Request for Temporary Waiver of Tariff Filing and Reporting Requirements, et. al. of Valero Terminaling & Disribution Company under OR14-22.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Valero Terminaling and Distribution Company ) Docket No. OR14-___-000 REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY WAIVER OF TARIFF FILING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION Pursuant to Rule 204 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission), 18 C.F.R. 385.204, Valero Terminaling and Distribution Company (VTDC) hereby requests that the Commission grant a temporary waiver of the filing and reporting requirements of Sections 6 and 20 of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) and Parts 341 and 357 of the Commissions regulations promulgated thereunder as it respects the Turpin Pipeline system comprised of pipeline and ancillary facilities owned and operated by VTDC, as more fully described below. In support of this Request for Waiver, VTDC states as follows: I. DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES VTDC is involved in the transportation and terminaling of refined petroleum products and crude oil in the Mid-Continent region of the United States, which includes a pipeline facility (i.e., the Turpin Pipeline) located between Turpin, Oklahoma and a Valero Energy Corporation (Valero)-affiliated refinery near Sunray, Texas called the McKee Refinery, as well as related appurtenant facilities. The Turpin Pipeline has been used to transport various refined products from the McKee Refinery to Turpin, Oklahoma for over fifty (50) years. However, after a period of deactivation, the Turpin Pipeline has recently been converted to crude oil service. VTDC is the owner and operator of the Turpin Pipeline, which can now transport crude oil volumes directly to the McKee Refinery as well as to what is referred to as the Clawson Complex described more fully below. At the Clawson Complex, crude oil volumes, in addition to continuing to be shipped on the Turpin Pipeline, can also be transferred to and shipped on a third-party crude oil pipeline, which is owned and operated by NuStar Logistics, L.P. (NuStar),1 that extends from the Clawson Complex to the Valero-affiliated McKee Refinery. The conversion of the Turpin Pipeline is designed to increase the crude oil supply alternatives for the McKee Refinery. VTDC is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Valero.2 The McKee Refinery is owned and operated by Diamond Shamrock Refining Company, L.P. (DSRCLP). DSRCLP is also a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Valero. Valero is a publicly-traded holding company, incorporated in Delaware, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Valero, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is primarily ...