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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP94-219-000]

 

Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.; Proposed Changes in FERC Gas 
Tariff

May 3, 1994.
    Take notice that on April 29, 1994, Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company (Columbia Gulf) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1 and Original Volume No. 2, the 
revised tariff sheets listed on Appendix A attached to the filing.
    Columbia Gulf states that the instant filing (a) implements a 
general rate increase under Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act in order 
to permit recovery of increased costs, in part caused by increased 
operation and maintenance expense and construction since the last 
Section 4 general rate proceeding, (b) implements other changes in the 
cost of service, throughput and demand billing determinants through the 
end of the test period, and (c) proposes certain other tariff changes. 
According to Columbia Gulf, in large measure, this filing is being made 
as a result of the termination of the T-1 Rate Schedule service 
agreement by Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia) effective 
as of October 31, 1994 and pending abandonment of that service by 
Columbia Gulf. As a result of such termination and abandonment, 
Columbia Gulf. As a result of such termination and abandonment, 
Columbia Gulf will no longer have a cost of service tariff on and after 
November 1, 1994.
    Columbia Gulf states that the tariff sheets identified in Appendix 
A bear an issue date of April 29, 1994. Columbia Gulf requests a waiver 
of the Commission's regulations to permit an effective date of November 
1, 1994, for these tariff sheets.
    Columbia Gulf states that the tariff sheets submitted with this 
filing reflect the following primary elements: (1) Revised non-gas 
transportation service rates based upon a cost of service for the 12 
months ended January 31, 1994, adjusted for known and measurable 
changes anticipated to occur on or before October 31, 1994; (2) revised 
depreciation rates; (3) the assignment of Administrative and General 
costs to the various rate zones based on a combination of labor and 
revenues; (4) a representative level of revenue attributable to 
discounted transportation; (5) revisions of the ITS revenue crediting 
mechanism to (a) adjust the revenues to be shared for any actual 
inflation experienced during the applicable year, and (b) withhold 
revenue credits from delinquent customers or firm customers which 
dispute their bills subject to reversal in the event the dispute is 
resolved in such customer's favor; (6) a tariff revision to provide for 
an adjustment to rates to account for the completion of the flow-back 
of excess deferred income taxes under the Reverse South Georgia 
methodology; and (7) revisions to certain Volume No. 2 tariff changes 
to correct page references to the retainage factor in the Second 
Revised Volume No. 1 tariff.
    Columbai Gulf states that its proposed rates result in 
approximately $23 million of additional revenue annually compared to 
the underlying rates in Docket No. RP92-2 which became effective April 
1, 1992.
    Columbia Gulf states that a copy of the filing is being served on 
all parties to this proceeding, jurisdictional customers and interested 
state commissions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure. All such motions or protests should be filed 
on or before May 10, 1994. 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 proceeding. Any person 
wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of 
Columbia Gulf's filing are on file with the Commission and are 
available for public inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-11042 Filed 5-6-94; 8:45 am]
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