[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18238-18239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8489]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-115-000]


Transwestern Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

April 2, 2001.
    Take notice that on March 29, 2001, Transwestern Pipeline Company, 
P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, Nebraska 68103-0330, in Docket No. CP01-115-000 
filed an application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and (c) of the Natural 
Gas Act for permission and approval for Transco to replace mainline 
compression facilities at four existing compressor stations in Arizona, 
all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may be viewed 
on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 
for assistance).
    Specifically, Transwestern proposes to abandon in place twelve 
existing drivers and compressors, totaling 49,500 horsepower, at 
Stations 1, 2, 3 and 4; and install operate a 41,500 ISO-rated 
horsepower turbine centrifugal compressor at each of the four stations. 
Transwestern also requests, to ensure a smooth transition to the new 
compressor units, to maintain the ability to operate the existing 
facilities up to six months after the installation of the new units. It 
is stated that the new units will require less maintenance activity 
than the existing units as well as operate more efficiently in flowing 
more gas through its system.
    Transwestern states that result of the project it will be able to 
provide incremental capacity of approximately 150,000 Mcf per day on 
its mainline from Thoreau, New Mexico to California, increasing its 
total capacity to California to 1,240,000 Mcf per day. It is indicated 
that the proposed modification will enable it to meet the supply and 
demand imbalance in the California area. Transwestern proposes to place 
the facilities into service by June 1, 2002. Transwestern estimates the 
cost for the proposed construction to be approximately $93,300,000, to 
be financed with internally-generated funds. Transwestern also states 
that it is not at this time requesting rolled-in pricing for the new 
facilities, and understands that it will be at risk for the recovery of 
costs associated with the proposed modifications.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Keith 
L. Petersen, at (402) 398-7421.
    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 April 16, 2001, 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. 
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.

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    The Commission may issue a preliminary determination of 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.
    Also, comments protests, and interventions may be filed 
electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFT 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-8489 Filed 4-5-01; 8:45 am]
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