[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 10263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5488]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-249-000]


William Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

February 28, 1997.
    Take notice that on February 14, 1997, Williston basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 200 North Third Street, Suite 300, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP97-249-000 a 
request pursuant to Secs. 157.205, 157.211, and 157.216 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 
157.211, 157.216) for authorization to modify an existing tap and to 
abandon the operation of the existing tap at Station 68+97, located in 
Ramsey County, North Dakota, under Williston Basin's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-487-000, pursuant to Section 7(c) 
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.
    Williston Basin proposes to modify an existing tap at Station 68+97 
located in Ramsey County, North Dakota, on its line from Cleveland to 
Grafton, North Dakota, to effectuate natural gas transportation 
deliveries to Montana-Dakota Utilities Company (Montana-Dakota), a 
local distribution company, under currently effective transportation 
service agreements. Williston Basin states the existing tap is owned 
and was installed by Montana-Dakota to serve industrial, commercial 
and/or residential customers. Williston Basin also proposes to abandon 
the operation of the existing tap at Station 68+97, located in Ramsey 
County, North Dakota.
    Williston Basin declares the authorization requested herein 
includes installation of a two-inch tap and riser connected by 
approximately twelve feet of two-inch pipe. Williston Basin asserts 
they will retain ownership of the two-inch tap, riser, and piping 
through the first high-pressure valve.
    Williston Basin states the estimated total cost of this project to 
be $3,700, 100% reimbursable by Montana-Dakota.
    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 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 if 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. 97-5488 Filed 3-5-97; 8:45 am]
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