[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 202 (Thursday, October 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54182-54183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26541]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-805-001]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Amendment to a Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

October 10, 1996.
    Take notice that on October 4, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, filed an 
amendment to its September 20, 1996, prior notice request with the 
Commission in Docket No. CP96-805-000 pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for 
authorization to partially abandon certain undersized facilities and to 
construct and operate replacement facilities at the Twin Falls meter 
station in Twin Falls County, Idaho, under Northwest's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000 pursuant to Section 7 of 
the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the request which is open to 
the public for inspection.
    Northwest originally proposed in Docket No. CP96-805-000 to (1) 
remove approximately 150 feet of 4-inch inlet piping, one 750,000 Btu 
per hour heater, one 4-inch filter, and four 4-inch regulators and 
appurtenances, and (2) install as replacement facilities approximately 
150 feet of 6-inch inlet piping, one 1.5 MMBtu per hour heater, one 6-
inch filter and four 4-inch control

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valve type regulators and appurtenances at the Twin Falls meter 
station. Northwest stated that these upgrades would enable northwest to 
accommodate existing firm maximum daily delivery obligations to 
Intermountain Gas Company (Intermountain) and its affiliate IGI 
Resources, Inc. (IGI) and to accommodate Intermountain's request for 
additional delivery capacity and delivery pressure under existing firm 
service agreements. Northwest also stated that the maximum design 
capacity of the Twin Falls meter station would increase from 
approximately 18,400 Dth per day at 365 psig to approximately 31,000 
Dth per day at 365 psig or 40,870 Dth per day at 500 psig. Northwest 
estimated that it would cost $234,900 to upgrade the Twin Falls meter 
station.
    Northwest now proposes to install three 4-inch control valve type 
regulators and appurtenances, instead of the four originally proposed, 
at the Twin Falls meter station. Northwest states that it would be 
prudent to replace only three of the existing 4-inch regulators for 
operational flexibility and to accurately regulate the low flow of 
natural gas through the Twin Falls meter station during the summer 
months. Northwest states that all other pertinent information, 
including design capacities of the project, as stated in Northwest's 
prior notice request originally filed in Docket No. CP96-805-000 remain 
accurate as previously filed.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after the 
Commission has issued this notice, 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If 
no protest if filed within the allowed time, 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 NGA.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-26541 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]
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