[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27995-27996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12821]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-290-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

May 15, 2003.
    Take notice that on May 5, 2003, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, filed in 
Docket No. CP03-290-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.208 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations (18 
CFR Sections 157.205 and 157.208) under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for 
authorization to construct and operate approximately 3.3 miles of 26-
inch replacement pipeline (five segments) and a new 26-inch mainline 
valve near Machias in Snohomish County, Washington, under Northwest's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000, pursuant to 
Section 7 of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. 
This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Northwest states that as a result of housing development in the 
vicinity of Northwest's mainline near Machias,

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Washington, five segments of its existing 26-inch Ignacio to Sumas 
mainline have had a class location change under Department of 
Transportation's regulations from a Class 2 to a Class 3 location. 
Accordingly, Northwest proposes to replace these five segments of 
pipeline totaling approximately 3.3 miles, with thicker walled pipe 
(from 26-inch 0.281'' wall thickness Grade X-52 to 26-inch 0.312'' wall 
thickness Grade X-70) and to install a new 26-inch mainline valve at 
milepost 1411.32 to meet the spacing requirements for Class 3 areas. 
Northwest states that approximately 865 feet of the replaced segments 
of pipeline will be abandoned in place, purged, packed with nitrogen 
and capped and the remainder will be removed. Northwest states that the 
new replacement pipeline will be installed within its existing 75-foot 
permanent right-of-way, but a wider construction right-of-way will be 
required in certain areas, along with additional temporary construction 
workspace.
    According to Northwest, the proposed like-size replacement of 
segments of pipeline will not change the existing daily design 
capacity, daily maximum capacity or operating pressures on its system. 
Northwest states that the total estimated cost for this proposed 
pipeline replacement project is approximately $9.1 million, including 
the approximately $380,000 cost of removing replaced segments of 
pipeline.
    Any questions concerning this request may be directed to Gary K. 
Kotter, Manager, Certificates and Tariffs--3F3, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation, PO Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900, at (801) 
584-7117 or fax (801) 584-7764 or [email protected].
    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 NGA (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 allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' 
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-12821 Filed 5-21-03; 8:45 am]
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