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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR08-4-000]

 
Valero Marketing and Supply Company Complainant, v. Longhorn 
Pipeline Partners and Flying J, Inc. Respondents; Notice of Complaint

December 4, 2007.
    Take notice that on November 30, 2007, Valero Marketing and Supply 
Company (VMSC), tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission a complaint against Longhorn Pipeline Partners (Longhorn) 
and Flying J, Inc., (Flying J), for undue discrimination and 
unreasonable preferential treatment of an affiliate in the 
transportation of refined petroleum products on Longhorn's common 
carrier pipeline. VMSC alleges that Longhorn, acting in concert with 
its affiliate owner, Flying J, engaged in unduly preferential and 
abusive affiliate activity and unreasonably discriminated against VMSC, 
resulting in an undue economic advantage, by refusing to provide common 
carrier transportation services to VMSC in violation of the Interstate 
Commerce Act. VMSC therefore requests that the Commission set this 
complaint for investigation, discovery, and hearing and that 
reparations and damages be awarded to compensate VMSC for injuries 
incurred as a result of Longhorn's and Flying J's unlawful and illegal 
actions. In addition, VMSC requests the Commission order disgorgement 
of all improper profits and benefits obtained by Flying J as a result 
of the complained of activity.
    VMSC states that copies of the complaint were served on Longhorn 
and Flying J.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 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 December 20, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-24029 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]

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