[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56514-56515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15817]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-459-000]


Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application

September 21, 2006.
    Take notice that on September 15, 2006, Transwestern Pipeline 
Company, LLC (Transwestern), 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 
77056-5306, filed an application under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA) and parts 157 and 284 of the Commission's regulations, 
seeking authority to construct and operate: (i) Approximately 25 miles 
of 36-inch diameter pipeline loop in two segments on its existing San 
Juan Lateral in San Juan and McKinley Counties, New Mexico (San Juan 
2008 Expansion Project), (ii) a new 259-mile pipeline consisting of 36-
inch and 42-inch diameter pipe extending southward from Transwestern's 
existing mainline near Ash Fork in Yavapai County, Arizona through 
Coconino and Maricopa Counties, Arizona and terminating at the 
beginning of El Paso Natural Gas Company's (El Paso) East Valley 
Lateral near the City of Coolidge in Pinal County, Arizona (Phoenix 
Pipeline), and (iii) customer laterals, meter stations, and ancillary 
facilities (Phoenix Pipeline Project). In addition, Transwestern seeks 
authority to acquire an undivided interest in the East Valley Lateral 
and to use such facilities to render service in conjunction with the 
Phoenix Pipeline Project. The projects are collectively known as the 
Phoenix Expansion Project, 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.
    Transwestern states that the purpose of the Phoenix Expansion 
Project is to provide up to 500,000 dth per day of firm natural gas 
transportation service from the San Juan Basin to markets in the 
Phoenix area. Transwestern states that it has entered into binding 
precedent agreements with 5 shippers for 370,000 dth per day of this 
capacity. The total estimated costs of the Phoenix Pipeline Project and 
San Juan 2008 Expansion are $597,737,942 and $62,377,862, respectively. 
Transwestern seeks approval of its proposal to provide service on the 
Phoenix Pipeline Project under new Rate Schedules FTS-5 and ITS-2 and 
seeks a pre-determination that the costs of the San Juan 2008 Expansion 
costs may be rolled-in to its existing rates under Rate Schedule FTS-4.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Stephen T. Veatch, Senior Director, Certificates and Tariffs, 
Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC, 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, 
Texas 77056-5306; (713) 989-2024.
    On November 22, 2005, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects 
granted Transwestern's request to utilize the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF06-4-000 
to staff activities involving Transwestern's expansion project. Now, as 
of the filing of Transwestern's application on September 15, 2006, the 
NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time 
forward, Transwestern's proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. 
CP06-459-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    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.

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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: October 12, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-15817 Filed 9-26-06; 8:45 am]
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