[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 202 (Thursday, October 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54182-54183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26541]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-805-001]
Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Amendment to a Request
Under Blanket Authorization
October 10, 1996.
Take notice that on October 4, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, filed an
amendment to its September 20, 1996, prior notice request with the
Commission in Docket No. CP96-805-000 pursuant to Section 157.205 of
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for
authorization to partially abandon certain undersized facilities and to
construct and operate replacement facilities at the Twin Falls meter
station in Twin Falls County, Idaho, under Northwest's blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000 pursuant to Section 7 of
the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the request which is open to
the public for inspection.
Northwest originally proposed in Docket No. CP96-805-000 to (1)
remove approximately 150 feet of 4-inch inlet piping, one 750,000 Btu
per hour heater, one 4-inch filter, and four 4-inch regulators and
appurtenances, and (2) install as replacement facilities approximately
150 feet of 6-inch inlet piping, one 1.5 MMBtu per hour heater, one 6-
inch filter and four 4-inch control
[[Page 54183]]
valve type regulators and appurtenances at the Twin Falls meter
station. Northwest stated that these upgrades would enable northwest to
accommodate existing firm maximum daily delivery obligations to
Intermountain Gas Company (Intermountain) and its affiliate IGI
Resources, Inc. (IGI) and to accommodate Intermountain's request for
additional delivery capacity and delivery pressure under existing firm
service agreements. Northwest also stated that the maximum design
capacity of the Twin Falls meter station would increase from
approximately 18,400 Dth per day at 365 psig to approximately 31,000
Dth per day at 365 psig or 40,870 Dth per day at 500 psig. Northwest
estimated that it would cost $234,900 to upgrade the Twin Falls meter
station.
Northwest now proposes to install three 4-inch control valve type
regulators and appurtenances, instead of the four originally proposed,
at the Twin Falls meter station. Northwest states that it would be
prudent to replace only three of the existing 4-inch regulators for
operational flexibility and to accurately regulate the low flow of
natural gas through the Twin Falls meter station during the summer
months. Northwest states that all other pertinent information,
including design capacities of the project, as stated in Northwest's
prior notice request originally filed in Docket No. CP96-805-000 remain
accurate as previously filed.
Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after the
Commission has issued this notice, 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 Section 157.205 of the
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If
no protest if filed within the allowed time, 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 NGA.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-26541 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-M
