[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21986]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-688-000]
Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
August 14, 1997.
Take notice that on August 8, 1997, Viking Gas Transmission Company
(Viking), 825 Rice Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55117, filed in Docket
No. CP97-688-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of
the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.212) under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to construct and operate
delivery point facilities in Todd County, Minnesota, for Part 284
transportation services by Viking, under Viking's blanket certificate
issued in Docket No. CP82-414-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA,
all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection.
Viking proposes to construct and operate a 2-inch hot tap, 0.5 mile
of 2-inch lateral line, measurement and data acquisition equipment, and
appurtenant facilities to serve the municipal utilities of Clarissa and
Eagle Bend, Minnesota (Cities), under Viking's firm and interruptible
rate schedules. It is stated that Viking will be fully reimbursed for
the $142,600 cost of installing the tap by the Cities. It is explained
that the delivery point will have a capacity of 2,208 dt equivalent of
gas per day. It is further explained that the Cities have arranged with
Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) to act as their gas supply
agent. It is asserted that the volume of gas delivered to the Cities
will be incremental, as no quantities are presently authorized, and
that it will have no impact on Viking's peak day or annual deliveries.
It is explained that the proposal is not prohibited by Viking's
existing tariff and that Viking has sufficient capacity to accomplish
the deliveries 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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-21986 Filed 8-16-97; 8:45 am]
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