Abbreviated Application for Permission and Approval to Abandon Certain Mainline Facilities and for Certificate Authority to Construct and Operate Certain Replacement-Type Facilities of Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC under CP12-495.

Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC Pony Express Pipeline Conversion Project Volume 1 Public Information August 6, 2012 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Docket Branch, Room 1A 888 First Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20426 Attention: Ms. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Re: Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC; Pony Express Pipeline Conversion Project Docket No. CP12-_________ Ladies and Gentlemen: Enclosed herewith for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmissions LLC (KMIGT) application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations to: (1) abandon certain mainline natural gas pipeline facilities and the natural gas service therefrom by transfer to an affiliate, Kinder Morgan Pony Express Pipeline LLC, for the purpose of converting the facilities into crude oil pipeline facilities; and (2) construct and operate certain replacement-type facilities necessary to continue service to existing natural gas firm transportation customers following the proposed abandonment. Description of Items Being Filed KMIGT has organized the items being filed herein into the following volumes described below pursuant to the Commissions Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) filing guidelines. Public Information Volume 1 is comprised of the following: This letter of transmittal Application text Federal Register Notice Exhibits required pursuant to Sections 157.14 and 157.18 of the Commissions Regulations (excluding Exhibits F-I, G/G-I and G-II) Volume 2 contains Exhibit F-I (Environmental Resource Reports), Reports 1 through 12. 1 CEII Volume 3 contains diagrams and drawings from the Environmental Resource Reports. Volume 4 contains Exhibit G/G-I and Exhibit G-II. Privileged Information Volume 5 contains a landowner list and cultural resource information from the Environmental Resource Reports. Filing Information KMIGT respectfully requests: (i) that Volumes 3 and 4 be treated as CEII; and (ii) that Volume 5 be accorded privileged and confidential treatment pursuant to 18 C.F.R. 388.112. Accordingly, KMIGT has marked Volumes 3 and 4 with Contains CEII Do Not Release, and Volume 5 has been marked Contains Privileged Information Do Not Release. The person to be contacted regarding this request for privileged treatment is: Robert F. Harrington Vice President, Regulatory Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC 370 Van Gordon Street Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304 Telephone: (303) 763-3258 Facsimile: (303) 984-3272 KMIGT is filing this application in accordance with the Commissions eFiling procedures. In addition, three complete sets of the application are being hand delivered to the Commission; two to OEP Room 62-46 and one complete set is being hand delivered to OGC-EP Room 101-56. As certified in the verification statement to this filing, the paper copies ...