[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5937-5938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2797]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-201-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Application

January 30, 1998.
    Take notice that on January 26, 1998, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, 
filed in Docket No. CP98-201-000, an application, under Sections 7(b) 
and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's 
Regulations for authority to install replacement pipeline and remove 
and abandon existing pipeline. Northwest says that the project is 
needed to ensure a long-term safety and integrity of its mainline 
transmission system by relocating its pipeline away from an area prone 
to landslides near Everson, Whatcom County, Washington. The details of 
Northwest's requests are more fully set forth in the application which 
is on file with the Commission and available to the public.
Specifically, Northwest Seeks
    (1) A certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing 
the construction and operation of about 3,850 feet of new 26-inch and 
3,950 feet of new 30-inch replacement pipeline in new right-of-way and
    (2) Permission and approval for the removal and abandonment or 
abandonment in-place of approximately 2,910 feet of existing 26-inch 
and about 2,940 feet of existing 30-inch pipeline (about 1,350 feet 
each of existing 26-inch and 30-inch pipeline will be removed and 
abandoned, about 1,560 feet of existing 26-inch and about 1,590 feet of 
existing 30-inch pipeline will be abandoned in-place).
    Northwest states the total costs to construct the proposed 
replacement pipeline and abandon the existing pipeline segments are 
estimated at about $2,305,000.
    Any person desiring to be heard or making any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before February 20, 1998, 
fill with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE, Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest

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in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations 
under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission 
will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to take 
but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. 
The Commission's rules require that protestors provide copies of their 
protests to the party or person to whom the protests are directed. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the Commission's Rules.
    A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service 
list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive 
copies of all documents issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other intervenors. An intervenor can file 
for rehearing of any Commission order and can petition for court review 
of any such order. However, an intervenor must serve copies of comments 
or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every other 
intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 14 
copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of such 
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed 
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
environmental documents, and will be able to participate in meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission, and will 
not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final 
order to a Federal court. The Commission will consider all comments and 
concerns equally, whether filed by commenters or those requesting 
intervenor status.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA and the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held 
without further notice before the Commission or its designee on these 
applications if no motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that a grant of the certificate is required by the public 
convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely 
filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal 
hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Northwest to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lindwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-2797 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]
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