[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR02-12-000]


Colonial Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition for Declaratory 
Order

September 18, 2002.
    Take notice that on August 28, 2002, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 
385.207(a)(2)), Colonial Pipeline Company (Colonial) filed a petition 
requesting a declaratory order that would enable Colonial to enter into 
a lease arrangement with Plantation Pipe Line Company (Plantation) to 
ship greater volumes of petroleum products from the western Gulf Coast 
of the United States to markets in the Northeast.
    Colonial states that it is unable to go forward with this 
arrangement without advance assurance that the Commission will not 
entertain requests from shippers from points of origin on Plantation 
who might seek an order of the Commission pursuant to section 15(3) of 
the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) that would force Colonial to 
establish new or additional routes to destinations on Colonial 
downstream of Greensboro, North Carolina. Accordingly, Colonial 
requests a Commission declaration that Colonial will not be ordered to 
establish through routes with Plantation from Plantation origins to 
destinations on Colonial in the Northeast on the ground that space 
leased by Colonial on the Plantation system will be considered to be 
part of the Colonial common carrier system and will therefore not be 
considered a ``connecting carrier'' line; or on the additional or 
alternative ground that in the particular circumstances described in 
its petition, such an order would not be in the public interest. In 
addition, Colonial requests declarations that Colonial will be allowed 
to remove its connection to Plantation at its sole discretion subject 
to any contractual obligations it may have, and that Colonial will be 
permitted to rely on its market-based ratemaking authority for 
movements on the leased space from Colonial's western Gulf Coast origin 
markets to its destinations in the Northeast.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed on or 
before October 11, 2002. Protests will be considered by the Commission 
in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve 
to make protestants parties to the proceedings. Any person wishing to 
become a party must file a motion to intervene. This filing is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
Assistance, call (202)502-8222 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Comments, 
protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet 
in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filings. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-24193 Filed 9-23-02; 8:45 am]
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