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[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-85-000]

 
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of 
Application

March 17, 2006.
    On March 10, 2006, in Docket No. CP06-85-000, CenterPoint Energy 
Gas Transmission Company (CEGT), pursuant to section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act, as amended, and section 157 subpart A of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations requests 
authorization to construct, own, and operate the Carthage to Perryville 
Project designed to receive and transport 1.237 billion cubic feet per 
day of natural gas. The project would consist of: 171.9 miles of 42-
inch diameter pipeline; compression totaling 41,240 hp at two 
compressor stations; meter and regulator stations at receipt points 
with 3 Texas intrastate pipelines; interconnections with 4 interstate 
pipelines; and, appurtenant facilities. The facilities will operate 
separately from CEGT's existing pipeline system, and CEGT is seeking 
implementation of a fixed charge for Fuel Use and Lost and Unaccounted 
For Gas (LUFG) applicable to transportation on the new facilities, all 
as more fully described in the application. CEGT seeks waiver of the 
Commission's regulations such that the 30-day comment period for the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement may coincide with the 30-day 
requested certificate order's rehearing period and that notational 
voting be used to extent this approach would expedite the order's 
issuance. CEGT requests that the Commission issue requested 
authorizations by October 30, 2006 so that facilities may be operable 
in time

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for the 2006-2007 winter heating season.
    On November 10, 2005, the Commission staff granted CEGT's request 
to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing 
Process and assigned Docket No. PF06-1-000 to staff activities 
involving CEGT. Now, as of the filing of CEGTs application on March 10, 
2006, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this 
time forward, CEGT's proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP06-
85-000.
    Questions concerning the application should be directed to: 
Lawrence O. Thomas, Director-Rates & Regulatory at CenterPoint Energy 
Gas Transmission Co., P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151, or 
by calling (318) 429-2804; Mark C. Schroeder, Vice President & General 
Counsel at CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co., P.O. Box 1700, 
Houston, TX 77210-1700, or by calling (713) 207-3395; and, Richard D. 
Avil, Jr. and Jonathan Christian at Jones Day, 51 Louisiana Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20001 or by calling 202-879-3939.
    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 April 7, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-4234 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]

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