[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33920-33921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16479]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-601-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

June 16, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 9, 1998, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-601-000 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 construct 
and operate approximately 2.8 miles of 6-inch loop line on its Moscow 
Lateral in Whitman County, Washington and to upgrade its Moscow Meter 
Station in Latah County, Idaho to better accommodate existing firm 
service delivery obligations to The Washington Water Power Company, 
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.
    Northwest proposes to partially loop the existing 4-inch Moscow 
Lateral in Whitman County, Washington with 2.8 miles of 6-inch 
pipeline, which Northwest states will increase the maximum design 
capacity of the Moscow Lateral from approximately 8,200 Dth per day to 
approximately 9,800 Dth per day.
    Northwest also proposes to upgrade the Moscow Meter Station by 
removing the two existing 2-inch regulators, the two existing 4-inch 
orifice meters and the existing 4-inch outlet piping and appurtenances, 
and installing as replacement facilities two new 4-inch regulators, two 
4-inch control valves, two new 6-inch orifice meters, a new relief 
valve and new 6-inch outlet piping and appurtenances. Northwest

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states that as a result of this upgrade, the maximum design capacity of 
the meter station will increase from approximately 3,200 Dth per day to 
approximately 12,000 Dth per day at 150 psig.
    Northwest states that the estimated cost of constructing the 
proposed loop line is approximately $1,447,517 and the estimated cost 
of upgrading the Moscow Meter Station is approximately $197,100.
    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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-16479 Filed 6-19-98; 8:45 am]
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