[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46253-46254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23139]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-516-001]


Transwestern Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

August 26, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 22, 1997, Transwestern Pipeline Company 
(Transwestern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed 
in Docket No. CP97-516-001, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations, seeking to amend its 
application filed in Docket No. CP97-516-000 on May 19, 1997. In that 
application Transwestern sought authorization to: (1) construct and 
operate a new compressor station near Standing Rock, New Mexico 
(Standing Rock Compressor Station) consisting of a 15,000 ISO rated 
horsepower gas turbine compressor and appurtenant facilities, located 
on Transwestern's San Juan Lateral in McKinley County, New Mexico; and 
(2) construct and operate an additional 2,000 ISO rated horsepower 
electric compressor unit and appurtenant facilities at Transwestern's 
existing La Plata ``A'' Compressor Station in La Plata County, 
Colorado. In its amendment, Transwestern seeks authorization to 
construct and operate a 7,000 ISO rated horsepower turbine drive 
centrifugal compressor at the La Plata ``A'' Compressor Station, in 
lieu of the 2,000 horsepower unit proposed in the original application, 
all as more fully set forth in the amendment which is on file

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with the Commission and is open to public inspection.
    Transwestern states that the proposed facilities, as amended, will 
provide incremental capacity of 200,000 dth per day on its existing San 
Juan Lateral from Ignacio to Blanco and 130,000 dth per day from Blanco 
to Thoreau. Transwestern estimates the cost for the proposed facilities 
to be approximately $20,749,854 which will be financed with internally 
generated funds.
    Transwestern requests certificate authorization by November 15, 
1997 in order to place the facilities into service by April 1, 1998.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said amendment should on or before September 16, 1997, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 
20426, a motion to intervene or a protest 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 Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be 
considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but 
will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the Commission's Rules.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be 
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on 
this amendment if no motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that approval for the proposed amendment is required by the 
public convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is 
timely filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that a 
formal hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly 
given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Transwestern to appear or be represented at 
the hearing. Anyone who has already filed a motion to intervene in 
Docket No. CP97-516-000 need not file a motion to intervene again with 
the Commission.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-23139 Filed 8-29-97; 8:45 am]
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