Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 1998)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-69-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

November 20, 1998.
    Take notice that on November 12, 1998, Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, 
filed in Docket No. CP99-69-000 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, by sale to 
The Washington Water Power Company (Washington Water) an approximate 
2.782 mile section of its Klamath Falls Lateral, located in Klamath 
County, Oregon. Northwest makes such request under its 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 on file 
with the Commission.
    Northwest states that the section of the lateral proposed for 
abandonment is an 8-inch line that extends from Northwest's existing 
Klamath Falls Meter Station at Lateral Milepost 14.84 to the terminus 
block valve interconnection with Washington Water's distribution system 
at Lateral Milepost 17.64. It is averred that Washington Water, as 
agent for Northwest, operates the subject portion of the lateral and 
desires to assume ownership of such line segment.
    Northwest has agreed to sell that portion of the Klamath Falls 
Lateral and the accompanying rights-of-way to Washington Water for 
$1,000.00, pursuant to a Facilities Sales Agreement dated August 1, 
1998. It is stated that the facility is fully depreciated and that the 
sales price will cover Northwest's estimated cost of administering the 
sale and assigning the rights-of-way to Washington Water. It is 
indicated that Washington Water will operate the subject facilities as 
part of its distribution system, and that no abandonment of 
transportation service will occur as a result of the sale of the 
subject facilities.
    Northwest indicates that the purchase of the portion of the Klamath 
Falls Lateral downstream of Northwest's meter station will enhance 
Washington Water's flexibility in providing local distribution service 
at various points along that section of lateral. It is further averred 
that, other than re-designating the location of Northwest's Klamath 
Falls delivery point from the terminus of the lateral to the outlet of 
the meter station, no changes in transportation service agreement 
obligations will result from the proposed sale.
    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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-31590 Filed 11-25-98; 8:45 am]
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