[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52249-52250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26100]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-794-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Application

September 24, 1998.
    Take notice that on September 18, 1998, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, 
filed in Docket No. CP98-794-000, an application pursuant to Section 
7(C) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, for a blanket 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the 
construction and operation of temporary compression facilities, all as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Northwest seeks authorization to temporarily install and operate 
portable compressor units at the existing Chehalis Compressor Station 
in Lewis County, Washington and at a proposed new Fort Lewis Compressor 
Station in Pierce County, Washington. Northwest also requests 
certificate authorization to construct the appurtenant facilities at 
those two sites necessary to accommodate the portable compressor units.
    Northwest proposes to construct a new Fort Lewis Compressor Station 
and related facilities (excluding a permanent compressor unit). 
Northwest also proposes to construct appurtenant facilities at the 
existing Chehalis Compressor Station necessary to accommodate temporary 
operation of a portable turbine compressor unit.
    Northwest states that it owns two portable Solar Centaur compressor 
units (4,700 ISO-rated horsepower each) which currently are dedicated 
to temporarily replacing out-of-service permanent units under existing 
blanket certificate authority. Northwest requests blanket authority, 
with pre-granted abandonment, for temporary installation and operation 
of the existing portable Solar Centaur compressor units--one each at 
the new Fort Lewis Compressor Station and the existing Chehalis 
Compressor Station; but only when such portable units are not needed 
for their primary function of temporarily replacing out-of-service 
permanent compressor units.
    Northwest avers that the Fort Lewis/Chehalis area of Northwest's 
system historically has been an operational bottleneck for movement of 
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gas supplies southward during off-peak periods. Northwest states that 
the proposed project will increase Northwest's off-peak physical south 
flow capacity through the Fort Lewis area by as much as 75 MDth/d to 
130 MDth/d, depending upon upstream market conditions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or making any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before October 15, 1998, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest 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 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission 
will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be 
taken, but will not serve to make 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. Comments 
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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-26100 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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