[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 49003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24781]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-728-000]


Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

September 12, 1997.
    Take notice that on September 8, 1997, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 200 North Third Street, Suite 300, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP97-728-000 a 
request pursuant to Secs. 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.211 and 157.216) for authorization to upgrade an existing meter and 
regulator station in South Dakota, under Williston Basin's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-487-000 pursuant to Section 7 of 
the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Williston Basin states that the existing Villa Ranchaero regulator 
system and meter, located in Pennington County, South Dakota, are 
currently old and unreliable and the relief valves do not have a 
bubble-tight shut-off mechanism. As a result, Williston Basin must 
replace the existing regulator system, meter and relief valves. The 
station capacity will increase slightly due to the regulator system 
replacement and Williston Basin is requesting to upgrade the facilities 
by abandoning certain existing facilities and constructing and 
operating upgraded facilities as a result of the necessary replacement 
of such existing facilities. The facility to be upgraded is located 
entirely on existing right-of-way. All work proposed herein will be 
done within an existing building at the site and there will be no dirt 
work associated with this project. The total upgrade cost is 
approximately $17,000.
    Williston Basin states that it provides natural gas transportation 
deliveries through the Villa Ranchaero metering site to Montana-Dakota 
Utilities Co., a local distribution company, for ultimate use by the 
residents of the Villa Ranchaero subdivision in Pennington County, 
South Dakota.
    Williston Basin states that this upgrade is not prohibited by its 
existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish 
deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to other customers. This 
upgrade will not have an effect on Williston Basin's peak day and 
annual deliveries and the total volumes delivered will not exceed total 
volumes authorized prior to this request.
    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 Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Sec. 157.205 of the 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the 
request. If no protest 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24781 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
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