[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68114-68115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28439]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-7-000]


Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Application

November 1, 2002.
    Take notice that on October 23, 2002, Colorado Interstate Gas 
Company (CIG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed 
in the above referenced docket, an application pursuant to Section 7(c) 
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing the construction, ownership, and operation of facilities in 
Colorado to enhance the summer season capacity on that portion of its 
pipeline system known as the Valley Line (Summer-time Enhancement 
Project), and to incrementally increase capacity to meet the needs of 
certain Valley Line customers subscribing to additional capacity during 
a recent open season (Valley Line 2003 Expansion Project). This 
application is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 
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, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected] or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for 
TTY, contact (202)502-8659.
    Specifically, CIG proposes to construct and operate the following 
facilities:
    (1) A 1,775 horsepower (ISO) ``jumper'' compressor unit that will 
compress gas from CIG's Line Nos. 5A and 5B into its newly constructed 
Line No. 5C. This facility will be located at CIG's existing Cheyenne 
Compressor Station in Weld County, Colorado, (2) a 7,800 horsepower 
(ISO) turbine compressor unit to be installed on CIG's Line No. 5C, 
also to be located at the Cheyenne Compressor Station, and
    (3) A 1,650 horsepower (ISO) facility that will blend air into the 
gas stream in CIG's recently constructed Line No. 212A. This blending 
facility is necessary to stabilize the heat content of gas delivered to 
CIG's customers on the Valley Line. This facility is to be constructed 
immediately adjacent to

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CIG's Drennan Road Meter Station in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    CIG states that the proposed facilities will provide Valley Line 
customers with 50,000 Dth per day of flexibility during the summer 
season and an additional 42,150 Dth per day of incremental capacity. 
CIG estimates that the cost of the proposed Summer-time Enhancement 
Project facilities will be $9,753,100 and that cost of the Valley Line 
2003 Expansion Project will be $13,237,800 for a total cost of 
$22,990,900. CIG states that it will not initially seek any rate 
recovery for the costs associated with the Summer-time Enhancement 
Project. CIG states that it seeks rolled-in rate treatment for the 
costs associated with the Valley Line 2003 Expansion Project 
facilities.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Robert T. Tomlinson, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Colorado Interstate 
Gas Company, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 at (719) 
520-3788 or by fax at (719) 667-7534 or Judy Heineman, Vice President 
and General Counsel, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, P.O. Box 1087, 
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 at (719) 520-4829 or by fax at (719) 
520-4898.
    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 21, 2002, 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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-28439 Filed 11-7-02; 8:45 am]
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