[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 99 (Monday, May 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 32085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12724]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP00-283-000]


Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

May 16, 2000.
    Take notice that on May 12, 2000, Questar Pipeline Company 
(Questar) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third 
Revised Sheet No. 117, First Revised Volume No. 1, to be effective June 
12, 2000.
    Questar pursuant to prior Commission authority, provides 
underground natural-gas storage service at three aquifer storage 
reservoirs, Leroy, Coalville and Chalk Creek. Questar's currently 
effective tariff requires that working gas from these reservoirs be 
withdrawn to the extent practicable at the conclusion of the withdrawal 
period, beginning no later than March 1 of each year, and allows 
reinjection late in the fall.
    Questar's only storage customer utilizing the aquifer reservoirs, 
Questar Gas Company (QGC), requested that it be allowed, but not 
required to, leave working gas in both the Leroy and Coalville storage 
aquifers during the summer months. Upon Questar's and QGC's joint 
engineering analysis, the parties ascertained that leaving 
approximately 50 percent of the working gas in place at two of its 
storage reservoirs, Leroy and Coalville and allowing QGC to inject and 
withdraw working gas between the end of the withdrawal period and 
beginning of the injection period, may be beneficial for QGC. Injecting 
and withdrawing natural gas in and out of these two reservoirs year 
round, improves reservoir performance and provides QGC with more 
accommodation and flexible storage service. Questar Pipeline has 
determined that making the change requested by QGC will not adversely 
affect the storage reservoirs' operations. Further, since QGC is the 
only customer using these storage reservoirs, this change will not 
affect other customers. Therefore, in response to QGC's request, 
Questar proposed modifications to its tariff that it believes will 
allow for more efficient and productive usage of the Leroy and 
Coalville storage reservoirs.
    Questar states that a copy of this filing has been served upon 
Questar's customers, the Public Service Commission of Utah and the 
Public Service Commission of Wyoming.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's 
Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed in 
accordance with Section 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. 
Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants 
parties to the proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must 
file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the 
Commission and are available for public inspection in the Public 
Reference Room. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-12724 Filed 5-19-00; 8:45 am]
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