
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 37036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15036]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP12-472-000]


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

    Take notice that on June 4, 2012, Williston Basin Interstate 
Pipeline Company (Wiliston Basin), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismark, 
North Dakota, 58503, filed in Docket No. CP12-472-000, an application 
pursuant to Sections 157.210 and 157.213(b) of the Commission's 
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) as amended and Williston 
Basin's blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82-487-000, et 
al.,\1\ for the acquisition and operation of natural gas facilities in 
Sheridan County and Campbell County, Wyoming and modification of 
underground storage facilities at its Baker Storage Reservoir in Fallon 
County, Montana. The details of Williston Basin's proposal is more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to the public for inspection.
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    Williston Basin proposes to acquire about 74 miles of 16-inch 
diameter pipeline from Bitter Creek Pipelines, LLC (Bitter Creek), 
which currently performs a non-jurisdictional gathering function, as 
well as installing filtration equipment at its Monarch Compressor 
Station. Together these facilities will enable Williston Basin to 
increase the firm storage deliverability from its Baker Storage 
Reservoir that it will use to make up for declining deliverability from 
its Billy Creek Storage Reservoir on its Sheridan Subsystem. Williston 
Basin states that its proposal will increase system security and 
reliability by connecting its stand-alone Sheridan Subsystem with the 
rest of its transmission facilities and, ultimately allow for the 
future abandonment of its Billy Creek Storage facility. Williston Basin 
estimates that the cost of the project will be approximately 
$8,367,00.00.
    Any questions concerning this prior notice request may be directed 
to Keith A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Williston Basin 
Interstate Pipeline Company, 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North 
Dakota 58503, (701) 530-1560 or via email at keith.tiggelaar@wbip.com.
    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.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    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 (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link. Persons unable to file 
electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest 
or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: June 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-15036 Filed 6-19-12; 8:45 am]
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