[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11852-11853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5893]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-232-000]


Northwest Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

March 4, 1999.
    Take notice that on March 1, 1999, Northwest Pipeline Company 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 filed in 
Docket No. CP99-232-000 and application pursuant to Section 7(c) and 
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate 
certain replacement natural gas facilities on Northwest's Ignacio to 
Sumas mainline near the town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado 
and permission to abandon the facilities being replaced, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance).
    Northwest proposes to replace approximately 6,800 feet of 26-inch 
pipeline and a mainline tap on its Ignacio to Sumas mainline near the 
town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado by installing new 
equivalently-sized facilities in its existing permanent right-of-way 
parallel to its existing line and then abandoning the replaced pipeline 
segment and tap. Northwest states that the replacement of the subject 
pipeline segment is necessary in order to maintain the safety and 
reliability of Northwest's transmission system and comply with the U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT) safety classification requirements. 
Northwest claims that because of a DOT class change for this location, 
Northwest must complete the proposed pipeline replacement by no later 
than October 2, 1999.
    Northwest further states that this replacement project involves 
temporary construction workspace that disqualifies this project for the 
Section 2.55(b) exemption. Northwest estimates the total cost to 
construct the proposed facilities and abandon the replaced facilities 
to be approximately $1,833,000.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
March 12, 1999, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
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 the protestants parties to the 
proceeding. The Commission's rules require that protestors provide 
copies of their protests to the party or parties directly involved. 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 filed by the applicant and by every one of the 
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 submit copies of comments or any other filing it makes 
with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as 
well as 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 
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. 
Commenters 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 Natural Gas Act and 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be 
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on 
this application 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

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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. 99-5893 Filed 3-9-99; 8:45 am]
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