[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56139-56141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15669]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-449-000, Docket No. CP06-450-000, Docket No. CP06-451-
000, Docket No. CP06-448-000]


Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC, Natural Gas Pipeline 
Company of America; Notice of Applications

September 19, 2006.
    Take notice that on September 8, 2006, Kinder Morgan Louisiana 
Pipeline LLC (Kinder Morgan Louisiana), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, 
Illinois 60148, filed applications in Docket Nos. CP06-451-000, CP06-
450-000 and CP06-449-000, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA) and Parts 157 and 284 of the Commission's regulations. Kinder 
Morgan Louisiana is requesting certificates of public convenience and 
necessity: (i) To construct and operate natural gas pipeline facilities 
that will originate in Cameron Parish, Louisiana and terminate in 
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, and to lease firm capacity on a long-term 
basis from Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (Natural) [Docket 
No. CP06-449-000]; (ii) for the

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future construction of facilities pursuant to blanket certificate 
authority under part 157, subpart F of the Commission's Regulations 
[Docket No. CP06-450-000], and (iii) for the undertaking of self-
implementing interstate transportation service under part 284, subpart 
G of the Commission's Regulations [Docket No. CP06-451-000]. Kinder 
Morgan Louisiana seeks approval of proposed recourse rates for 
transportation service, approval of its pro forma tariff and the 
issuance of a preliminary determination providing for the Commission's 
early determination on nonenvironmental issues.
    Also take notice that on September 8, 2006, Natural, 747 East 22nd 
Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, filed an application in Docket No. 
CP06-448-000 pursuant to section 7(b) of the NGA, and part 157 of the 
Commission's Regulations for approval to abandon, by lease to Kinder 
Morgan Louisiana, certain firm capacity on a long-term basis. This 
application is related to, and is being filed concurrently with the 
applications being filed by Kinder Morgan Louisiana to construct a new 
interstate natural gas pipeline system in Louisiana, as listed above.
    The details of these proposals are more fully set forth in these 
applications which are 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 these applications should be directed to 
Bruce H. Newsome, Vice President of Certificates and Rates, Kinder 
Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC and Vice President of Certificates and 
Rates, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, 747 East 22nd Street, 
Lombard, Illinois 60148-5072, telephone: (630) 691-3526, e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Specifically, Kinder Morgan Louisiana requests authorization to 
construct its proposed Louisiana Pipeline Project which will consist 
of: (1) About 132 miles of 42-inch pipeline from the Cheniere Sabine 
Pass LNG Terminal (Sabine LNG Terminal) in Cameron Parish, Louisiana to 
a point of interconnection with an existing Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company line in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana (Leg 1); (2) about 1 mile 
of 36-inch pipeline that will extend from the Sabine LNG Terminal to a 
point of interconnection with Natural's existing interstate pipeline 
located north of the Terminal (Leg 2); and (3) about 2.3 miles of 24-
inch pipeline extending away from Leg 1 (at about milepost 110) to the 
existing Florida Gas Transmission Company compressor station in Acadia 
Parish, Louisiana.
    Kinder Morgan Louisiana has entered into precedent agreements with 
Chevron U.S.A. and Total Gas Power North America providing for firm 
transportation service on its Louisiana Pipeline Project away from the 
Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG Terminal. To effectuate such transportation 
service, in part, Kinder Morgan Louisiana proposes to lease firm 
capacity from Natural. By leasing such capacity, Kinder Morgan 
Louisiana will reduce the overall cost and improve the efficiency of 
its Louisiana Pipeline Project, as well as lessen its environmental 
impact. Thus, Kinder Morgan Louisiana also seeks authorization to lease 
capacity of 200,000 Dth per day on the facilities of Natural in 
southern Louisiana. The estimated cost of the Louisiana Pipeline 
Project is about $517 million, including overhead, contingency, Section 
2.55(a) auxiliary installations and reimbursement of facility costs to 
interconnect pipelines.
    On February 17, 2006, the Commission granted Kinder Morgan 
Louisiana's request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF06-16-000 to staff 
activities involving its proposed Louisiana Pipeline Project. Now, with 
the filing of the Louisiana Pipeline Project certificate applications, 
the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this Project has ended. From this time 
forward, all proceedings involving the Louisiana Pipeline Project will 
be conducted in Docket Nos. CP06-449, et al., as listed above in the 
caption of this Notice.
    As its part of the proposal, Natural seeks authority to abandon 
200,000 Dth/d of firm capacity on its system by lease to Kinder Morgan 
Louisiana on a long-term basis pursuant to the terms of a capacity 
lease agreement between the parties dated August 31, 2006. The leased 
capacity will start at a point on Natural's Louisiana Line in Cameron 
Parish, Louisiana where it will interconnect with the Kinder Morgan 
Louisiana's Louisiana Pipeline Project. The leased capacity will extend 
east about 16 miles to a 24-inch lateral of Natural that extends south 
to Johnson's Bayou, where Kinder Morgan Louisiana proposes two delivery 
points. The leased capacity (200,000 Dth/d) will also exist in the 
interconnection facility between the Kinder Morgan Louisiana's 
Louisiana Pipeline Project and Natural's Louisiana Line, and in each of 
the two delivery points to be built at Johnson's Bayou.
    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, 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.
    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 at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission strongly encourages 
intervenors to file electronically. Persons unable to file 
electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest 
or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for

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review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. 
There is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables 
subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to 
a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, 
please e-mail [email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on October 11, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-15669 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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