Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization, 11940 [E9-6065]

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Accordingly, the Commission reserves the right to not accept such submissions. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–6069 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL09–29–000; Docket No. EL09–30–000] NorthWestern Corporation; Mountain States Transmission Intertie, LLC; NorthWestern Corporation; PostTechnical Conference Notice March 13, 2009. The Commission Staff convened an informal technical conference in the above-referenced proceedings on Thursday, March 12, 2009, at 1 p.m. (EDT), at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Notice of the technical conference was issued on February 25, 2009, and a supplemental notice of technical conference was issued on March 5, 2009. Post-technical conference information and comments will be filed as follows. Petitioners 1 will make a filing on or before March 27, 2009 supplementing the Petitions for Declaratory Order in 1 Petitioners are NorthWestern Corporation, and Mountain States Transmission Intertie, LLC. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:07 Mar 19, 2009 Jkt 217001 the referenced proceedings addressing the topics and questions discussed at the conference. Thereafter, interested persons, regardless of whether they attended the technical conference, may file comments to respond to the Petitioners’ supplemental filing on or before April 14, 2009. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–6078 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP09–69–000] Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization March 12, 2009. Take notice that on February 26, 2009, Viking Gas Transmission Company (Viking), 100 West 5th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, filed a prior notice request pursuant to part 157 of the Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Viking’s blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–414, for authorization to construct, own, and operate an expansion to an existing lateral terminating at the Fargo, North Dakota city gate (Fargo Lateral) and to abandon the existing Fargo Lateral pipeline facilities that are to be replaced, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Specifically, Viking proposes to expand its Fargo Lateral pipeline facilities by constructing and operating, in two segments, approximately 9.98 miles of a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline to replace 9.98 miles of 8-inch diameter natural gas pipeline to be abandoned in place, all in Clay County, Minnesota and Cass County, North Dakota. Viking states that, when fully operational, the new pipeline facilities will be capable of transporting up to 91,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas from the existing Viking mainline pipeline to the existing Fargo, Dilworth, and Moorhead interconnects. PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Viking asserts that the existing Fargo Lateral facilities are capable of transporting only 53,332 Dth/d. Viking states that, as a part of the subject project, it proposes the abandonment in place of certain pipeline and auxiliary facilities on its Fargo Lateral, which include approximately 9.98 miles of 8inch pipeline, as well as short segments of aboveground pipeline that connect directly to tie-in valves which are also to be replaced. Viking states that it has entered into a precedent agreement with Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (NSP–MN), which provides for a minimum firm transportation capacity of 37,688 Dth/d. Viking asserts that the estimated cost of the proposed project is $14.6 million. Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Brenda Storbeck, General Manager, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C., ONEOK Plaza, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, at (918) 588– 7707. Any person may, within 60 days after the 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. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission’s staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission’s regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for 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 NGA. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–6065 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-69-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

March 12, 2009.
    Take notice that on February 26, 2009, Viking Gas Transmission 
Company (Viking), 100 West 5th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, filed a 
prior notice request pursuant to part 157 of the Commission's 
regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Viking's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-414, for authorization to 
construct, own, and operate an expansion to an existing lateral 
terminating at the Fargo, North Dakota city gate (Fargo Lateral) and to 
abandon the existing Fargo Lateral pipeline facilities that are to be 
replaced, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may 
also be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, Viking proposes to expand its Fargo Lateral pipeline 
facilities by constructing and operating, in two segments, 
approximately 9.98 miles of a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline to 
replace 9.98 miles of 8-inch diameter natural gas pipeline to be 
abandoned in place, all in Clay County, Minnesota and Cass County, 
North Dakota. Viking states that, when fully operational, the new 
pipeline facilities will be capable of transporting up to 91,000 
dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas from the existing Viking 
mainline pipeline to the existing Fargo, Dilworth, and Moorhead 
interconnects. Viking asserts that the existing Fargo Lateral 
facilities are capable of transporting only 53,332 Dth/d. Viking states 
that, as a part of the subject project, it proposes the abandonment in 
place of certain pipeline and auxiliary facilities on its Fargo 
Lateral, which include approximately 9.98 miles of 8-inch pipeline, as 
well as short segments of aboveground pipeline that connect directly to 
tie-in valves which are also to be replaced. Viking states that it has 
entered into a precedent agreement with Northern States Power Company, 
a Minnesota corporation (NSP-MN), which provides for a minimum firm 
transportation capacity of 37,688 Dth/d. Viking asserts that the 
estimated cost of the proposed project is $14.6 million.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Brenda Storbeck, General Manager, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, ONEOK 
Partners GP, L.L.C., ONEOK Plaza, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, at (918) 588-
7707.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the 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. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under 
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest 
is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall 
be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for 
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 NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-6065 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]
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