[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53214-53215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26376]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-6-000]


Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Application

October 15, 2001.
    Take notice that on October 5, 2001, Colorado Interstate Gas 
Company (CIG), a Delaware corporation, Post Office Box 1087, Colorado 
Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket No. CP02-6-000, an application 
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Regulations (Commission), 
for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing CIG 
to construct certain pipeline facilities and miscellaneous appurtenant 
facilities and to operate them in interstate commerce as a part of 
CIG's existing interstate transmission system, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection. Copies of this filing are on file with the 
Commission and are available for public inspection. This filing may 
also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' 
link, select ``Docket #'' and follow the instructions (call 202-208-
2222 for assistance).
    CIG states that this project, in its entirety, will be referred to 
as the ``Raton Basin 2002 Expansion Project.'' CIG states that it 
proposes to construct and operate facilities necessary to transport 
additional volumes of approximately 57.8 MMcf (55 MDth) per day of 
natural gas out of the Raton Basin Area in Colorado and New Mexico. In 
addition, CIG states that it proposes to construct and operate 
facilities south of its Keyes Compressor Station to allow Raton Basin 
shippers to deliver incremental quantities of gas to interconnections 
with the interstate pipeline systems of El Paso Natural Gas Company and 
Northern Natural Gas Company. To accomplish this, CIG states that it 
proposes to construct the following facilities:
    (1) 25.61 miles of 16-inch O.D. pipeline loop of CIG's existing 
Campo Lateral; this loop line would extend from the outlet of CIG's 
Trinidad Compressor Station in Section 25, Township 32 South, Range 63 
West to a point 3,590 feet east of County Road 129 in Section 24, 
Township 33 South, Range 59 West, all in Las Animas County, Colorado.
    (2) 28.14 miles of 16-inch O.D. pipeline loop of CIG's existing 
Campo Lateral; this loop line would extend from the outlet of CIG's Kim 
Compressor Station in Section 31, Township 32 South, Range 54 West, Las 
Animas County, Colorado to the Harrison/USA 2 track in Section 26, 
Township 32 South, Range 50 West, Baca County, Colorado;
    (3) 14.40 miles of 20-inch O.D. pipeline loop of CIG's existing 
Line 3A; this loop line would extend from the outlet of CIG's Keyes 
Compressor Station in Section 17, Township 5 North, Range 7 East to 
County Road E0210 in Section 20, Township 3 North, Range 8 East, all in 
Cimarron County, Oklahoma.
    CIG states that the Campo Lateral loop line segments will increase 
the take-away capacity from the Raton Basin Area by approximately 57.8 
MMcf (55 MDth) per day. CIG further states that the Line 3A loop line 
will facilitate the delivery of incremental volumes to points on the 
southern end of its transmission system.
    In addition to the facilities proposed in the instant application, 
CIG states that it will undertake the replacement of meter facilities 
at the Baker and Dumas Meter Stations, pursuant to its blanket 
certificate authority, to accommodate the delivery of incremental 
volumes from the Raton Basin Area.
    CIG states that it conducted an open season in July 2000 which 
resulted in long term contracts for incremental capacity of 85 MDth per 
day. These contract quantities are being accommodated through a 
recently completed expansion project pursuant to authorization granted 
in Docket No. CP00-452-000. CIG further states that this open season 
produced contracts for an additional 55 MDth per day of incremental 
capacity to accommodate future development of reserves in the Raton 
Basin Area. Finally, CIG states that it held an open season in July 
2001 which produced no requests for additional capacity out of the 
Raton Basin Area. Thus, CIG states that the facilities proposed herein 
are designed solely to accommodate the incremental 55 MDth per day of 
capacity resulting from the July 2000 open season.
    CIG states that the total cost of the proposed facilities for the 
Raton 2002 Expansion Project is $26,896,800. The combination of 
existing and incremental entitlements represent 100 percent of CIG's 
capacity out of the Raton Basin Area through the Campo Lateral. CIG is 
proposing rolled-in treatment for the expansion out of the Raton Basin 
Area.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Robert T. Tomlinson, Director, Regulatory Affairs, at (719) 520-3788, 
Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Post Office Box 1087, Colorado 
Springs, Colorado 80944.
    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 November 5, 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 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. 01-26376 Filed 10-18-01; 8:45 am]
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