[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 37902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18486]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-619-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

July 9, 1997.
    Take notice that on July 3, 1997, Viking Gas Transmission Company 
(Viking), 825 Rice Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55117, filed in Docket 
No. CP97-619-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of 
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 
and 157.212) for authorization to increase the metering capacity of an 
existing delivery point for transportation services for Northern States 
Power Company--Wisconsin (NSPW), for delivery at the Wheaton delivery 
point in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, under the blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-414-000,\1\ pursuant to Section 7(c) 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\ On April 6, 1989, in Docket No. CP88-679-000 the Commission 
authorized Viking to acquire and operate Midwestern Gas Transmission 
Company's (Midwestern) Northern System as Midwestern's successor. 
The Commission issued Midwestern blanket certificate authority for 
construction of facilities on September 1, 1982, in Docket No. CP82-
414-000.
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    Viking proposes to install an additional 6'' turbine meter run, 
associated piping, and fittings at the Wheaton delivery point. Viking 
states that the proposed change is needed to provide additional 
metering capacity for the transportation services currently provided to 
NSPW under Viking's Rate Schedule FT-A, Rate Schedule AOT and Rate 
Schedule IT. Viking currently provides a maximum daily summertime 
quantity of 12,185 Dth and wintertime quantity of 37,000 Dth of firm 
transportation service to NSPW under Viking's Rate Schedule FT-A, 
pursuant to Gas Transportation Agreements dated June 1, 1994 and 
November 1, 1994. NSPW has requested an increase in metering capacity 
up to 120,000 Mcf/d at the existing Wheaton delivery point.
    Viking estimates that the proposed cost to upgrade the delivery 
point is $45,000 and NSPW will reimburse Viking for the cost of 
upgrading the delivery point.
    Viking states that the delivery of NSPW's volumes will not exceed 
the presently authorized quantities, and the changes proposed are not 
prohibited by Viking's tariff. Viking claims that it has sufficient 
capacity in its system to accomplish delivery of gas to the proposed 
delivery point without detriment or disadvantage to any of its other 
customers. Viking states that there will be no impact on its peak day 
or average day deliveries.
    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 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. 97-18486 Filed 7-14-97; 8:45 am]
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