[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23293-23294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10766]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-60-003]


CMS Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Filing

April 25, 2003.
    Take notice that on April 17, 2003, CMS Trunkline LNG Company, LLC 
(Trunkline LNG), Docket No. CP02-60-003, P. O. Box 4967, Houston, 
Texas, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
an abbreviated application pursuant to the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to 
amend the authority granted for its LNG Terminal Expansion Project by 
Commission order dated December 18, 2002 in Docket Nos. CP02-60-000 and 
CP02-60-001. The application is on file with the Commission and open 
for public inspection. The 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

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assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Trunkline LNG requests authorization to amend its Expansion Project 
with the following modifications: (1) To operate the new docking 
facilities as a marine layberth, in lieu of the construction of new 
unloading facilities; (2) to utilize local commercial electric service, 
Entergy Louisiana, Inc. (Entergy), in lieu of installing additional on-
site generation facilities; and (3) to extend for one year, until 
January 1, 2006, the in-service date for the proposed expansion 
project. The modifications will not affect the newly authorized 
additional storage capacity of 2.7 Bcf nor the daily sendout capability 
of 1,200 MMcf per day and peaking capacity of 1,300 MMcf per day. The 
estimated cost of the amended project is $166.4 million, compared to 
the original estimated cost of $177.2 million.
    Any questions regarding this application may be directed to William 
W. Grygar, Vice President, Rates and Regulatory Affairs, at (713)989-
7660, CMS Trunkline LNG Company, LLC, 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, 
Texas 77056.
    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 below listed comment date, 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.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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: May 16, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-10766 Filed 4-30-03; 8:45 am]
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