[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5278-5279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2381]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-39-000]


Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of 
Application

January 28, 2003.
    On January 16, 2003, Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission, 
LLC, (KMIGT), located at 370 Van Gordon Street, Lakewood, Colorado, 
filed an application in the above referenced docket, pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and part 157of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules and Regulations for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing KMIGT to 
construct and operate facilities necessary to develop its Cheyenne 
Market Center Service. To accomplish this, KMIGT proposes to construct 
(1) Two 3,550 horsepower compressor units and ten injection/withdrawal 
wells at the Huntsman Storage Field; (2) two 1,680 horsepower 
compressor units at the Rockport Compressor Station; (3) two 1,151 
horsepower compressor units at the Kimball Junction Interconnect in 
Kimball County, Nebraska; (4) approximately 3,700 feet of 8 and 12-inch 
pipeline; and (5) certain section 2.55(a) facilities. These new 
facilities will create incremental storage capacity up to 6,000,000 
Dth, with an associated withdrawal deliverability of approximately 
62,400 Dth/d. It is estimated the facilities will cost approximately 
$26,905,570. 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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Skip 
George, Manager of Certificates, Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas 
Transmission, LLC, PO Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304, 
telephone (303) 914-4969.
    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 the comment date stated below, 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 in the proceeding. with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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

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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.
    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. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    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.
    Comment Date: February 18, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-2381 Filed 1-31-03; 8:45 am]
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