[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4011-4012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1255]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-63-000]


Trunkline LNG Company; Notice of Application

January 10, 2001.
    Take notice that on January 5, 2001, Trunkline LNG Company 
(Trunkline LNG), P.O. Box 4967, Houston, Texas 77210-4967, filed an 
application with the Commission in Docket No. CP01-63-000 pursuant to 
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity requesting authorization to perform minor 
modifications to its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near Lake 
Charles, Louisiana, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. 
This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Specifically, Trunkline LNG requests authorization to install 
approximately 80 feet of 16-inch insulated stainless steel by-pass 
piping and valve actuator around the existing recondenser to increase 
the LNG throughput to the second stage pumps; modify the seven 
vaporizer air blowers and motors by replacing the existing air blowers 
with new air blowers and removing the existing 359 HP motors, 
installing new 500 HP motors to increase the air capabilities and, 
installing new burner nozzles and NO<INF>X</INF> controls on vaporizers 
to reduce emissions. Trunkline LNG states that the proposed 
modifications will eliminate operational bottlenecks in the re-
gasification process and permit the terminal to increase the daily 
sendout capability from 700 MMscf/d to 1 Bscf/d at an estimated cost of 
approximately $1.25 million.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
William W. Grygar, Vice President of Rates and Regulatory Affairs, 5444 
Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77056-5306 at (713) 989-7000.
    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 January 31, 2001, 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 
Trunkline LNG and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies 
of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the 
Trunkline LNG 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 commenters 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 commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters 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 may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the 
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination 
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its 
economic effect on existing customers of the Trunkline LNG, on other 
pipelines in the area, and on landowners and communities. For example, 
the Commission considers the extent to which the Trunkline LNG may need 
to exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed 
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be 
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on 
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important 
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as 
possible.
    Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the internet 
in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(ii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of

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the Commission's review process, a final Commission order approving or 
denying a certificate will be issued.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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