[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41953-41954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20417]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-657-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

July 29, 1997.
    Take notice that on July 22, 1997, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-657-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211 
and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon its 
existing Issaquah Meter Station by removal and its existing Issaquah 
Lateral by sale to Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget), and to construct 
and operate an upgraded, replacement Issaquah Meter Station at a new 
site in King County, Washington, under Northwest's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-443-000 pursuant to Section 7 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.

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    Northwest states the Issaquah Lateral consists of 1.4 miles of 6-
inch lateral pipeline, associated valves and appurtenances, extending 
westward form milepost 1377 on Northwest's mainline in King County, 
Washington. Northwest states the Issaquah Meter Station is located at 
the downstream terminus of the Issaquah Lateral and consists of one 8-
inch orifice meter, one 8-inch turbine meter, four 4-inch dual port 
regulators in monitor configuration, 6-inch inlet and outlet piping, 
associated valves and appurtenances. Northwest states the existing 
meter station has a design delivery capacity of 37,800 Dth per day at 
the current contractual delivery pressure of 260 psig.
    Northwest states that Puget requested Northwest to upgrade the 
Issaquah delivery point to provide increased delivery capacity and a 
higher delivery pressure to enable Puget to serve new customers in this 
rapidly-growing market.
    Northwest states that Northwest and Puget have entered into a 
Facilities Agreement dated June 30, 1997, which provides for the 
construction of upgraded replacement facilities at the relocated 
Issaquah Meter Station site, adjacent to Northwest's mainline at 
milepost 1377.2. Northwest states the tap facilities will consist of a 
10-inch tap on Northwest's 26-inch mainline, an 8-inch tap on the 30-
inch loop line, valves and appurtenances. Northwest states the new 
meter station will consist of inlet piping connecting the tap 
facilities to the relocated meter station, two 8-inch turbine meters, 
two 8-inch regulators, two 6-inch regulators, station piping, 
associated valves and appurtenances. Northwest states the replacement 
meter station will have a design delivery capacity of approximately 
75,900 Dth per day at a delivery pressure of 475 psig.
    Northwest states the Facilities Agreement provides that Northwest 
will construct and own the mainline tap for the new meter station and 
Puget will construct and own the remainder of the meter station 
facilities. Northwest states that pursuant to an Operating Agreement 
between Puget and Northwest, dated March 26, 1994, as amended, the new 
Issaquah Lateral metering facilities to be owned by Puget will be 
operated by Northwest as part of its open-access transmission system.
    Northwest states that the total cost for construction of the 
upgraded and relocated replacement meter station will be approximately 
$623,800; $40,400 for new tap facilities to be built and owned by 
Northwest, and reimbursed by Puget, and the remainder for new meter 
facilities to be built and owned by Puget.
    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 (28 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-20417 Filed 8-1-97; 8:45 am]
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