95-9325. Viking Gas Transmission Company; Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 1995)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP95-308-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

April 11, 1995.
    Take notice that on April 7, 1995, Viking Gas Transmission Company 
(Viking), 825 Rice Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55117, filed in Docket 
No. CP95-308-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.212 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 
157.212) for authorization to add a new delivery point for firm 
transportation services that Viking currently provides for Northern 
States Power Company-Minnesota (NSPM), under the blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP88-679-000, 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.
    Viking proposes to construct and operate a 2-inch hot tap, 
measurement, and data acquisition equipment in Chisago County, 
Minnesota to establish the new Taylors Falls delivery point for NSPM. 
It is indicated that Viking and NSPM are parties to gas transportation 
agreements dated June 1, 1994, under which Viking currently provides a 
maximum daily summertime quantity of 35,215 million Btu and wintertime 
quantity of 56,000 million Btu of firm transportation service under 
Viking's Rate Schedule FT-A. It is also indicated that NSPM has 
requested deliveries of up to 1,012 mcf per day at the proposed 
delivery point. Viking estimates a facility cost of $138,900 and 
indicates that NSPM has agreed to reimburse Viking for the cost of 
facilities.
    Viking advises that the total volumes to be delivered to NSPM after 
the request do not exceed the total volumes authorized prior to the 
request. Also, Viking indicates that the proposed activity is not 
prohibited by its existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity 
to accommodate the changes proposed herein without detriment or 
disadvantage to its 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. 95-9325 Filed 4-14-95; 8:45 am]
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