[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 153 (Thursday, August 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 44837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15522]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP05-357-006; CP07-426-000]


Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P.; Cheniere Sabine Pass 
Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Application for Amendment to Certificate of 
Public Convenience and Necessity and Application for Abandonment

August 2, 2007.
    Take notice that on July 31, 2007, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, 
L.P., 700 Milam Street, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77002 (Cheniere 
Creole Trail) and Cheniere Sabine Pass Pipeline, L.P., 700 Milam 
Street, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77002 (Cheniere Sabine Pass), filed 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) in the 
above-referenced dockets an abbreviated application under section 7 of 
the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The 
filing may also 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.
    The applicants seek an order from the Commission: (i) Authorizing 
Cheniere Sabine Pass to abandon by merger with Cheniere Creole Trail 
its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued in Docket 
Nos. CP04-38-000 and CP04-38-001 for a 16-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter 
pipeline with appurtenances (Sabine Pass Segment) located in Cameron 
Parish, Louisiana (currently under construction); (ii) authorizing 
Cheniere Sabine Pass to abandon its blanket transportation certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP04-39-000 under Subpart G of Part 284 of the 
Commission's regulations and its blanket construction certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP04-40-000 under Subpart F of Part 157 of the 
Commission's regulations; (iii) authorizing Cheniere Creole Trail to 
amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to include 
the Sabine Pass Segment such that it will function as an integrated 
pipeline system with a capacity of 2.0 Bcf per day (Cheniere Creole 
Trail's pipeline is also currently under construction); (iv) 
authorizing Cheniere Creole Trail's proposed revised Zone 1 
transportation rates based on a revised estimated capital cost of $ 
571.6 million; and (v) authorizing certain proposed revisions to 
Cheniere Creole Trail's Pro Forma FERC Gas Tariff in these subjects, 
Fuel Retainage, Receipt Pressure, Interruptible and Short-Term Firm 
Services Revenue Crediting, Imbalances, Park & Loan.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Patricia Outtrim, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P., 700 Milam 
Street, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77002, (713) 659-1361, or Lisa 
Tonery, King & Spalding LLP, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 
10036, (212) 556-2307.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, within 90 days 
of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its 
environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission's public 
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental 
Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the 
anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final 
environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The 
filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for this proceeding 
or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will 
serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the 
completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to 
complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of 
issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, 
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date shown 
below. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy 
of that document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is 
not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons 
other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. 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.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 22, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15522 Filed 8-8-07; 8:45 am]
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