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

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 222 (Wednesday, November 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30817]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-51-000]


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

November 12, 1998.
    Take notice that on November 3, 1998, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 200 North Third Street, Suite 300, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP99-51-000 a request 
pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for 
authorization to abandon an existing meter and associated appurtenant 
facilities at the St. Marie meter station in Valley County, Montana. 
Williston Basin makes such request under its blanket certificate issued 
in Docket No. CP82-487-000, et al., pursuant to Section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request on file 
with the Commission.
    Williston Basin states that it was authorized to acquire and 
operate the St. Marie meter station pursuant to the Commission's Order 
dated February 13, 1985 in Docket Nos. CP82-487-000, et al., at 30 FERC 
para. 61,143. It is indicated that on October 10, 1989, Williston Basin 
filed a prior notice application in Docket No. CP90-24-000 to add 
additional metering to its existing metering capabilities to more 
accurately measure the volumes being delivered to the local 
distribution customer, Montana-Dakota Utilities Company (Montana-
Dakota) at that meter station. In that docket Williston Basin was 
authorized to install an additional meter and a larger relief valve 
parallel to the existing metering. The new meter was used in 
conjunction with the smaller existing meter to measure winter load 
deliveries.
    It is averred that the smaller meter at that site is not currently 
being used and that Williston Basin has determined that due to a 
reduction in usage in the area because of the closure of a Boeing 
aircraft test facility, two meters at that location are no longer 
required. Therefore, Williston Basin proposes herein to abandon the old 
rotary meter and associated appurtenant facilities at the St. Marie 
meter station.
    Williston Basin states that the abandonment of the old meter and 
associated appurtenant facilities at the St. Marie meter station will 
not affect Williston Basin's peak day or annual transportation, since 
service will continue to be provided through the existing second meter 
at that site.
    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 authorizied 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-30817 Filed 11-17-98; 8:45 am]
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