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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP10-176-000]


Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

April 28, 2010.
    Take notice that on April 23, 2010, Millenium Pipeline Company, LLC 
(Millennium), One Blue Hill Plaza, Seventh Floor, PO Box 1565, Pearl 
River, New York 10965 filed in Docket No. CP10-176-000, a prior notice 
request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.208 of the Commission's 
regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Millennium seeks 
authorization to increase the Commission-approved maximum allowable 
operating pressure (MAOP) on its Hickory Grove Lateral Line from 1072 
pounds per square inch gage (psig) to 1200 psig. The Hickory Grove 
Lateral is located in Chemung County, New York and extends from 
Millennium's mainline facilities at a tie-in at Chambers Road near 
Horseheads, New York to an interconnection with the facilities of 
Southern Tier Transmission Company (STT) near Hickory Grove Road, in 
Horseheads, New York. Millennium proposes to perform these activities 
under its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP98-155-000 [97 
FERC ] 61,292, at 62,327 (2001)], all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Specifically, the facility at issue is approximately 2.6 mile, 12-
inch lateral pipeline segment of Millenniums Line A-5 in Chemung 
County, New York, extending from Millennium's 30-inch mainline to an 
interconnect with STT at Hickory Grove in Horseheads, New York. The 
Hickory Grove Lateral was constructed in 1993 by Columbia Gas 
Transmission, LLC and the pipeline was originally designed, tested and 
qualified for an MAOP of 1236 psig in a Class Three Location under 
applicable Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. The 
facilities were transferred to Millennium by certificate issued to 
Millennium in Docket No. CP98-150, et al; however, in Millenniums 
application the MAOP of the pipeline is listed at 1072 psig. The 
proposed increase to the Commission-approved MAOP of the Hickory Grove 
Lateral is being made to correct the apparent inconsistency between the 
Commission-approved MAOP and the MAOP at which Millennium intends to 
operate the segment. Recently, Anschulz Exploration Corporation (AEC) 
requested to connect certain gathering facilities to the Hickory Grove 
Lateral to allow a new supply of gas to flow through the Hickory Grove 
Lateral to Millennium's mainline system, which operates a 1200 psig. 
The increase in Commission-approved MAOP is required to receive local 
production gas, to be produced by AEC; and, increasing the Commission-
approved MAOP corrects an apparent mistake in Millenniums original 
certificate application.
    The filing may 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, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application may be directed to Gary A. 
Kruse, Vice President--General Counsel and Secretary, Millennium 
Pipeline Company, LLC, One Blue Hill Plaza, Seventh Floor, PO Box 1565, 
Pearl River, New York 10965, (845) 620-1300, or to Thomas E. Holmberg, 
Baker Botts LLP, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004, 
(202) 639-7700.
    Any person or the Commission's Staff 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 and, pursuant to section 157.205 of 
the Commission's Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) 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. 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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