[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 38 (Friday, February 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4164]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-64-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

February 20, 2009.
    Take notice that on February 11, 2009, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(EPNG), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed 
in Docket No. CP09-64-000, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 
157.205 and 157.208 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
regulations under the Natural Gas Act for authorization to increase the 
certificated Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) of a segment 
of a 10\3/4\-inch diameter 10.3 mile segment of the Tucson-Phoenix Line 
(Line No. 1007), located in Pima County, Arizona, and to thereafter 
operate the pipeline segment at the higher pressure, 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 Web 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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, EPNG proposes to increase the MAOP of the 10.3-mile 
segment of Line No. 1007 from the current MAOP of 350 psig to the 
requested 650 psig. EPNG states that the increase in MAOP of this 
segment of the line is to address in-line inspection tool problems 
experienced by EPNG. EPNG proposes to replace certain pipeline bends 
and chill rings that have jammed the in-line inspection tool during 
past inspections. EPNG also proposes to subsequently hydrostatically 
test the pipeline segment to allow for the higher MAOP. EPNG estimates 
the cost to uprate the MAOP including the pipe replacements and 
hydrostatic testing to be $3 million. EPNG asserts that the MAOP uprate 
project will not change the operational or capacity characteristics of 
the pipeline segment.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Richard Derryberry, Director, Regulatory Affairs Department, El Paso 
Natural Gas Company, Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 
80944, or call (719) 520-3782.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of 
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the 
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day 
after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not 
withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, 
the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-4164 Filed 2-26-09; 8:45 am]
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