96-19771. Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 151 (Monday, August 5, 1996)]
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[Page 40631]
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[FR Doc No: 96-19771]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-663-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

July 30, 1996.
    Take notice that on July 24, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Applicant), P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900 filed in 
Docket No. CP96-663-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.216 
and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
for authorization to abandon certain inefficient and undersized 
facilities at the South Tacoma Meter Station in Pierce County, 
Washington, and to construct and operate upgraded replacement 
facilities to more consistently accommodate its maximum volume and 
delivery pressure obligations to Washington Natural Gas Company under 
existing firm transportation agreements at its South Tacoma delivery 
point, under blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000,\1\ 
all as more fully set forth in the request for authorization on file 
with the Commission and open for public inspection.
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    \1\See, 20 FERC para. 62,412 (1982).
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    Applicant proposes to upgrade the meter station by replacing 
approximately 100 feet of existing 4-inch inlet piping and valves with 
approximately 100 feet of new 8-inch inlet piping and valves and by 
replacing the two existing 4-inch regulators with two new 6-inch 
regulators. As a result of the proposed replacements, the maximum 
design capacity of the meter station will increase from 28,000 Dth per 
day (at 400 psig) to approximately 48,300 Dth per day (at 400 psig).
    Applicant holds a blanket transportation certificate pursuant to 
Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations issued in Docket No. CP86-578-
000.\2\ Applicant proposes to replace all abandoned facilities with new 
upgraded facilities, so no abandonment of service will occur. Applicant 
further states that the total cost of the proposed facility 
replacements is estimated to be $196,400.
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    \2\See, 42 FERC para. 61,019 (1988).
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    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. 96-19771 Filed 8-2-96; 8:45 am]
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