[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12311-12312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-570]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-60-004]


Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Filing

March 8, 2004.
    Take notice that on February 27, 2004, Trunkline LNG Company, LLC

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(Trunkline LNG), P.O. Box 4967, Houston, Texas 77210-4967, filed in the 
captioned docket an abbreviated application, pursuant to section 3(a) 
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's rules and 
regulations, to amend the authority granted for its LNG Terminal 
Expansion Project by Commission Order dated December 18, 2002, in 
Docket Nos. CP02-60-000, as amended by the October 27, 2003, order in 
Docket No. CP02-60-003. The application is on file with the Commission 
and open for public inspection. This 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 ``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.
    Trunkline LNG requests authorization to amend its Original 
Expansion Project, as amended, with the following modifications: the 
layberth will be converted into an LNG unloading dock. Three LNG 
unloading arms, one vapor return/delivery arm, and support trestles 
will be installed. These facilities will permit continuous unloading of 
ships from either of the two docks; however, no simultaneous unloading 
of LNG ships will occur. The facilities will be designed to provide a 
maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of 1,261 psig. The amended 
expansion project is needed to provide additional firm vaporization 
service and increased sendout capability for Trunkline LNG's customer, 
BG LNG Services, LLC (BGLS). The modification will not change the level 
of Trunkline LNG terminal's storage capacity of 9.0 Bcf. The sustained 
sendout capacity of the terminal will be increased from 1.2 to 1.8 Bcf/
d, with 2.1 Bcf/d peak sendout capacity. BGLS will have 100% of the 
terminal's expanded capacity under a long-term contract which 
terminates on December 31, 2023.
    Any questions regarding the application are to be directed to 
William W. Grygar, Vice President of Rates and Regulatory Affairs, 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.
    Comment Date: March 19, 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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