
[Federal Register: March 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 44)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-73-000]

 
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

February 27, 2008.
    Take notice that on February 15, 2008, Southern Star Central Gas 
Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star), 4700 State Highway 56, Owensboro, 
Kentucky 42301, filed in Docket No. CP08-73-000, a prior notice request 
pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.210 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act for 
authorization to modify two existing compressors and station suction 
piping at the Hesston Compressor Station, located in Harvey County, 
Kansas, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may 
also be viewed on the Web 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, contact 
FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or 
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, Southern Star proposes to upgrade and clean-burn two 
existing compressor units in order to increase the horsepower of each 
unit from 1,100 horsepower to 1,350 horsepower and to extend by 
approximately 140 feet, the station suction header to tie-in the 
suction header to all eight compressor units at the station. Southern 
Star estimates the cost of construction to be $4,679,749.
    Southern Star further states that the proposed compression upgrade 
and piping modification will be required to achieve higher discharge 
pressures required to reliably flow contractual firm volumes that 
Westar Energy, Inc. desires to redirect from certain of their existing 
facilities located south of the Hesston Compressor Station to their new 
power generation plant east of the station, located in Emporia, Kansas. 
Southern Star asserts that no additional capacity will be created by 
the proposed modifications.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to David 
N. Roberts, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Southern Star Central Gas 
Pipeline, Inc., 4700 State Highway 56, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, or 
call (270) 852-4654.
    Any person or the Commission's Staff may, within 60 days after the 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and, pursuant to section 157.205 of 
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 
157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the 
time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be 
authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a 
protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time 
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as 
an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR. 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-4165 Filed 3-4-08; 8:45 am]

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