[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10489-10490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2872]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP06-61-000; CP01-23-003]


North Baja Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application

February 21, 2006.
    Take notice that on February 7, 2006, North Baja Pipeline, LLC 
(North Baja), 1400 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, Portland, Oregon 97201, 
filed in Docket Nos. CP01-23-001 and CP06-61-00, applications pursuant 
to sections 7 and 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing the expansion of North 
Baja's existing interstate pipeline system and an amendment to its 
Presidential Permit to allow for the construction of additional 
facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border to accommodate the importation of 
regassified LNG from Mexico, all as more fully set forth in the request 
which is on file with Commission and open to public inspection. The 
filing may also be viewed on the Web 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 TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    North Baja requests authority to develop its expansion in three 
phases. Specifically, in Phase I, anticipated in-service October 1, 
2007, North Baja seeks to:
    (1) Modify its existing Ehrenburg Compressor Station in La Paz 
County, Arizona and Ogilby Meter Station in Imperial County, California 
to facilitate the bi-directional flow of gas;
    (2) Construct a new meter station and a 36-inch diameter pipeline 
interconnection with the facilities of Southern California Gas Company 
(SoCalGas) at the proposed Blythe Meter Station site in Riverside 
County, California;
    (3) Construct a new 42-inch diameter pipeline crossing of the 
Colorado River to connect the Ehrenberg Compressor Station with the 
Blythe Meter Station; and
    (4) Construct the new 0.625 mile, 10-inch diameter Blythe Energy 
Interconnect Lateral to connect the Blythe Energy Facility I's existing 
supply line with the Blythe Meter Station.
    North Baja states that the proposed facility modifications and 
additions will allow it to deliver up to 609,000 Dth per day of 
regassified LNG into California and Arizona from Mexico.
    In Phase I-A, anticipated in-service June 1, 2009, North Baja 
proposes to construct and operate the 45.7 mile, 16-inch diameter IID 
Lateral extending westward from North Baja's existing pipeline through 
Imperial County, California to the El Centro Generating Station near El 
Centro California. North Baja states that the IID Lateral will have a 
capacity of 110,000 Dth per day.
    In Phase II, anticipated in-service January 1, 2010, North Baja 
proposes to construct and operate about 80 miles of 48-inch and 42-inch 
diameter pipeline loop, the B-Line, on its existing mainline (A-Line) 
in Riverside and Imperial Counties, California. North Baja anticipates 
that upon completion of the Phase II facilities the capacity of its 
system will be 2.7 Bcf per day. North Baja estimates that the total 
cost of all phases of the proposed project will be $291 million. North 
Baja proposes to incrementally price transportation service on the 
Blythe Energy Interconnect Lateral and IID Lateral and to roll-in the 
costs of the looping facilities (Line B) into its existing rates.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Carl 
M. Fink, Associate General Counsel, North Baja Pipeline, LLC, 1400 SW 
Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, Portland, Oregon,

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97201 at (503) 833-4256 or [email protected].
    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 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.
    Comments, 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.
    Comment Date: March 13, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-2872 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
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