[Federal Register: March 5, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 43)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP01-90-000]
El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
February 27, 2001.
Take notice that on February 21, 2001, El Paso Natural Gas Company
(El Paso), Post Office Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket
No. CP01-90-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.208(b)(2),
and 157.211(b)(2) of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 157.205,
157.208 and 157.211) under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization
to construct, own and operate lateral line and delivery point
facilities to facilitate deliveries of natural gas to shippers to serve
two gas-fired electric generation facilities, referred to as the
Arlington Valley/Redhawk Project in Maricopa County, Arizona, under El
Paso's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000, pursuant
to Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/
htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
El Paso requests authorization to construct and operate two meter
stations and approximately 6.67 miles of 20-inch, 24-inch and 26-inch
diameter pipeline to serve the two electric power plants. It is
indicated that Redhawk Power Plant, to be operated by Pinnacle West
Corporation West Corporation (Pinnacle), will be a 2,120 megawatt, gas-
fired facility requiring 410,000 Mcf per day, with a scheduled test
date of October 1, 2001, and an anticipated in-service date of June 1,
2002. It is also indicated that the Arlington Valley facility, to be
operated by Duke Energy Maricopa LLC (Duke), will be a 1,000 megawatt
gas-fired electrical facility, will require approximately 210,000 Mcf
per day, with a scheduled test date of October 1, 2001, and an in-
service date of June 1, 2002.
El Paso indicates that Pinnacle is a full-requirements customer
entitled to request natural gas transportation service sufficient to
supply its requirements in serving its power plants. It is stated that
the new delivery point will permit Pinnacle to request firm
transportation service from all receipt points on its system to the
Redhawk Power Plant. El Paso states that it is not aware of the nature
of the
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upstream arrangements that will be made by Duke, but that Duke may
either make arrangements to obtain bundled gas supplies, acquire
capacity as a result of El Paso's recent right-of-first-refusal posting
or acquire capacity from the active capacity release market.
El Paso estimates the facility costs at $7,661,700 to be reimbursed
by the shippers. El Paso indicates that the construction and operation
of the above-facilities is not prohibited by its tariff.
Any questions regarding the application may be directed to Robert
T. Tomlinson at (915) 496-2600.
Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 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
therefor, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized
effective the day after the time allowed for filing a 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.
Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the internet in
lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on
the Commission's web site at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-5179 Filed 3-2-01; 8:45 am]
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