
[Federal Register: July 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 145)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP06-449-002; CP06-451-002]

 
Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application To 
Amend Certificate

July 17, 2008.
    Take notice that on July 11, 2008, Kinder Morgan Louisiana 
Pipeline, LLC (Kinder Morgan Louisiana) with one of its offices located 
at 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove, IL 60515-7918 filed an 
Application to amend its certificate authority in Docket Nos. CP06-449, 
et al. Pursuant to this Application to Amend, Kinder Morgan Louisiana 
seeks authorization of revised initial rates for transportation service 
on the Kinder Morgan Louisiana facilities due to increased costs. 
Kinder Morgan Louisiana requests that such amended authorization be 
granted on an expedited basis by August 22, 2008. [This notice does not 
constitute concurrence to meet this expedited date.]
    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.
    Any questions regarding this Application should be directed to 
Bruce H. Newsome, Vice President of Certificates and Rates, Kinder 
Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, LLC, 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers 
Grove, IL 60515-7918, telephone: (630) 725-3070, e-mail: 
brucenewsome@kindermorgan.com.
    Kinder Morgan Louisiana states that the increased costs are 
primarily due to substantially higher contractor construction costs 
than originally anticipated due to an overall increase in the market 
demand for such services. In addition, since the start of construction, 
Kinder Morgan Louisiana states costs have increased due to inclement 
weather and constant high winds resulting in delays in the construction 
schedule, an increase in fuel costs resulting from the higher market 
price for fuel combined with increased fuel usage associated with 
additional barges

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and equipment that were required to contend with the wind during 
construction, and the re-routing of facilities in waterbodies.
    Kinder Morgan Louisiana is requesting Commission approval to revise 
its previously filed firm and interruptible transportation rates for 
the Kinder Morgan Louisiana system in order to reflect an increase of 
$76.6 million in the estimated costs to construct its facilities, from 
$517 million as previously approved by the Commission to $593.6 
million. The revised cost of service for Kinder Morgan Louisiana's 
system results in an increase in the firm reservation rate of $0.36 
(from $2.43 per Dth to $2.79 per Dth per month per maximum daily 
quantity of contract demand). The transportation rate for interruptible 
service has likewise increased by $0.0118 from $.0799 per Dth to 
$0.0917 per Dth.
    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 and 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. Such notices, 
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. 
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of 
that document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is 
not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons 
other than the Applicant.
    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.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 1, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-17161 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]

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