    WIC states that the proposed facilities will increase the capacity 
of the Medicine Bow Lateral from 380,000 dth per day to 1,055,000 dth 
per day. WIC avers that the project is fully supported by firm service 
agreements for which WIC has requested confidential treatment pursuant 
18 CFR 388.112. WIC estimates that the proposed facilities will cost 
$159,575,900 and proposes to roll-in the costs of the expansion into 
its existing Medicine Bow Lateral rate. WIC also proposes to roll-in 
the incremental fuel into its existing Medicine Bow Incremental FL&U 
Percentage.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
James R. West, Manager, Certificates, at (719) 520-4679, Wyoming 
Interstate Company, Ltd., P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 
80944.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest with reference to 
said application should on or before October 25, 2000, file with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), 888 First Street, 
NE, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or protest in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) and the regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the 
Commission will be considered by it in determining the appropriate 
action to be taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties 
to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party in any 
proceeding 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 issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other 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 serve copies of comments 
or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other 
intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 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 such 
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 Commission by 
Section 7 and 15 of the NGA and 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 WIC to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.
Acting Secretary,
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