[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32631-32632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing 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 [email protected], 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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