[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24450]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-722-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

September 10, 1997.
    Take notice that on September 2, 1997, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, 
filed in Docket No. CP97-722-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205, 
and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for approval to abandon certain delivery 
facilities in Montrose County, Colorado and a related transportation 
service, under Northwest's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-433-000 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.
    Northwest states that it plans to abandon its Uravan Lateral Line 
and Umetco Meter Station and to abandon the related transportation 
service. The Uravan Lateral Line consists of approximately 12 miles of 
4-inch pipeline extending from Northwest's Nucla Lateral to a point of 
termination at the Umetco Meter Station. The Umetco Meter Station 
consists of two 4-inch meters, two 1-inch regulators and appurtenances.
    Service to the Umetco Meter Station has been according to a Direct 
Sales Contract (Contract) dated April 1, 1978, as amended, between 
Northwest and Umetco Minerals Corporation (Umetco). The primary term of 
the Contract extended until March 31, 1980 and month to month 
thereafter subject to termination upon one month written notice by 
either party. On August 25, 1992, Northwest notified Umetco that it was 
terminating the Contract effective October 31, 1992. No deliveries have 
been provided at the Umetco Meter Station since May, 1992. Since Umetco 
is the only customer served by the Uravan Lateral Line and Umetco Meter 
Station and the facilities are no longer needed, Northwest proposes to 
abandon the Uravan Lateral Line in place and to remove the Umetco Meter 
Station. On December 16, 1992, Umetco confirmed that it had no 
objection to Northwest's proposed abandonment of the delivery 
facilities. The cost of abandoning the Uravan Lateral Line and the 
Umetco Meter Station is estimated at $15,000.
    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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24450 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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