Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70234-70235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32535]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

December 10, 1999.
    Take notice that on December 2, 1999, Questar Pipeline Company 
(Questar), 180 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, filed in 
Docket No. CP00-41-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to expand the capacity of its 
existing Fidlar Compressor Station (Fidlar Station), located in Uintah 
County, Utah, by (1) installing and operating one additional new 
turbine driven compressor, (2) restaging an existing turbine driven 
compressor (Unit No. 1) and (3) increasing the maximum allowable 
operating pressure (MAOP)of its existing Maine Line No. 80, located in 
Unitah and Daggett Counties, Utah, all as more fully set forth in the 
application that is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at 
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Questar states that it owns and operates Fidlar Station, which 
comprises three principal transmission compressor units, as part of its 
interstate transmission system and that the proposed installation of a 
new 4,829 ISO HP turbine-driven compressor unit will boost main-line 
pressure and provide additional firm capacity of approximately 58,850 
Dth of natural gas per day on its system. Questar asserts that the 
restaging of the existing compressor Unit No. 1 is necessary to 
accommodate the increased operating pressure of the station and that 
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increase in the MAOP of its Main Line No. 80 from the currency 
certified pressure of 936 psig to 1,000 psig is required to transport 
the increased volumes to delivery points on its northern transmission 
system. Questar further states that the restaging of the existing 
compressor Unit No. 1 will not result in any increased capacity. 
Questar emphasizes that all construction activities with the 
installation of the new compressor, as well as the restaging of Unit 
No. 1, will take place entirely within the fenced confines of Fidlar 
Station and that increasing the MAOP of Main Line No. 80 will not 
require any construction of additional facilities. Questar seeks 
Commission certification of the Main Line No. 80 MAOP based on the 
previously established hydrostatic tests conducted pursuant to DOT 
guidelines for the project.
    Questar estimates the total cost of the proposed Fidlar Station 
expansion project to be $3,325,000, including Section 2.55(a) 
facilities, and requests that it receive rolled-in pricing treatment 
for the project. Questar explains that it has entered into a firm 
transportation agreement with a subscribing customer for 50,000 Dth per 
day or 85 percent of the incremental new capacity and that the project 
requires no financial subsidies from existing Questar shippers. Questar 
further explains that the expansion will increase service reliability, 
provide greater flexibility and access to new natural-gas supplies for 
existing shippers, and have no adverse impact to existing landowners or 
other interstate pipeline customers.
    Questar states that, in accordance with Order No. 603, the address, 
and telephone number for a Questar contact person is: Alan K. Allred, 
Questar Regulated Services Company, 180 East 100 South, P.O. Box 45360, 
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0360, 1-801-324-5768.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should, on or before December 30, 1999, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE, Washington, D.C. 20426, a protest or motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214) and the regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission 
will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be 
taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the 
proceeding. The Commission's rules require that protestors provide 
copies of their protests to the party or parties directly involved. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the Commission's Rules.
    A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service 
list maintained by the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents issued by the Commission, filed by the applicant, or filed by 
all other intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any 
Commission order and can petition for court review of any such order. 
However, an intervenor must submit copies of comments or any other 
filing it makes with the Commission to every other intervenor in the 
proceeding, as well as 14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
comments considered, a person, instead, may submit two copies of 
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed 
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
environmental documents and be able to participate in meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all 
comments filed by other parties or issued by the Commission and not 
have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final order 
to a federal court.
    The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, 
whether filed by commenters or those requesting intervener status.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to jurisdiction conferred upon the Commission by Sections 7 
and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, a hearing will be held without further notice before the 
Commission or its designee on the application if no motion to intervene 
is timely filed, or if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that a grant of the certificate is required by the public 
convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely 
filed, or if the Commission on its own motion believes that formal 
hearing is required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Questar to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-32535 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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