[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6957-6958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-262]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-302-001]


Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application

November 17, 2003.
    On November 6, 2003, Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, LLC 
(Cheyenne Plains), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, 
filed in Docket No. CP03-302-001, a Petition to Amend the Order Issuing 
a Preliminary Determination on Non-Environmental Issues (Order), 
pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, and 
Part 157 and 284 of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission). Specifically, Cheyenne Plains is seeking to 
amend the Order to modify the originally proposed design of the 
Cheyenne Plains Project by: (1) Increasing the diameter of the proposed 
mainline; and (2) decreasing the total amount of compression to be 
installed at the Cheyenne Hub. Cheyenne Plains states it is also 
finalizing the amine gas treatment facilities design. Although Cheyenne 
Plains is proposing to modify the size of the pipeline and the amount 
of compressor horsepower, these changes will not change the 560,000 Dth 
per day design capacity of the Project. Further, in this filing 
Cheyenne Plains is also providing updated information on its financing 
proposals, including the conversion of Cheyenne Plains from a ``C'' 
corporation to an LLC, all as more fully set forth in the petition 
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 
``eLibrary'' 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.
    In its Petition to Amend Order, Cheyenne Plains states that since 
the filing of its initial application, it has now determined that the 
pipeline and

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compressor facilities constituting the core of Cheyenne Plains' 
interstate pipeline system should be modified in concert with recent 
supply and market events that have combined to define an immediate need 
for a larger size pipeline system with a commensurate reduction in 
horsepower. Cheyenne Plains states that these amended facilities, when 
placed into service, will support the initial design capacity of 
560,000 Dth per day for the 14 original shippers and, at the same time, 
will allow for future expansions of the system in an expeditious manner 
with a minimum of environmental impacts and minimal landowner impacts.
    Any questions concerning this Petition to Amend Order may be 
directed to Robert T. Tomlinson, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Cheyenne 
Plains Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, 
Colorado, 80944, at (719) 520-3788 or fax (719) 667-7534; or to Judy A. 
Heineman, Vice President and General Counsel, Cheyenne Plains Gas 
Pipeline Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 
80944, at (719) 520-4829 or fax (719) 520-4898.
    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 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, comments 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 17, 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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