[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 64343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26847]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-2-000]


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

    Take notice that on October 3, 2011 Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, 
North Dakota 58503, filed in Docket No. CP12-2-000, a Prior Notice 
request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.208 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for authorization to abandon 
certain natural gas transmission facilities located in Dawson County, 
Montana. Specifically, Williston Basin proposes to abandon a 10.325 
mile looped portion of its 12-inch diameter Cabin Creek to Williston 
line. Williston Basin intends to pig, purge, cap at each end and 
abandon the pipeline in-place and asserts that the abandonment of the 
pipeline and facilities is necessary due to the poor condition of the 
pipeline, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may 
also be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC at [email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this Application should be directed to 
Keith A. Tiggelar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Williston Basin 
Interstate Pipeline Company, 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismark, North 
Dakota 58503, or call (701) 530-1560 or by e-mail 
[email protected].
    Any person may, within 60 days after the 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. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest 
is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall 
be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for 
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 NGA.
    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 commenter's will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with he Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and ill not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: October 11, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-26847 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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