[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24450]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-722-000]
Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
September 10, 1997.
Take notice that on September 2, 1997, Northwest Pipeline
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158,
filed in Docket No. CP97-722-000 a request pursuant to Secs. 157.205,
and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for approval to abandon certain delivery
facilities in Montrose County, Colorado and a related transportation
service, 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 states that it plans to abandon its Uravan Lateral Line
and Umetco Meter Station and to abandon the related transportation
service. The Uravan Lateral Line consists of approximately 12 miles of
4-inch pipeline extending from Northwest's Nucla Lateral to a point of
termination at the Umetco Meter Station. The Umetco Meter Station
consists of two 4-inch meters, two 1-inch regulators and appurtenances.
Service to the Umetco Meter Station has been according to a Direct
Sales Contract (Contract) dated April 1, 1978, as amended, between
Northwest and Umetco Minerals Corporation (Umetco). The primary term of
the Contract extended until March 31, 1980 and month to month
thereafter subject to termination upon one month written notice by
either party. On August 25, 1992, Northwest notified Umetco that it was
terminating the Contract effective October 31, 1992. No deliveries have
been provided at the Umetco Meter Station since May, 1992. Since Umetco
is the only customer served by the Uravan Lateral Line and Umetco Meter
Station and the facilities are no longer needed, Northwest proposes to
abandon the Uravan Lateral Line in place and to remove the Umetco Meter
Station. On December 16, 1992, Umetco confirmed that it had no
objection to Northwest's proposed abandonment of the delivery
facilities. The cost of abandoning the Uravan Lateral Line and the
Umetco Meter Station is estimated at $15,000.
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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24450 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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