[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 24483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12140]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-499-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

May 9, 1996.
    Take notice that on May 6, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-499-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, and 
157.216(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205, and 157.216) for approval to abandon by removal its 
William Austin Farm tap (Farm tap) located in Douglas County, Oregon, 
under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000, 
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), all as more 
fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Northwest states that the certificate authorization for the 
construction and operation of the Farm tap for which Northwest now 
seeks abandonment authorization was issued in Docket No. CP65-128 for 
delivery of natural gas to The Washington Water Power Company's (Water 
Power) for service to a single customer. Northwest further states that 
there have been no deliveries to the Farm tap since September 1994. It 
is asserted that the distribution facilities served by this tap have 
been directly connected by Water Power to its Roseburg distribution 
system which is served by a different delivery point from Northwest.
    Northwest indicates that by amendment dated February 1, 1995, the 
Farm tap was removed from Water Power's transportation service 
agreement with Northwest dated July 31, 1991. Northwest asserts that it 
currently has a contractual obligations to provide to the Farm tap.
    Northwest states that the Farm tap was dismantled and removed from 
the site on May 25, 1995, at the landowner's request, although due to 
an administrative oversight, Northwest had not yet received abandonment 
approval. Therefore, Northwest now is requesting approval for 
abandonment by removal of the Farm tap. It is indicated that the actual 
cost of removing these facilities was $713.
    Any person or the Commission's Staff may, within 45 days of the 
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 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 protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, 
the proposed activities 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 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. 96-12140 Filed 5-14-96; 8:45 am]
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