
[Federal Register: November 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 224)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP10-14-000; PF09-07-000]

 
Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application

November 16, 2009.
    Take notice that on November 2, 2009, Kern River Gas Transmission 
Company (Kern River), 2755 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 300, Salt 
Lake City, Utah 84121, filed in the above referenced docket an 
application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act seeking 
authority to expand its system comprised of new facilities and 
modifications to existing facilities as described more fully herein 
(Apex Expansion). Specifically, Kern River requests: (1) Authorization 
to construct, own and operate the facilities needed to expand its year-
round, firm transportation capacity from the receipt points in Lincoln 
County, Wyoming, to the Pecos delivery point in Clark County, Nevada, 
by approximately 266,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d); (2) approval of 
regulatory asset/liability accounting for differences between book and 
regulatory depreciation resulting from use of Kern River's levelized 
rate design; (3) approval of incremental transportation rates and fuel 
factors; and (4) acceptance of the pro forma tariff sheets included in 
Exhibit P to the application, all as more fully set forth in

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the application. This filing is 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    The Apex Expansion proposed facilities include: (1) Approximately 
28 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline to be constructed in an unlooped 
portion of Kern River's existing mainline system across the Wasatch 
Mountains in northern Utah, in Morgan, Davis and Salt Lake counties, 
(2) three additional 16,000 ISO-rated horsepower (hp) compressor units 
to be installed at existing compressor stations: Coyote Creek in Uinta 
County, Wyoming; Elberta in Utah County, Utah; and Dry Lake in Clark 
County, Nevada; (3) restaging of three existing boost compressors, one 
at each of three existing compressor stations: Coyote Creek, Elberta 
and Dry Lake; (4) replacement of a boost compressor at Kern River's 
existing Fillmore compressor station in Millard County, Utah; and (5) 
the new Milford Compressor Station with a single unit 30,000 ISO-rated 
hp compressor to be constructed in Beaver County, Utah. The proposed 
facilities will add a net 78,000 ISO-rated hp to the Kern River system.
    The estimated total cost of the proposed 2010 Expansion is $373 
million, which will be financed with a combination of internally 
generated funds and new debt. Kern River proposes to charge incremental 
transportation rates and fuel reimbursement charges to Apex Expansion 
shippers.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Michael Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates and External Affairs, 
Apex Expansion Project, Kern River Gas Transmission Company, 
MidAmerican Energy Pipeline Group, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, 
Nebraska 68124, or (402) 398-7103.
    On March 13, 2009, the Commission staff granted Kern River's 
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filling Process and assigned Docket Number PF09-7-000 to staff 
activities involving the Apex Expansion. Now, as of the filing Kern 
River's application on November 2, 2009, the NEPA Pre-Filling Process 
for this project has ended. From this time forward, Kern River's 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP10-14-000, as noted in the 
caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify Federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all Federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    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 stated below, 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 commentors 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
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: December 7, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-28017 Filed 11-20-09; 8:45 am]

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