[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 34930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14609]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-295-000]


Clear Fork Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition for Declaratory 
Order

June 4, 2003.
    Take notice that on May 9, 2003, Clear Fork Pipeline Company (Clear 
Fork) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
pursuant to rule 207(a)(2) of the Commission's rules of practice and 
procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2), a Petition for Declaratory Order in 
Docket No. CP03-295-000, requesting that the Commission declare that 
the acquisition by Clear Fork of Colorado Interstate Gas Company's 
(CIG) Silver Tip Lateral in Park County, Wyoming, and the subsequent 
ownership and operation of these facilities, will have the primary 
function of gathering of natural gas and thereby be exempt from the 
Commission's jurisdiction pursuant to section 1(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA).
    Clear Fork states that the Silver Tip Lateral is a 5.3 mile lateral 
consisting of 4 pipeline, terminating at the Elk Basin Plant in Park 
County, Wyoming. Clear Fork states that it purchased all of CIG's 
rights, title and interests in the Silver Tip Lateral and related 
facilities pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated July 1, 2002 
and that the line currently is idle.
    Following Commission action on the instant petition, Clear Fork 
states that it intends to incorporate the Silver Tip Lateral and 
related facilities into the preexisting non-jurisdictional gathering 
system and intends to operate such facilities as an integral part of 
the gathering and production facilities needed to gather natural gas 
and transport it to the Elk Basin Plant for processing.
    Clear Fork states that CIG has abandoned the Silver Tip Lateral and 
related facilities under its blanket authorization in Docket No. CP83-
21. Clear Fork states that because it is not otherwise engaged in the 
ownership and operation of facilities in interstate commerce that are 
subject to the NGA and the Commission's jurisdiction, a declaratory 
order is requested disclaiming jurisdiction over Clear Fork's ownership 
and operation of the facilities purchased from CIG.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with rules 211 and 214 of the 
Commission's rules of practice and procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 
385.214). 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 proceeding. Any person wishing to become a 
party must file a motion to intervene. All such motions or protests 
should be filed on or before the comment date, and, to the extent 
applicable, must be served on the applicant and on any other person 
designated on the official service list. 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. 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.
    Comment Date: June 19, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-14609 Filed 6-10-03; 8:45 am]
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