[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 173 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46795-46796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22611]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-718-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request under Blanket 
Authorization

August 29, 1996.
    Take notice that on August 15, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-718-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for permission and approval to abandon, its 
Columbia meter station in Klickitat County, Washington, since the power 
plant and associated pipeline to be served by the Columbia meter 
station were never constructed. Northwest makes such request, under 
it'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 on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Northwest indicates that it constructed the Columbia 
meter station pursuant to prior notice approval in Docket No. CP92-571-
000. Northwest states that the Columbia meter station was built to 
deliver natural gas to a new pipeline that was planned to be built by 
Columbia Power Associates, an affiliate of Columbia Aluminum 
Corporation, to serve a planned new power generating facility adjacent 
to existing plant facilities of Columbia Aluminum.
    It is indicated that Golendale Aluminum Company (Goldendale) 
successor to Columbia Aluminum, does not object to Northwest's proposed 
abandonment. Northwest therefore, indicates that it proposes to remove 
the existing meter facilities and appurtenances, the meter building, 
all cement foundations and underground piping from the station site, 
but that the above ground tap valve extension will be retired in place.
    Northwest further states that the estimated cost of removing the 
Columbia meter station is approximately $30,000, with an estimated 
salvage value of $133,954 for the materials to be returned to 
inventory.

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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 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-22611 Filed 9-4-96; 8:45 am]
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