[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40682-40683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19443]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-409-000, Docket No. CP01-410-000, Docket No. CP01-411-
000]


Calypso Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application

July 30, 2001.
    Take notice that on July 20, 2001, Calypso Pipeline, LLC (Calypso), 
1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed and application in the 
above-referenced docket numbers pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural 
Gas Act, as amended, and Parts 157 and 284 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations, for: (1) a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity; (i) authorizing Calypso to construct, own, and operate a new 
natural gas pipeline under Part 157, Subpart A, (ii) approving the pro 
forma tariff, and (iii) approving the proposed initial rates for 
service; (2) a blanket certificate authorizing Calypso to construct, 
operate, and abandon certain facilities (self-implementing routine 
activities) under Part 157, Subpart F; and (3) a blanket certificate 
authorizing Calypso to transport natural gas, on an open access and 
self-implementing basis, under Part 284, Subpart G. The application is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing 
may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' 
link, select ``Docket#'' and follow the instructions (please call (202) 
208-2222 for assistance).
    Calypso requests authorization to construct, own, and operate a new 
pipeline system consisting of approximately a 36 mile, 24-inch offshore 
segment and approximately a 5.8 mile, 24-inch onshore segment. The 
offshore pipeline will extend from the boundary of the U.S. Exclusive 
Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Bahama EEZ, off the southeast Florida 
coastline (as defined in the 1995 Department of State Public Notice 
2237--Exclusive Economic Zone and Maritime Boundaries; Notice of Limits 
U.S. Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico \1\) to shore at Port Everglades 
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The proposed onshore pipeline segment will 
be located in Broward County, Florida. The onshore pipeline segment 
will connect the offshore pipeline with Florida Gas Transmission 
Company's (``FGT'') existing 24-inch Lauderdale Lateral at Mile Post 
1.6 in Broward County, Florida. Calypso's proposed pipeline was 
designed to transport up to 832,000 MMBtu per day.
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    \1\ 60 FED. REG. para. 43,825 (1995).
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    Calypso states that it would receive natural gas from a non-
jurisdictional offshore pipeline that would be constructed and would 
consist of approximately 53.9 miles of 24-inch pipe. This non-
jurisdictional pipeline would start at an LNG storage terminal and 
regasification facility that would be built in Freeport, Grand Bahama 
Island and end at an interconnection with Calypso's proposed offshore 
segment at the U.S./Bahamian EEZ boundary.
    Calypso estimates that the total capital cost of constructing the 
pipeline and appurtenant facilities will be approximately $132 million. 
Calypso also filed a pro forma FERC Gas Tariff showing the initial 
rates for firm transportation service, consisting of a 7.32 cents/MMBtu 
reservation charge, and a 0.22 cents/MMBtu usage charge; and for 
interruptible transportation service, a 7.54 cents/MMBtu usage charge. 
The usage rate for interruptible service is a 100% load factor 
derivative of the firm service rate. Calypso also requests a limited 
waiver for the requirement to include a discount recognition provision 
in its tariff. Calypso states that this requirement is inapplicable to 
Calypso because Calypso currently has no categories of discountable 
charges other than the base rates.

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    Calypso indicates that it announced an open season to receive 
requests and obtain binding commitments for transportation capacity. 
The open season started on April 27, 2001 and ended on May 29, 2001. As 
a result, Calypso received three responses. Two of the responses 
contained contingencies that rendered the bids non-binding on the 
parties submitting the responses. The third response, by Enron LNG 
Marketing, LLC (Enron LNG), was for all of the pipeline capacity for 
twenty years at maximum tariff rates and contained no contingencies. 
Calypso awarded all the capacity to Enron LNG.
    Calypso has identified a total of 24 landowners and governmental 
agencies that could be affected by the proposed pipeline. Calypso 
states that no natural forested communities would be affected by 
construction. Four wetland areas would be temporarily impacted. These 
impacted areas include approximately 1.7 acres of non-forested wetlands 
and less than 0.01 acres of sea grass. Calypso claims that there will 
be no permanent wetland impacts. Calypso also states that there will be 
no air emissions or noise impacts from pipeline operations because 
there are no compression facilities.
    Any questions regarding the application be directed to Alice K. 
Weekley, Calypso Pipeline, LLC, 333 Clay Street, Suite 1800, Houston, 
Texas 77002, at (713) 646-7381, or at [email protected].
    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 August 20, 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.
    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.
    Comments, 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.
    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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-19443 Filed 8-2-01; 8:45 am]
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