[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 29084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14348]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-536-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

June 3, 1996.
    Take notice that on May 22, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in 
Docket No. CP96-536-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.211 
and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205, 157.211 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon 
certain inefficient facilities at the Brownsville/Halsey Meter Station 
in Linn County, Oregon, and to construct and operate modified 
replacement facilities at that station to more efficiently accommodate 
its existing firm maximum daily delivery obligations at that point to 
Northwest Natural Gas Company and James River Corporation, under 
Northwest's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000 
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.
    Northwest proposes to replace two of the three existing 6-inch 
orifice meters with two new 6-inch turbine meters and appurtenances to 
enhance accuracy and efficiency in measuring varying flow rates. Since 
the capacity of the two new turbine meters will be nearly the same as 
the three existing orifice meters, Northwest will remove the third 
existing 6-inch orifice meter and convert that meter run for use as a 
by-pass line for the meter station when necessary. After these 
modifications, the maximum design capacity of the meters will decrease 
from 38,750 Dth per day to approximately 35,069 Dth per day at a 
delivery pressure of 400 psig, but the design capacity of the meter 
station will not change since it is limited by the existing regulators 
to 17,500 Dth per day at 400 psig. The total cost of the proposal is 
estimated at approximately $108,240, comprised of $99,840 for 
installation of new facilities and $8,400 for removal of old 
facilities.
    Northwest states that the proposed facility replacements are not 
prohibited by its existing tariff and that it has sufficient capacity 
to accomplish deliveries without detriment or disadvantage to its other 
customers. The proposed modifications will not have an effect on 
Northwest's peak day and annual deliveries and the total volumes 
delivered will not exceed total volumes authorized prior to this 
request.
    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. 96-14348 Filed 6-6-96; 8:45 am]
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