[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53651-53652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26668]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-799-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

September 30, 1998.
    Take notice that on September 24, 1998, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, 
filed in Docket No. CP98-799-000 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 upgrade its Richland ``Y'' Meter Station in Benton County, 
Washington, to better accommodate existing firm service delivery 
obligations to Cascade Natural Gas Corporation (Cascade), 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 states that the facilities at the Richland ``Y'' Meter 
Station are obsolete and undersized and need to be replaced. Therefore, 
Northwest proposes to remove the two existing 1-inch regulators, the 
existing 3-inch positive displacement meter, the existing relief valve, 
the existing line heater and appurtenances and install upgraded 
replacement facilities consisting of two new 1-inch regulators with 35 
percent trim, a new 3-inch turbine meter, a new 2-inch  x  3-inch full 
bore relief valve, an a new 250,000 Btu per hour line heater and 
appurtenances. Northwest states that as a result of this proposed 
upgrade, the maximum design capacity of the meter station will increase 
from approximately 350 Dth per day at 150 psig to approximately 1,550 
Dth per day at 150 psig, as limited by the regulators.
    Northwest further states that the total cost of the proposed 
facility upgrade is estimated to be approximately $101,404, including 
the cost of removing the old facilities.
    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,

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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,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-26668 Filed 10-5-98; 8:45 am]
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