[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 44 (Monday, March 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 11003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5542]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-226-000]


Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

March 2, 1999.
    Take notice that on February 23, 1999, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 200 North Third Street, Suite 300, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP99-226-000 a 
request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.211) for 
authorization to continue to use two existing taps to effectuate 
natural gas transportation deliveries to Montana-Dakota Utilities 
Company (Montana-Dakota) for ultimate use by additional end-use 
customers, who are not right-of-way grantors. Williston Basin makes 
such request under its blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82-
487-000, et al., pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as 
more fully set forth in the request on file with the Commission. The 
filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/
rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Williston Basin states that during a recent audit, it discovered 
that additional end-use customers have been added to two existing 
transmission line taps installed for right-of-way grantor use. 
Specifically, it is stated that three additional end-use customers have 
been added to the existing Jungling transmission line tap at Station 
No. 5283+28, located in Burleigh County, North Dakota and that one 
additional end-use customer has been added to the existing Fuchs 
transmission line tap at Station No. 7703+32, located in Morton County, 
North Dakota. Williston Basin avers that the additional end-use 
customers were added to those taps without it's knowledge by Montana-
Dakota, a local distribution company.
    Williston Basin states that it was authorized to acquire and 
operate both the Jungling and Fuchs taps as right-of-way grantor taps 
pursuant to the Commission's Order dated February 13, 1985. It is 
estimated that the volumes delivered to each of those additional end-
use customers is 110 Dt per year. Williston Basin indicates that it 
provides natural gas transportation deliveries to Montana-Dakota for 
ultimate use by additional end-use customers under Rate Schedules FT-1 
and/or IT-1.
    It is indicated that the proposed service will have no significant 
effect on Williston Basin's peak day or annual requirements and 
capacity has been determined to exist on Williston Basin's system to 
serve this natural gas market. Williston Basin states that it's tariff 
does not prohibit the addition of new delivery points, and that the 
volumes to be delivered are within the contractual entitlements of the 
customer.
    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 (19 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,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-5542 Filed 3-5-99; 8:45 am]
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