[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44023-44024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12511]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-423-000]


Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

July 27, 2006
    Take notice that on July 19, 2006, Questar Overthrust Pipeline 
Company (Overthrust), 180 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, 
filed an application under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act seeking 
authority to construct and operate the Wamsutter Expansion Project 
consisting of: (i) 77.2 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline and related 
facilities extending from the eastern terminus of its transmission 
system located at Questar Pipeline Company's Kanda-Nightingale-Coleman 
Compressor Complex and terminating at the proposed interconnect with 
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) near Wamsutter, Wyoming (Wamsutter) 
in Sweetwater County; (ii) 700 feet of 20-inch diameter main-line 
connector pipeline and related facilities extending from the Rendezvous 
Tap Valve \1\ to a tie-in point with Tie Line (TL) 90 in Lincoln 
County, Wyoming; (iii) the new Roberson compressor station, totaling 
30,000 horsepower (Hp), in Lincoln County, Wyoming; (iv) the new Rock 
Springs compressor station, totaling 15,000 Hp, in Sweetwater County, 
Wyoming; (v) three new receipt points; and (vi) one new delivery point, 
with the project components located within Lincoln, Uinta and 
Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open for public 
inspection. These filings are 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.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Lenard G. Wright, Manager, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Questar Pipeline 
Company, 180 East 100 South, P.O. Box 45360, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84145-0360 at (801) 324-2459, or by fax at (801) 324-5834.
    The proposed Wamsutter Expansion project will enable Overthrust to 
transport an additional 750,000 Dth/d of natural gas from the proposed 
new receipt points on Overthrust's interstate transmission system to an 
existing interconnect with Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd. (WIC), and 
625,000 Dth/d to the proposed delivery point with REX near Wamsutter, 
Wyoming. It is further explained that Overthrust has negotiated a long-
term capacity lease with REX, initially for 625,000 Dth/d of 
incremental transportation capacity and a firm precedent agreement with 
WIC for 125,000 Dth/d that supports construction of the proposed 
project. Overthrust estimates the total cost for the Wamsutter 
Expansion to be $202.3 million and requests the Commission issue an 
order by March 31, 2007.
    On March 29, 2006, the Commission staff granted Overthrust's 
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF06-19-000 to staff activities 
involving the Overthrust's expansion project. Now, as of the filing of 
Overthrust's application on July 19, 2006, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process 
for this project has ended. From this time forward, Overthrust's 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP06-423-000, as noted in 
the caption of this Notice. Additionally, the Commission will review 
the project as a part of the Environmental Impact Statement being 
prepared for the REX Project in Docket No. CP06-354-000.
    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

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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.
    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: August 17, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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    \1\ The Rendezvous Tap Valve is proposed to be installed as part 
of Overthrust's expansion project in Docket No. CP06-167-000.
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