99-24112. Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50278-50279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24112]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-611-000]


Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

September 10, 1999.
    Take notice that on September 1, 1999, Colorado Interstate Gas 
Company (CIG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed 
in Docket No. CP99-611-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.208 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.208) and CIG's blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP83-21-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, for 
authorization to increase the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure 
(MAOP) at the Weld County KN and Carpenter-Burns Meter Stations, in 
Colorado and all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file 
with the Commission and open to public inspection. The application may 
be viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call [phone] for 
assistance.
    CIG states that the Carpenter-Burns and Weld County KN Meter 
Stations are both on CIG's 15A Lateral that extends east from the 
Cheyenne Compressor Station approximately 39 miles. CIG further states 
the MAOP of the lateral is 847 psig, the MAOP of the Carpenter-Burns 
Meter Station downstream of regulators is 400 psig and the MAOP of the 
Weld County KN Meter Station downstream of regulators is 718 psig. 
Since the delivery obligation at the Carpenter-Burns Meter Station is 
400 psig, CIG proposes to increase the MAOP of the meter station to 520 
psig so CIG can meet this delivery obligation without violation of the 
MAOP

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limitation. To accomplish this, CIG proposes to change the regulators 
and gas test the facilities downstream of these regulators. The 
Carpenter-Burns Meter Station delivers gas to Cheyenne Light Fuel and 
Power Co.
    CIG states that the Weld County KN Meter Station is at the end of 
the 15A Lateral and delivers gas to KN Interstate Gas Transmission 
Company (KN). CIG further states that there are regulators between the 
lateral and the meter station that protects the meter station from the 
higher MAOP. However, when KN shuts off deliveries from this meter, a 
situation occurs where it is possible to exceed the MAOP of the 
metering facilities. To fix this situation, CIG is proposing to replace 
valving, meter tubes, and some piping, all within the Weld County KN 
Meter Station Yard to increase the MAOP of the metering facility to 891 
psig. This will eliminate operational problems associated with the MAOP 
limitation at this metering station.
    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 not 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. 99-24112 Filed 9-15-99; 8:45 am]
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