Notice of Pipeline Application
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Cook Inlet Pipeline Company (CIPL) filed an application on September 8, 2017, seeking approval to obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide natural gas transportation service. Docket No. P-17-009 was opened to address this matter.
In addition, KBPL and Cook Inlet Pipe Line Company (CIPL) agree to exchange the use of some of their respective existing pipeline capacity to provide for pipeline transportation by CIPL of crude oil produced on the west side of Cook Inlet to the east side, while preserving and enhancing KBPL’s gas transmission capacity (Capacity Agreement). To facilitate the Capacity Agreement, CIPL must obtain a CPCN for natural gas transportation services as the owner of a newly certificated pipeline.
In conjunction with its application, in accordance with 3 AAC 48.625(a)(7)(D), CIPL filed a request for waiver of the requirement to include audited financial statements because such statements are unavailable. In addition, CIPL has filed a petition for confidential treatment of the financial statements of Hilcorp Alaska, LLC. Any interested person wishing to file a response to the request for waiver and/or petition for confidential treatment must do so by 5:00 p.m., October 6, 2017.
The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the application, ruled on the request for waiver, or ruled on the petition for confidential treatment. The Commission will rule on the petition for waiver, petition for confidential treatment, and determine whether the application is complete by November 3, 2017.
You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting either Rich Novcaski, Vice President, Cook Inlet Pipe Line Company, c/o Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; phone: (907) 777-8300, or Michael S. McLaughlin, Guess & Rudd P.C., 1029 West Third Avenue, Suite 400, Anchorage, Alaska 99501; phone: (907) 793-2200. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office, 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501; Phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket No. “P-17-009” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., October 6, 2017, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference the docket number and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with Cook Inlet Pipeline Company, attn: Rich Novcaski and Guess & Rudd P.C. attn: Michael S. McLaughlin, at the addresses given above.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Valerie Fletcher-Mitchell at (907) 276-6222; toll free 1-800-390-2782, or TTY: (907) 276-4533, or send a request by email to rca.mail@alaska.gov by September 27, 2017.
Dated at Anchorage, Alaska, this 15th day of September, 2017.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Stephen McAlpine
Chairman