

[Federal Register: October 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 209)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-3-000]

 
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application

October 24, 2006.
    Take notice that on October 10, 2006, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148, 
filed an application under sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act seeking authority to: (i) Construct and operate 4.43 miles of 36-
inch diameter pipe that will become part of Natural's Louisiana Line 
No. 2 Cameron Parish, Louisiana; (ii) replace three 12-inch meter runs 
and meters at the Sabine Henry Hub Plant in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana 
with three 8-inch turbine meters; (iii) install one 10,000 hp electric 
compressor unit and appurtenant equipment at Compressor Station (CS) 
302 in Montgomery County, Texas; (iv) add one Solar Taurus 60 gas 
turbine compressor unit and appurtenant equipment, including expanded 
platform space, and re-wheel of one existing 4,200 hp gas compressor 
unit at CS 342 in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; (v) replace three gas 
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compressor units totaling 10,300 hp with one 11,000 hp electric 
compressor unit at CS 343 in Liberty County, Texas; and (vi) add one 
Solar Centaur 50 gas turbine compressor unit and appurtenant equipment 
and re-wheel all of the existing compressor units at CS 346 in Cameron 
Parish, Louisiana.
    Natural is also requesting authorization to abandon three 12-inch 
orifice meter tubes and meters at the Sabine Henry Hub Plant in 
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana and four compressor units totaling 10,300 
hp at CS 343 in Liberty County, Texas, all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open for 
public inspection. These filings are available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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, please 
contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnline[fxsp0]Support@ferc.gov or 
toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this Application should be directed to 
Bruce H. Newsome, Vice President of Certificates and Rates, Natural Gas 
Pipeline Company of America, 747 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 
60148-5072, telephone: (630) 691-3526.
    The proposed project will enable Natural to expand the capacity of 
its Louisiana Line system, which stretches from Compressor Station 302 
in Montgomery County, Texas to the Henry Hub in Vermilion Parish, 
Louisiana by approximately 200,000 dekatherms per day. The estimated 
cost of the project is approximately $66 million and Natural requests 
the Commission issue an order by April, 2007.
    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 below listed 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.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 14, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-18130 Filed 10-27-06; 8:45 am]

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