[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 37222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18186]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-608-000]


Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request under Blanket 
Authorization

July 7, 1997.
    Take notice that on June 27, 1997, Williams Natural Gas Company 
(WNG), One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101, filed in Docket No. 
CP97-608-000, a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.212, and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.212, and 157.216) for authorization (1) to construct 
approximately 3,631 feet of 6-inch lateral pipeline and appurtenant 
facilities to deliver gas to the Western Resources, Inc. (WRI), 
Monticello West town border,\1\ and (2) to construct approximately 58 
feet of 6-inch tie-over pipeline and appurtenant facilities to the 
adjacent Bonner Springs 10-inch pipeline and to convert the storage 
lateral currently serving the WRI Whispering Hills town border to a 
delivery lateral, all in Johnson County, Kansas, under its blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-479-000, pursuant to Section 7 of 
the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request which 
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
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    \1\ WNG is also seeking authorization to abandon service from 
the storage line presently serving the town border, after the 
pipeline is constructed and the town border connected to the new 
line.
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    WNG explains that the town borders are presently served from 
lateral lines within the Craig storage field. WNG states that due to 
significant residential and commercial encroachment into the storage 
field, as well as casing corrosion in several storage wells, it has 
lowered the pressure in the storage field. By connecting these two town 
border deliveries to adjacent pipelines, WNG says it will be able to 
insure uninterrupted service. WNG asserts that there will be no change 
in either of the town border facilities nor the location of the town 
borders. WNG relates that the projected volume of delivery to the town 
borders is not expected to exceed current deliveries. WNG indicates 
that the estimated cost of construction is approximately $199,688, 
which will be paid from available funds.
    WNG states that this change is not prohibited by an existing tariff 
and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries 
specified without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
    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 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 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. 97-18186 Filed 7-10-97; 8:45 am]
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