Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

Take notice that on February 27, 2018, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C. (CIG) Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket No. CP18-94-000 a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208(b), 157.210 and 157.216 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act for authorization for the CIG 2018 Line Nos. 5A and 5B Expansion Project, which consists on modifying certain existing compression facilities located at the Cheyenne Hub in Weld County, Colorado, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.

Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C., P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, at (703) 667-7517.

Specifically, CIG proposes to modify its existing CIG Cheyenne Compressor Station, CIG Cheyenne Jumper Compressor Station, and CIG Front Range Jumper Compressor Station located in Weld County, Colorado to allow for additional transportation service from mainline receipt points along the Colorado Front Range to the Cheyenne Hub Complex. The project will enable CIG to provide an incremental 230 million cubic feet per day (MMscf/d) of northbound capacity along Line Nos. 5A and 5B from points of receipt in the DJ Basin to the Cheyenne Hub. As a result of the project, CIG will increase its mainline northbound capability from 315 MMscf/d to 545 MMscf/d. Additionally, the delivery capability into the high pressure pool at the Cheyenne Hub will increase from 255 MMscf/d to 505 MMscf/d. The estimated cost for the project is approximately $14.5 million.

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 57.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.

Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's website ( www.ferc.gov ) under the “e-Filing” link.