95-27766. Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-39-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

November 3, 1995.
    Take notice that on October 30, 1995, Viking Gas Transmission 
Company (Viking), 825 Rice Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55117, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-39-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.212 
of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 
157.205, 157.212) for authorization to increase the metering capacity 
at its East Grand Forks delivery point in Polk County, Minnesota to 
provide additional transportation services for Northern States Power 
Company--Minnesota (NSPM) under Viking's blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-414-000 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.
    The facilities presently at the East Grand Forks delivery point 
include a 4-inch valve header, two 2-inch orifice meter runs, data 
acquisition equipment and associated piping. Viking proposes to 
increase the metering capacity by up to 11,575 Mcf of natural gas per 
day by replacing one of the 2-inch orifice runs, associated piping and 
fittings with a 4-inch orifice meter run, associated piping and 
fittings. Viking states that NSPM requested the increased meter 
capacity at the East Grand Forks delivery point and has agreed to 
reimburse Viking for the cost of the facilities, estimated to be 
$18,600.
    Viking states that the total quantities of natural gas to be 
delivered by Viking to NSPM after the proposed metering capacity 
increase would not exceed presently authorized quantities, and that the 
changes proposed are not prohibited by Viking's tariff. Viking further 
states that it has sufficient capacity in its system to accomplish 
delivery of gas to the proposed delivery point without detriment or 
disadvantage to any of Viking's other customers.
    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. 95-27766 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 am]
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