[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 13612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5707]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR11-4-000]


Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company and Tesoro Logistics 
Operations, LLC; Notice of Request for Jurisdictional Determination or 
Temporary Waiver of Tariff Filing and Reporting Requirements

    On February 8, 2011, Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company (TRMC) 
and Tesoro Logistics Operations, LLC (TLO) (collectively, Tesoro) filed 
a Request for Jurisdictional Determination, or in the Alternative 
Temporary Waiver of Tariff Filing and Reporting Requirements. Tesoro 
requests that the Commission determine that certain pipeline spurs that 
are part of TRMC's internal refinery operations are not subject to the 
Commission's jurisdiction under the ICA. In the alternative, Tesoro 
requests that the Commission grant a temporary waiver of the tariff 
filing and reporting requirements of sections 6 and 20 of the 
Interstate Commerce Act for these facilities. Tesoro states that these 
pipeline spurs are presently owned by TRMC, but are intended for 
transfer to its affiliate, TLO. Tesoro states that the pipeline spurs 
are involved in an arrangement for the formation of a Master Limited 
Partnership (MLP) and the transfer of assets to that MLP.
    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 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 Tuesday, March 22, 2010.

    Dated: March 7, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5707 Filed 3-11-11; 8:45 am]
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