Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

Take notice that on December 1, 2000, Northwest Pipeline Corporation (Northwest) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff the following tariff sheets, to be effective January 1, 2001:

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Twentieth Revised Sheet No. 5

Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 5-A

Second Revised Sheet No. 5-B

Original Sheet No. 5-C

Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 7

Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 8

Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 8.1

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 232-D

Original Volume No. 2

Twenty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 2.1

Northwest states that the purpose of this filing is to revise its tariff (1) to change Northwest's daily reservation/demand rates to reflect 365 days a year beginning in January, 2001; (2) to reformat the Statement of Rates shown on current Sheet Nos. 5 through 8.1; and (3) to change the daily price survey references associated with penalties for failure to comply with an operational flow order (OFO).

Northwest states that a copy of this filing has been served upon Northwest's customers and interested state regulatory commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed in accordance with Section 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection in the Public Reference Room. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Comments and protests 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 at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.