[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 247 (Monday, December 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32461]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-151-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

December 17, 1996.
    Take notice that on December 12, 1996, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, 
filed in the above docket a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 
157.211 and 157.216 of the Regulations (18 CFR Sections 157.205, 
157.211 and 157.216) to amend previously granted authorization in 
Docket No. CP95-655-000 to modify its North Seattle Meter Station; all 
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northwest states that on September 26, 1995, it received prior 
notice approval to remove the two 8-inch regulators and appurtenances 
at the North Seattle Meter Station and install appurtenant station 
piping and valves in order to comply with a request by Washington 
Natural Gas Company (Washington Natural) for a higher delivery pressure 
and additional delivery capacity at the North Seattle delivery point.
    Northwest states that after further analysis, it has determined 
that to reduce the scope of the project, Northwest now proposes to 
remove only one of the two 8-inch regulators and install miscellaneous 
appurtenant facilities. Northwest states that to increase operational 
efficiency, it will install a new 6-inch valve which will allow the 
remaining 8-inch regulator to be by-passed automatically, instead of 
manually, when additional delivery pressure and capacity is requested 
by Washington Natural.
    Northwest states that the revised total cost for the currently 
proposed modifications of the North Seattle Meter Station is estimated 
to be approximately $17,000, which will be reimbursed by Washington 
Natural.
    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 Rules of Practice and Procedure (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 is deemed to be authorized 
effective on 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. 96-32461 Filed 12-20-96; 8:45 am]
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