97-4545. Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-242-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

February 19, 1997.
    Take notice that on February 12, 1997, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, 
filed in Docket No. CP97-242-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 
and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for approval to upgrade its Portland West 
Meter Station in Multnomah County, Oregon, to accommodate a request by 
Northwest Natural Gas Company (Northwest Natural) for additional 
capacity at that delivery point to more reliably serve the peak-day 
requirements of its distribution customers, under the blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000, pursuant to Section 7(c) 
of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northwest proposes to upgrade the Portland West Meter Station's 
capacity by using an orifice plate, appropriately-sized for a 0.65 Beta 
Ratio. Northwest says this is available at the station and has been 
used in the past for operational purposes to accommodate Northwest 
Natural's peak-day requirements at that delivery point. Northwest 
states that by recalculating the meter station capacity using a Beta 
ratio of 0.65, rather than the 0.6 Beta factor it uses on a standard 
basis, results in an increase in the maximum design delivery capacity 
from 110,000 Dth/d to 134,000 Dth/d at the 450 psig delivery pressure.
    Northwest says there will be no cost associated with the proposed 
capacity increase since no modification of facilities is required. 
Northwest explains there will be no increase in its total contract 
demand delivery obligations nor any impact on its system peak day 
deliveries. Northwest estimates that the requirements to be served via 
the upgraded meter station capacity will result in no increased annual 
throughput on its system. Northwest explains that any deliveries made 
to Northwest Natural through the Portland West Meter Station will be 
gas delivered either for Northwest Natural or other shippers for whom 
Northwest is authorized to transport gas. Northwest states that any 
volumes delivered to the Portland West delivery point will be within 
the authorized entitlements of such shippers. Northwest says its tariff 
does not prohibit the capacity upgrade of delivery point facilities.
    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 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 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. 97-4545 Filed 2-24-97; 8:45 am]
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