[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42538-42539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20812]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-673-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

August 1, 1997.
    Take notice that on July 29, 1997, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-673-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 
157.216, and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.216, and 157.211) for authorization to 
partially abandon certain existing facilities at its Idaho State 
Penitentiary Meter Station in Ada County, Idaho, and to construct and 
operate upgraded replacement facilities, to accommodate a request by 
Intermountain Gas Company (Intermountain) for increased delivery 
capabilities at this point for service under authorized firm 
transportation agreements. Northwest makes such request under its 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433, pursuant to Section 
7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northwest proposes that the Idaho State Penitentiary Meter Station 
be upgraded by removing the existing 2-inch and 3-inch regulators, one 
6-inch orifice meter, the 4-inch  x  6-inch relief

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valve, miscellaneous station piping and appurtenances and installing as 
replacement facilities two 6-inch regulators, one 8-inch orifice meter, 
an 8-inch  x  dual 8-inch relief valve, larger miscellaneous station 
piping and appurtenances. It is stated that the proposed upgrade is 
designed to increase the maximum delivery capacity of the meter station 
from its existing approximately 21,951 Dt per day to approximately 
41,213 Dt per day at 400 psig, as limited by the meters.
    Northwest states that pursuant to a Facilities Agreement between 
Northwest and Intermountain dated July 15, 1997, that Intermountain 
will perform the proposed upgrade activities and will become a joint-
owner of the Idaho State Penitentiary Meter Station. It is indicated 
that based on the ratio of the estimated upgrade cost for which 
Intermountain will be responsible to the original costs of the existing 
facilities, Intermountain will own 49 percent of the meter station. It 
is averred that Northwest will continue to own and operate the mainline 
interconnect facilities to the meter station, and that Northwest will 
continue to maintain and operate the upgraded Idaho State Penitentiary 
Meter Station as part of it's open-access transportation system.
    Northwest further states that Intermountain will pay all costs 
associated with the proposed upgrade, currently estimated to be 
approximately $115,000.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant 
to Section 157.205 of the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 
157.205) a protest to the request. If no request is filed within the 
time allowed therefor, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be 
authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a 
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after 
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be 
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of 
the Natural Gas Act.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-20812 Filed 8-6-97; 8:45 am]
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