97-26740. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-782-000]


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

October 3, 1997.
    Take notice that on September 29, 1997, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 200 North Third Street, Suite 300, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP97-782-000 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 four existing meter 
stations in Montana and South Dakota by abandoning certain existing 
facilities and constructing and operating upgraded facilities resulting 
from Electronic Custody Transfer (ECT) measurement conversion, 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 meter stations involved 
are the Wolf Point in Roosevelt county and the Glasgow in Valley 
county, Montana, and the Lead in Lawrence county and the Sturgis in 
Meade county, South Dakota. Williston Basin states that the existing 
orifice meters at these stations will not facilitate ECT measurement 
and must be replaced and will result in reducing operation and 
maintenance costs. Williston Basin will also replace a regulator at the 
Glasgow station since the existing regulator doesn't provide control 
over intermediate pressure and is inappropriately sized. The capacity 
of all four meter stations will decrease as a result of these 
replacements.
    Williston Basin states that it provides natural gas transportation 
deliveries through these meter stations to Montana-Dakota Utilities 
Co., a local distribution company. The total project cost is 
approximately $45,000. Williston Basin states that the facilities to be 
upgraded are located entirely on existing right-of-way and that all of 
the proposed work will be done within an existing building at the meter 
station sites.
    Williston Basin states that this proposal is not prohibited by its 
existing tariff, that there is sufficient capacity to accomplish 
deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to other customers, that 
its peak day and annual deliveries will not be effected and that the 
total volumes delivered will not exceed the 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. 97-26740 Filed 10-8-97; 8:45 am]
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