Exceptions of Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC to the Initial Decision of the Administrative Law Judges and Memorandum in Support Thereof re Trans Alaska Pipeline System under OR89-2.

lnofflclal FERC-Generated PDF of 20041117-0331 Received by F E R C OSEC 11/16/2004 in D o c k e t # : OR89-2-016 5 ~ S. KamlaS Ave, S~lte 101 FOULSTON Ills I E F K I N ORIGINAL 40 C ~ : o n ~ e W o ~ . S=te 1050 T o p i c Kansas 8~03-3423 A I " r O R N E Y S AT LAW ~401 In~kan Creek Parkway 785.2~3 3 ~ o Ovedand Park. Kan~m 66210-2019 Fax 785.233.1810 Bank of America Center 913.488.2100 Fax GI134 ~ .2 t 01 100 N. Broadway, Suite 700 Wichita, Kansas 67202-2295 316.267.6371 C=-na Fax 316.267.6345 f f " c ". f /~. " ~ ' www.foulston.com MEMB~ItOFLEX JWUNI~.TIcEWIORLD'$LEAO~OAII~OO.AIt0NOFb*ll~P~0Et~r LAWFlq=,~ C'~ ';, _ . I James M. A n ~ 316.291.~76 " - :'- 0" ~0| ~, jam~Qfou~t~.con 7:r.I ~> "-'~ " ~ November 15, 2004 .=. m Magalie R. Salas, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20426 Re: TransAlaska Pipeline @stem, FERC Docket Nos. 0R89-2-016, et aL Dear Ms. Salas: Enclosed please find for filing the original and fourteen (14) copies of the Exceptions of Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC to the Initial Decision of the Administrative Law Judges, and Memorandum in Support Thereof. We also filed this document electronically. Thank you for your courtesy and cooperation. Very truly yours, FOULSTON SIEFKIN LLP JMA/pb Enclosures Jnofflclal FERC-Generated PDF of 20041117-0331 Received by FERC OSEC 11/16/2004 in Docket#: OR89-2-016 , 0, - . T r u s Alaska : ys m, ) 6, ~. STATE OF ALASKA BEFORE THE REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA T r u s Alaska Pipeline System Docket Nas. P-89-2, e~ ,,! Quality Bank Proceedings ConsoHdated EXCEPTIONS OF FLINT HILLS RESOURCES ALASKA, LLC TO THE INITIAL DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES, AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT THEREOF Pursuant to Rule 711 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'L~sion, 18 C.F.R. 385.711, Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC (hereinafter "Flint Hills Resources" or "FHR") hereby submits its exceptions to the Initial Decision of the Administrative Law Judges in this combined proceeding, along with its memorandum of authorities in support thereof. L BACKGROUND On April 1, 2004, Flint Hills R e s o ~ acquired in an asset lransaction from Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc. ("Williams'9 the Williams refinery located at North Pole, Alaska, as well as refined products terminals in Fairbanks and Anchorage. The North Pole refinery receives crude oil for processing from the Trans Alaska Pipeline ("TAPS") and is therefore directly impacted by the TAPS ...