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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos.CP06-85-002; CP07-41-000]

 
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of 
Application

December 21, 2006.
    On December 15, 2006, in Docket No. CP06-85-002 , 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, filed requests 
to modify the certificated Phase I and Phase II Line CP facilities to 
increase the certificated capacity of Line CP by approximately 36,000 
Dth/d and to increase the maximum allowable operating pressure from 
1000 psig to 1168 psig, pending approval by the Department of 
Transportation of CEGT's petition for waiver of DOT's regulations to 
allow CEGT to operate Line CP at 80 percent of Specified Minimum Yield 
Strength. In Docket No.CP07-41-000, CEGT seeks authorization to 
construct, own and operate 30,000 hp of additional compression for a 
Phase III Expansion of Line CP that will increase the capacity of the 
line by an additional 280,000 Dth/d. CEGT would install a 15, 000 hp 
compressor respectively at the new Westdale Station in Red River 
Parish, Louisiana and at the existing Panola Station in Panola County, 
Texas, all as more fully described in the application. CEGT seeks 
issuance of the requested authorizations by May 1, 2007 so that 
facilities may be operable in time for the 2007-2008 winter heating 
season.
    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 January 23, 2007.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-22353 Filed 12-28-06; 8:45 am]

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