[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38397-38398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18917]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-655-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

July 10, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 6, 1998, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-655-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to construct and operate a new 
meter station, located in Kittitas County, Washington to accommodate a 
request for service by Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget), under 
Northwest's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000, 
pursuant to Section 7(c) 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 construct and operate a new meter station to 
be named the Kittitas Meter Station, located in Kittitas County, 
Washington, to accommodate a request by Puget for a new delivery point 
to serve a new market in the Kittitas, Washington area under authorized 
transportation agreements.
    Northwest states that Northwest and Puget have entered into a 
Facilities Agreement dated May 19, 1998, where Northwest has agreed to 
construct and own a new 6-inch tap and appurtenant facilities on its 8-
inch Wenatchee Lateral and to design and install electronic flow 
measurement (EFM) equipment at the proposed meter station. Northwest 
declares that Puget has agreed to construct and own the remainder of 
the proposed meter station facilities, which will consist of a 12-inch 
turbine meter, filter, valves, EFM equipment, and appurtenances, to be 
constructed on a site acquired by Puget. Northwest states that together 
the tap and meter facilities will comprise the new Kittitas Meter 
Station that will be operated by Northwest as part of its open-access 
transportation system.
    Northwest asserts that the delivery capacity of the new Kittitas 
Meter Station will depend upon the pressure that exists on the 
Wenatchee Lateral at the time of delivery. Northwest declares that the 
meter station's projected initial deliveries are estimated to be in the 
range of 375 Dth per day and the MAOP will be 850 psig.

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    Northwest states that the estimated cost of installing the new 
meter station will be approximately $257,050, comprised of 
approximately $20,000 for the tap facilities and the remainder for the 
meter facilities, with expenses totally reimbursed 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 (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. 98-18917 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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