[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 29084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14348]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-536-000]
Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
June 3, 1996.
Take notice that on May 22, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in
Docket No. CP96-536-000 a request pursuant to Sections 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 abandon
certain inefficient facilities at the Brownsville/Halsey Meter Station
in Linn County, Oregon, and to construct and operate modified
replacement facilities at that station to more efficiently accommodate
its existing firm maximum daily delivery obligations at that point to
Northwest Natural Gas Company and James River Corporation, under
Northwest's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000
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.
Northwest proposes to replace two of the three existing 6-inch
orifice meters with two new 6-inch turbine meters and appurtenances to
enhance accuracy and efficiency in measuring varying flow rates. Since
the capacity of the two new turbine meters will be nearly the same as
the three existing orifice meters, Northwest will remove the third
existing 6-inch orifice meter and convert that meter run for use as a
by-pass line for the meter station when necessary. After these
modifications, the maximum design capacity of the meters will decrease
from 38,750 Dth per day to approximately 35,069 Dth per day at a
delivery pressure of 400 psig, but the design capacity of the meter
station will not change since it is limited by the existing regulators
to 17,500 Dth per day at 400 psig. The total cost of the proposal is
estimated at approximately $108,240, comprised of $99,840 for
installation of new facilities and $8,400 for removal of old
facilities.
Northwest states that the proposed facility replacements are not
prohibited by its existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity
to accomplish deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to its other
customers. The proposed modifications will not have an effect on
Northwest's peak day and annual deliveries and the total volumes
delivered will not exceed 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 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. 96-14348 Filed 6-6-96; 8:45 am]
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