[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 247 (Friday, December 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80850-80851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32687]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-49-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Application

December 18, 2000.
    Take notice that on December 8, 2000, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84158, 
filed in Docket No. CP01-49-000, an application, pursuant to Section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's Regulations for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing Northwest to construct and 
operate certain facilities in Snohomish County, Washington, 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 202-108-2222 for 
assistance.)
    Specifically, Northwest proposes to construct and operate: (1) 
approximately 9 miles of 20-inch diameter delivery lateral pipeline in 
Snohomish County (Everett Delta Lateral), extending from an 
interconnect with Northwest's existing mainline and mainline loop north 
of the City of Lake Stevens to the proposed Northwest Power Company, 
LLC (NPC) power plant near Everett, Washington; and (2) two delivery 
meter stations at the terminus of the lateral, the Everett Delta Meter 
Station for deliveries to NPC and the Preston Point Meter Station for 
deliveries to the distribution system of Puget Sound Energy, Inc. 
(PSE).
    Northwest states that the Everett Delta Lateral will have a design 
capacity of approximately 133,000 Dth per day. Further, Northwest avers 
that the proposed facilities will be used to deliver natural gas to NPC 
to fuel its planned Everett Delta Power Plant and to PSE to accommodate 
increased demand for natural gas in its local distribution area.
    Northwest estimates the cost of the proposed facilities at 
approximately $17.2 million and states that all costs will be 
reimbursed by NPC and PSE pursuant to the delivery facilities 
reimbursement provisions of Northwest's FERC Gas Tariff. Northwest 
requests that the FERC issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental aspects of its requested authorizations by June 30, 2001 
and issue a final certificate order herein no later than the end of 
year 2001, to allow adequate time for construction of the proposed 
delivery facilities before August 15, 2002, the date NPC estimates it 
will require test gas for its new power generating plant.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Gary 
Kotter, Manager, Certificates, at (801) 584-7117, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation, P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party of the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before January 8, 2001, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to 
intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) and the 
regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party 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 all other parties. A party must 
submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a 
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental comments will be 
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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 may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the 
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination 
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its 
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other 
pipelines in the area, and ion landowners and communities. For example, 
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to 
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed 
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be 
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on 
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important to 
file comments or to intervene as early in the proceeds as possible.
    Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the internet 
in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the Commission's 
website at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be used.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-32687 Filed 12-21-00; 8:45 am]
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