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 Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 157
[Docket No. RM81-19-000]
 AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
 ACTION: Final rule.
 SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority delegated by 18 CFR 375.308(x)(1), the Director of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP) computes and publishes the project cost and annual limits for natural gas pipelines blanket construction certificates for each calendar year.
 DATES: This final rule is effective February 15, 2012 and establishes cost limits applicable from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Foley, Chief, Certificates Branch 1, Division of Pipeline Certificates, (202) 502-8955.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Publication of Project Cost Limits Under Blanket Certificates Docket No. RM81-19-000 Order of the Director, OEP February 9, 2012. Section 157.208(d) of the Commission's Regulations provides for project cost limits applicable to construction, acquisition, operation and miscellaneous rearrangement of facilities (Table I) authorized under the blanket certificate procedure (Order No. 234, 19 FERC ¶ 61,216). Section 157.215(a) specifies the calendar year dollar limit which may be expended on underground storage testing and development (Table II) authorized under the blanket certificate. Section 157.208(d) requires that the “limits specified in Tables I and II shall be adjusted each calendar year to reflect the `GDP implicit price deflator' published by the Department of Commerce for the previous calendar year.” Pursuant to § 375.308(x)(1) of the Commission's Regulations, the authority for the publication of such cost limits, as adjusted for inflation, is delegated to the Director of the Office of Energy Projects. The cost limits for calendar year 2012, as published in Table I of § 157.208(d) and Table II of § 157.215(a), are hereby issued. Effective Date This final rule is effective February 15. The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 804 regarding Congressional review of Final Rules does not apply to the Final Rule because the rule concerns agency procedure and practice and will not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties. The Final Rule merely updates amounts published in the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the Department of Commerce's latest annual determination of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) implicit price deflator, a mathematical updating required by the Commission's existing regulations. List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 157 Administrative practice and procedure
Natural gas
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
 Jeff C. Wright, Director, Office of Energy Projects.
 Accordingly, 18 CFR part 157 is amended as follows: PART 157—[AMENDED]
 1.The authority citation for Part 157 continues to read as follows: Authority:
                        15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352. 2.Table I in § 157.208(d) is revised to read as follows: § 157.208
  
 (d) * * * Table I
Year
LimitAuto. proj. cost limit (Col. 1)
Prior notice proj. cost limit (Col. 2)1982
$4,200,000
$12,000,0001983
4,500,000
12,800,0001984
4,700,000
13,300,0001985
4,900,000
13,800,0001986
5,100,000
14,300,0001987
5,200,000
14,700,0001988
5,400,000
15,100,0001989
5,600,000
15,600,0001990
5,800,000
16,000,0001991
6,000,000
16,700,0001992
6,200,000
17,300,0001993
6,400,000
17,700,0001994
6,600,000
18,100,0001995
6,700,000
18,400,0001996
6,900,000
18,800,0001997
7,000,000
19,200,0001998
7,100,000
19,600,0001999
7,200,000
19,800,0002000
7,300,000
20,200,0002001
7,400,000
20,600,0002002
7,500,000
21,000,000( print page 8725)2003
7,600,000
21,200,0002004
7,800,000
21,600,0002005
8,000,000
22,000,0002006
9,600,000
27,400,0002007
9,900,000
28,200,0002008
10,200,000
29,000,0002009
10,400,000
29,600,0002010
10,500,000
29,900,0002011
10,600,000
30,200,0002012
10,800,000
30,800,000
 3.Table II in § 157.215(a)(5) is revised to read as follows: § 157.215
  (a) * * * (5) * * * Table II
Year
Limit1982
$2,700,0001983
2,900,0001984
3,000,0001985
3,100,0001986
3,200,0001987
3,300,0001988
3,400,0001989
3,500,0001990
3,600,0001991
3,800,0001992
3,900,0001993
4,000,0001994
4,100,0001995
4,200,0001996
4,300,0001997
4,400,0001998
4,500,0001999
4,550,0002000
4,650,0002001
4,750,0002002
4,850,0002003
4,900,0002004
5,000,0002005
5,100,0002006
5,250,0002007
5,400,0002008
5,550,0002009
5,600,0002010
5,700,0002011
5,750,0002012
5,850,000


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