[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7994-7995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4004]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-388-002]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Amendment

February 12, 2003.
    Take notice that on February 4, 2003., Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396, 
filed in Docket No. CP01-388-002, an application pursuant to Section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and part 157 of the 
regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), 
for authorization to amend the certificate of public convenience and 
necessity granted by the Commission by order issued February 14, 2002 
in Docket No. CP01-388 authorizing Transco's Momentum Expansion Project 
(Momentum), all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing is 
available for review at the Commission 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, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Transco states that Momentum is an incremental expansion of 
Transco's existing pipeline system to provide new firm transportation 
capacity to serve increased market demand in the Southeastern region of 
the United States.
    Transco states that the purpose of this application is to seek 
Commission authorization to amend the Momentum certificate to enable 
Transco to: (1) Reduce the overall size of the project from 358,898 dt/
d to 322,898 dt/d to reflect the termination of two shippers under the 
project and the partial replacement of such shippers with two new 
shippers under the project, (2) place the Momentum facilities into 
service in two phases, with the first phase (Phase I) to be placed into 
service on May 1, 2003. and the second phase (Phase II) to be placed 
into service on May 1, 2004, and (3) redesign the recourse rates to 
reflect the revised estimated cost of the project and the phased-in 
construction of the project.
    Transco states that in order to provide the service requested, it 
proposes to downsize the firm transportation capacity to be created 
under Momentum and to place the project facilities into service in two 
phases. The Momentum facilities as amended will consist of the 
following:
    Phase I Facilities--268,898 dt/d of firm transportation capacity 
commencing May 1, 2003. (the original in-service date for Momentum):
    [sbull] Magnolia Loop. 2.03 miles of 42-inch diameter pipeline loop 
from milepost 632.89 on Transco's mainline in Amite County, Mississippi 
to milepost 634.85 on Transco's mainline in Amite County, Mississippi 
(previously authorized as 6.63 miles of 42-inch diameter pipeline loop 
from milepost 632.89 to milepost 639.44 in Pike County, Mississippi);
    [sbull] Jones Loop. 25.25 miles of 48-inch diameter pipeline loop 
from milepost 860.78 on Transco's mainline in Perry County, Alabama to 
milepost 885.97 in Autauga County, Alabama (previously authorized as 
25.38 miles of 48-inch diameter pipeline loop from milepost 860.78 to 
milepost 886.12 in Autauga County, Alabama);
    [sbull] Kellyton Loop. 8.35 miles of 42-inch diameter pipeline loop 
from milepost 926.87 (the discharge side of Compressor Station No. 105) 
on Transco's mainline in Coosa County, Alabama to milepost 935.04 in 
Coosa County, Alabama (previously authorized as 19.01 miles of 42-inch 
diameter pipeline loop from milepost 926.87 to milepost 945.64 in 
Tallapoosa County, Alabama; a portion of this loop is included in Phase 
II);
    [sbull] The Bowman Loop and the compression related facilities at 
Compressor Station Nos. 90, 105, 130 and 160 remain as originally 
certificated in the February 14, 2002 order.
    Phase II Facilities--54,000 dt/d of firm transportation capacity 
commencing May 1, 2004:
    [sbull] Kellyton Loop. 6.84 miles of 42-inch diameter pipeline loop 
from milepost 935.04 on Transco's mainline in Coosa County, Alabama to 
milepost 941.85 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama (as noted above, 
previously authorized as 19.01 miles of 42-inch diameter pipeline loop 
from milepost 926.87 on Transco's mainline in Coosa County, Alabama to 
milepost 945.64 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama; a portion of this loop 
is included in Phase I).
    The previously authorized Hale Loop, consisting of 5.55 miles of 
42-inch diameter pipeline loop from milepost 767.38 on Transco's 
mainline in Clarke County, Mississippi to milepost 772.80 in Clarke 
County, will be eliminated in its entirety.
    Transco states that a complete environmental record regarding the 
Momentum facilities has already been developed in this proceeding. 
Since no new facilites are being proposed herein and since the 
shortened loops described above will be essentially within the 
``footprint'' of the originally certificated loops, Transco states that 
this requested amendment will reduce the overall environmental impact 
of the project. Relocated loop tie-ins may take additional extra work 
space at a new location that was not contemplated under an original, 
longer loop, but the impact will be minor.
    Transco states that it estimates the proposed project, as amended, 
will cost approximately $189 million. As a result of the changes to the 
estimated cost and billing determinants for the project and the phasing 
of the facilities, Transco proposes to revise the certificated initial 
recourse rates for the firm transportation service under Momentum. 
Transco requests that the Commission issue an order granting these 
requested authorizations by April 10, 2003, to enable Transco to place 
the Phase I facilities into service by May 1, 2003 as requested by the 
Phase I shippers.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Tom 
Compson, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, P. O. Box 1396, 
Houston, Texas 77251-1396, at (713) 215-2080; or Scott C. Turkington, 
Director, Rates & Regulatory, or Stephen A. Hatridge, Senior Counsel, 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, P. O. Box 1396, Houston, 
Texas 77251-1396, at (713) 215-2312. In addition, Transco states that 
it has established a toll-free telephone number (1-866-241-1787) so 
parties can call with questions about the Momentum project.
    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

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should 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) by the comment date, below. 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.
    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: March 5, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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