[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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