[Federal Register: July 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 141)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos.CP06-418-000]
Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC & Northern Natural
Gas Company; Notice of Petition for Waiver of Rule
July 13, 2006.
On July 10, 2006, as amended on July 12, 2006, Kinder Morgan
Interstate Gas Transmission LLC (KMIGT) and Northern Natural Gas
Company (Northern), pursuant to section 385.207 of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations jointly petition the
Commission for a temporary waiver of section 157.202(b)(2)(ii)(A), (B)
and (C) of the Commission's regulations, which exclude a main line of a
gas transmission system, an extension of a main line, and a facility,
including compression and looping, that alters the capacity of a main
line (except for certain replacement faculties and facility
modifications) from the facilities eligible for construction under a
section 157, subpart F blanket certificate. For reasons explained more
fully in the filing, petitioners request that the exclusion of these
facilities be waived to allow the construction of such main line
facilities under a blanket certificate pending issuance of a final rule
in Docket No. RM06-7-000,\1\ for the purpose of providing service to
any new plant constructed or existing plant expanded for the production
of ``renewable fuel'' as defined in section 1501 of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005.\2\ If the Commission conditions its waiver to incorporate
the 60-day prior notice requirement proposed in the NOPR, such a
condition would be acceptable to the Petitioners.
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\1\ Revisions to the Blanket Certificate Regulations and
Clarification Regarding Rates, 115 FERC ] 61,338 (2006).
\2\ Public Law 109-58, 119 Stat. 594, 1067-68 (2005) (to be
codified at 42 U.S.C. 7545).
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Questions concerning the Petition should be directed to: Bentley W.
Breland, Vice-President, Certificates and Rates, Kinder Morgan
Interstate Gas Transmission LLC, P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado
80228-8304. Telephonically, he may be contacted at (303) 763-3581.
There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to
intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary
of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the
applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the
proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to
have comments considered.
The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of
the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission
will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the
filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that
persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of
their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the
protest.
Comments, protests and interventions 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 under the ``e-Filing''
link at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission strongly encourages
intervenors to file electronically. 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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 3, 2006.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-11656 Filed 7-21-06; 8:45 am]
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