[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3340]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR09-3-000]


Western Refining Southwest, Inc. and Western Refining Pipeline 
CompanyComplainants v. TEPPCO Crude Pipeline, LLC Respondent; Notice of 
Complaint

February 10, 2009.
    Take notice that on February 9, 2009, Western Refining Southwest, 
Inc. (Western) and Western Refining Pipeline Company (Western Pipeline) 
filed a formal complaint against TEPPCO Crude Pipeline, LLC (TEPPCO), 
pursuant to Rule 206 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 18 CFR 385.206; the 
Procedural Rules Applicable to Oil Pipeline Proceedings, 18 CFR 343.2; 
sections 1(4), 1(5), 1(6), 2, 3(1), 6(3), 8, 9, 13(1), 15(1), 16, and 
20(11) of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA), 49 U.S.C. App. 1(4), 1(5), 
2, 3(1), 8, 9, 13, 15, and 16 (1988); alleging that TEPPCO wrongfully 
seized crude oil that Western had tendered as line fill in TEPPCO's 
pipeline from Midland, TX (Midland) to Hobbs, NM (Hobbs). Western also 
alleges that TEPPCO continues to wrongfully retain possession of that 
crude oil in a tank controlled by TEPPCO, and wrongfully reversed the 
flow of the same Midland to Hobbs pipeline in June 2008 without 
notification, thereby violating a capacity lease agreement Western 
Pipeline had with TEPPCO. In addition, Western Pipeline alleges that 
TEPPCO's actions violated its regulatory obligation to publish tariff 
amendments with the FERC and that TEPPCO improperly solicited and 
collected capacity lease payments for pipeline capacity that Western 
Pipeline could not have utilized.
    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, 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. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    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.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for 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 March 2, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-3340 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
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