Natural Gas Pipelines:

Federal Register: February 14, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 30)

Rules and Regulations

Page 8293-8294

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 157

Docket No. RM81-19-000

Natural Gas Pipelines; Project Cost and Annual Limits

February 8, 2011.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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: Effective date: This final rule is effective February 14, 2011.

Applicability date: This final rule establishes cost limits applicable from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.

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; Order of the Director, OEP

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 Sec. 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 2011, as published in Table

I of Sec. 157.208(d) and Table II of Sec. 157.215(a), are hereby issued.

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] 0 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. 0 2. Table I in Sec. 157.208(d) is revised to read as follows:

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Sec. 157.208 Construction, acquisition, operation, replacement, and miscellaneous rearrangement of facilities.

* * * * *

(d) * * *

Table I

Limit

Year

Auto. proj.

Prior notice cost limit

proj. cost

(Col.1)

limit (Col.2)

1982....................................

$4,200,000

$12,000,000 1983....................................

4,500,000

12,800,000 1984....................................

4,700,000

13,300,000 1985....................................

4,900,000

13,800,000 1986....................................

5,100,000

14,300,000 1987....................................

5,200,000

14,700,000 1988....................................

5,400,000

15,100,000 1989....................................

5,600,000

15,600,000 1990....................................

5,800,000

16,000,000 1991....................................

6,000,000

16,700,000 1992....................................

6,200,000

17,300,000 1993....................................

6,400,000

17,700,000 1994....................................

6,600,000

18,100,000 1995....................................

6,700,000

18,400,000 1996....................................

6,900,000

18,800,000 1997....................................

7,000,000

19,200,000 1998....................................

7,100,000

19,600,000 1999....................................

7,200,000

19,800,000 2000....................................

7,300,000

20,200,000 2001....................................

7,400,000

20,600,000 2002....................................

7,500,000

21,000,000 2003....................................

7,600,000

21,200,000 2004....................................

7,800,000

21,600,000 2005....................................

8,000,000

22,000,000 2006....................................

9,600,000

27,400,000 2007....................................

9,900,000

28,200,000 2008....................................

10,200,000

29,000,000 2009....................................

10,400,000

29,600,000 2010....................................

10,500,000

29,900,000 2011....................................

10,600,000

30,200,000

* * * * * 0 3. Table II in Sec. 157.215(a)(5) is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 157.215 Underground storage testing and development.

(a) * * *

(5) * * *

Table II

Year

Limit

1982..................................................

$2,700,000 1983..................................................

2,900,000 1984..................................................

3,000,000 1985..................................................

3,100,000 1986..................................................

3,200,000 1987..................................................

3,300,000 1988..................................................

3,400,000 1989..................................................

3,500,000 1990..................................................

3,600,000 1991..................................................

3,800,000 1992..................................................

3,900,000 1993..................................................

4,000,000 1994..................................................

4,100,000 1995..................................................

4,200,000 1996..................................................

4,300,000 1997..................................................

4,400,000 1998..................................................

4,500,000 1999..................................................

4,550,000 2000..................................................

4,650,000 2001..................................................

4,750,000 2002..................................................

4,850,000 2003..................................................

4,900,000 2004..................................................

5,000,000 2005..................................................

5,100,000 2006..................................................

5,250,000 2007..................................................

5,400,000 2008..................................................

5,550,000 2009..................................................

5,600,000 2010..................................................

5,700,000 2011..................................................

5,750,000

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FR Doc. 2011-3190 Filed 2-11-11; 8:45 am

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