[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70234-70235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32535]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Application
December 10, 1999.
Take notice that on December 2, 1999, Questar Pipeline Company
(Questar), 180 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, filed in
Docket No. CP00-41-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to expand the capacity of its
existing Fidlar Compressor Station (Fidlar Station), located in Uintah
County, Utah, by (1) installing and operating one additional new
turbine driven compressor, (2) restaging an existing turbine driven
compressor (Unit No. 1) and (3) increasing the maximum allowable
operating pressure (MAOP)of its existing Maine Line No. 80, located in
Unitah and Daggett Counties, Utah, all as more fully set forth in the
application that is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
Questar states that it owns and operates Fidlar Station, which
comprises three principal transmission compressor units, as part of its
interstate transmission system and that the proposed installation of a
new 4,829 ISO HP turbine-driven compressor unit will boost main-line
pressure and provide additional firm capacity of approximately 58,850
Dth of natural gas per day on its system. Questar asserts that the
restaging of the existing compressor Unit No. 1 is necessary to
accommodate the increased operating pressure of the station and that
the
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increase in the MAOP of its Main Line No. 80 from the currency
certified pressure of 936 psig to 1,000 psig is required to transport
the increased volumes to delivery points on its northern transmission
system. Questar further states that the restaging of the existing
compressor Unit No. 1 will not result in any increased capacity.
Questar emphasizes that all construction activities with the
installation of the new compressor, as well as the restaging of Unit
No. 1, will take place entirely within the fenced confines of Fidlar
Station and that increasing the MAOP of Main Line No. 80 will not
require any construction of additional facilities. Questar seeks
Commission certification of the Main Line No. 80 MAOP based on the
previously established hydrostatic tests conducted pursuant to DOT
guidelines for the project.
Questar estimates the total cost of the proposed Fidlar Station
expansion project to be $3,325,000, including Section 2.55(a)
facilities, and requests that it receive rolled-in pricing treatment
for the project. Questar explains that it has entered into a firm
transportation agreement with a subscribing customer for 50,000 Dth per
day or 85 percent of the incremental new capacity and that the project
requires no financial subsidies from existing Questar shippers. Questar
further explains that the expansion will increase service reliability,
provide greater flexibility and access to new natural-gas supplies for
existing shippers, and have no adverse impact to existing landowners or
other interstate pipeline customers.
Questar states that, in accordance with Order No. 603, the address,
and telephone number for a Questar contact person is: Alan K. Allred,
Questar Regulated Services Company, 180 East 100 South, P.O. Box 45360,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0360, 1-801-324-5768.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should, on or before December 30, 1999,
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
NE, Washington, D.C. 20426, a protest or motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214) and the regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission
will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be
taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the
proceeding. The Commission's rules require that protestors provide
copies of their protests to the party or parties directly involved. Any
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission's Rules.
A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service
list maintained by the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents issued by the Commission, filed by the applicant, or filed by
all other intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any
Commission order and can petition for court review of any such order.
However, an intervenor must submit copies of comments or any other
filing it makes with the Commission to every other intervenor in the
proceeding, as well as 14 copies with the Commission.
A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have
comments considered, a person, instead, may submit two copies of
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of
environmental documents and be able to participate in meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all
comments filed by other parties or issued by the Commission and not
have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final order
to a federal court.
The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally,
whether filed by commenters or those requesting intervener status.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to jurisdiction conferred upon the Commission by Sections 7
and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, a hearing will be held without further notice before the
Commission or its designee on the application if no motion to intervene
is timely filed, or if the Commission on its own review of the matter
finds that a grant of the certificate is required by the public
convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely
filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that formal
hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for Questar to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-32535 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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