[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44068-44069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18934]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-323-000, et al.]


Pinnacle Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

July 2, 2003.
    Take notice that on June 19, 2003, Pinnacle Pipeline Company 
(Pinnacle), 5100 Westheimer, Suite 320, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in 
Docket Nos. CP03-323-000, CP03-324-000 and CP03-325-000 an application 
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Parts 284 and 157 
of the Commission's Regulations for a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity to continue operating the Hobbs Lateral, an existing 
pipeline facility located in the State of New Mexico; provide open-
access firm and interruptible transportation services; engage in 
certain routine

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activities; and expand the Hobbs Lateral through the addition of 
looping facilities, all as more fully set forth in the application 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.
    Pinnacle states that the Hobbs Lateral is an existing 5-mile, 10-
inch diameter high pressure lateral pipeline located in Lea County, New 
Mexico. Pinnacle further states that the requested authorization will 
allow Pinnacle to continue to serve the existing and expanded 
combustion turbine needs of two electric power plants that are owned 
and operated by Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS), the only 
customer served by the Hobbs Lateral. Pinnacle states that the proposed 
expansion will consist of 2.4 miles of 12-inch diameter pipeline with 
two 12-inch mainline block valve assemblies at each end of the pipeline 
loop. Pinnacle estimates the cost of facilities to be $531,000.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
William G. Janacek, Pinnacle Pipeline Company, 5100 Westheimer, Suite 
320, Houston, Texas 77056-5511, at (713) 965-9151, fax (713) 965-9156.
    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 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.
    Comment Date: July 23, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-18934 Filed 7-24-03; 8:45 am]
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