[Federal Register: September 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 174)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-749-000]

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

September 2, 1998.
    Take notice that on August 26, 1998, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 200 North Third Street, Suite 300, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP98-749-000 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 modify an existing meter at 
the M&M meter station in Pennington County, South Dakota. 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 
and open to public inspection.
    Williston Basin is requesting authorization to modify its existing 
M&M meter station by abandoning certain existing facilities and 
constructing and operating modified facilities. Specifically, Williston 
Basin is proposing to abandon an existing 4-inch positive diaphragm 
meter, and to install a 3-inch positive rotary meter. After the 
replacement, the maximum daily delivery capacity at the M&M station 
will be reduced from 1,190 Mcf per day to 595 Mcf per day, to more 
properly size the facility to the current demand.
    It is averred that the meter to be installed is properly sized for 
the current demand at the M&M station. Williston Basin indicates that 
the historical peak day load at this point is below the daily capacity 
that will exist after the modification.
    Williston Basin provides natural gas transportation deliveries 
through this meter station to Montana-Dakota under Williston Basin's 
currently effective Rate Schedules FT-1 and/or IT-1. It is stated that 
the decrease in maximum daily delivery capacity at the M&M station 
resulting from the modification proposed herein, will have no 
significant effect on Williston Basin's peak day or annual requirements 
and will not affect existing firm shippers.
    Williston Basin estimates the cost of the modification proposed 
herein to be approximately $4,155.
    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. 98-24097 Filed 9-8-98; 8:45 am]
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