[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21986]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-688-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

August 14, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 8, 1997, Viking Gas Transmission Company 
(Viking), 825 Rice Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55117, filed in Docket 
No. CP97-688-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of 
the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.212) under the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to construct and operate 
delivery point facilities in Todd County, Minnesota, for Part 284 
transportation services by Viking, under Viking's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-414-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA, 
all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Viking proposes to construct and operate a 2-inch hot tap, 0.5 mile 
of 2-inch lateral line, measurement and data acquisition equipment, and 
appurtenant facilities to serve the municipal utilities of Clarissa and 
Eagle Bend, Minnesota (Cities), under Viking's firm and interruptible 
rate schedules. It is stated that Viking will be fully reimbursed for 
the $142,600 cost of installing the tap by the Cities. It is explained 
that the delivery point will have a capacity of 2,208 dt equivalent of 
gas per day. It is further explained that the Cities have arranged with 
Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) to act as their gas supply 
agent. It is asserted that the volume of gas delivered to the Cities 
will be incremental, as no quantities are presently authorized, and 
that it will have no impact on Viking's peak day or annual deliveries. 
It is explained that the proposal is not prohibited by Viking's 
existing tariff and that Viking has sufficient capacity to accomplish 
the deliveries 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. 97-21986 Filed 8-16-97; 8:45 am]
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