[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 27063] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-13494] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. CP96-527-000] Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization May 23, 1996. Take notice that on May 20, 1996, Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), Suite 300, 200 North Third Street, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP96-527-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to utilize two existing taps under Williston Basin's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-1-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Williston Basin proposes to utilize two existing taps to effectuate natural gas transportation deliveries to Montana-Dakota Utilities Company (Montana-Dakota), a local distribution company, for ultimate use by additional residential customers in Richland County, Montana and Big Horn County, Wyoming. Williston Basin estimates that the additional volumes to be delivered to the existing Richland County, Montana and Big Horn County, Wyoming taps to be 150 Mcf per year and 100 Mcf per year, respectively. Williston Basin states that it plans to provide the proposed deliveries to Montana-Dakota under Rate Schedule FT-1 of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, 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 (18 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 If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of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. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-13494 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M