
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32631-32632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13266]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR12-13-000]


Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc., Magnolia Pipeline 
Company, and El Dorado Pipeline Company; Notice for Temporary Waiver of 
Filing and Reporting Requirements

    Take notice that on May 8, 2012, pursuant to Rule 202 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.202 (2011), 
Lion Oil Trading & Transportation, Inc., Magnolia Pipeline Company, and 
El Dorado Pipeline Company, collectively, Lion Companies, requested 
that the Commission grant a temporary waiver of the Interstate Commerce 
Act (ICA) Section 6 and Section 20 tariff filing and reporting 
requirements applicable to interstate common carrier pipelines. Lion 
Companies requested review on an expedited basis. Lion Companies state 
that they have a supply and off-take agreement with J. Aron & Company 
(J. Aron), which is used as an alternative to conventional financing. 
Under this agreement J. Aron takes title to crude and refined products 
on the Lion Companies' system and then resells the crude and refined 
products to Lion subject to certain conditions at specified price 
spreads. In support of the request for waiver, Lion Companies assert 
that the agreement with J. Aron is not a traditional transportation 
agreement with an unaffiliated shipper, and that even though J. Aron 
holds title to the throughput, the complex arrangement serves as an 
alternative to traditional financing, and that it would be difficult 
for the Lion Companies and J. Aron to revise their arrangement to 
comply with the statutory provisions and related regulations for which 
they seek temporary waiver. Lion Companies state that their 
circumstances fit the criteria the Commission has used in granting such 
waivers, and that there is no public interest basis to deny the 
request.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in the above 
proceeding 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) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the specified comment 
date. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or 
protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In 
reference to filings initiating a new

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proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the 
comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the 
Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet 
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an 
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the 
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the 
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the 
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the 
above list. They are also 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 email notification 
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with 
any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or 
call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 6, 2012.

    Dated: May 24, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-13266 Filed 5-31-12; 8:45 am]
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