
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12281-12282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4771]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-60-000]


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

    Take notice that on February 15, 2012, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, 
North Dakota 58503, pursuant to its blanket certificate issued in 
Docket Nos. CP82-487-000, et al.,\1\ filed an application in accordance 
to sections 157.208(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) as amended, to permanently operate a mainline 
natural gas sales tap located in Williams County, North Dakota, all as 
more fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
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    \1\ 30 FERC ] 61,143 (1985).
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    The new sales tap was installed as an emergency natural gas 
transportation transaction on December 22, 2011 under Part 284, Subpart 
I of the Commission's Regulations. The sales tap installation included 
a steel pipe riser with a shut-in valve and other pipe fittings at the 
location located in Williston Basin's existing pipeline right-of-way. 
The sales tap was necessary to meet an emergency request by Montana-
Dakota Utilities, Inc. (Montana-Dakota) to ensure

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uninterrupted firm sales service to Montana-Dakota's customers in the 
southwestern portion of the city of Williston, North Dakota. Montana-
Dakota will use existing firm and interruptible transportation 
contracts to serve the demand through this tap; sufficient pipeline 
capacity exists on Williston Basin's system to serve the demand with no 
operational impact. The cost of the facilities constructed by Williston 
Basin is approximately $5,000.00 and will be fully reimbursed by 
Montana-Dakota.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Keith 
A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Williston Basin 
Interstate Pipeline Company, 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North 
Dakota 58503, at (701) 530-1560, or email at keith.tiggelaar@wbip.com.
    This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be 
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number filed to access the document. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERC 
OnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free at (866) 206-3676, or, for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Comments, protests and interventions may 
be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
intervenors to file electronically.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.205), 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 filing a protest. If a protest is filed and 
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA.

    Dated: February 22, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-4771 Filed 2-28-12; 8:45 am]
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