[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20197]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-601-001]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Amendment

July 23, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 15, 1998, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-601-001 an amendment to the pending request filed on 
June 9, 1998, in Docket No. CP98-601-000, to reflect changes in the 
facilities originally proposed and other related aspects of the 
project, under Northwest's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-433-000 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 proposed in its original request 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 (Water 
Power).
    Northwest states that as originally proposed, the new 6-inch loop 
line on the Moscow Lateral would commence at a new 6-inch tap on the 
existing 12-inch Lewiston Lateral, adjacent to the existing 4-inch 
Moscow Lateral tap and terminate at milepost 2.8 on the Moscow Lateral 
with a tie-in valve installed at the terminus of the loop line.
    Northwest states that because the landowner has expressed concern 
regarding its proposal to locate the site for the tie-in valve in the 
middle of a field he uses for agricultural purposes, Northwest has 
redesigned the loop line and with the approval of the landowner 
proposes to install the tie-in valve at a site near the edge of the 
landowner's property. Northwest states that the proposed loop line will 
now terminate at milepost 2.39 on the Moscow Lateral and will be 
approximately 2,221 feet shorter in length than the loop line as 
originally proposed.
    Northwest states that as a result of the proposed change, the 
maximum design capacity of the Moscow Lateral and loop line will 
increase from approximately 8,300 Dth per day to approximately 9,500 
Dth per day. Northwest states that even though the proposed maximum 
design capacity has decreased by approximately 300 Dth per day from its 
original proposal, Northwest believes that the Moscow Lateral and 
proposed loop line will still have sufficient capacity to meet Water 
Power's projected market growth downstream of the Moscow Meter Station 
through the year 2001.
    Northwest states that it had originally proposed to use temporary 
work space at four locations along the 75-foot wide Moscow Lateral 
right-of-way, but will now only need temporary work space at three 
locations.
    Northwest states the estimated cost of constructing the loop line 
and the Moscow Meter Station will decrease from approximately 
$1,634,617 to approximately $1,484,617.
    Northwest states that all other pertinent information as stated in 
its original prior notice request filed in Docket No. CP98-601-000 
remain accurate as previously filed.
    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. 98-20197 Filed 7-28-98; 8:45 am]
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