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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. RP94-283-000]

 

Gas Research Institute; Annual Application

June 10, 1994.
    Take notice that on June 8, 1994, Gas Research Institute (GRI) 
filed an application requesting advance approval of its 1995-1999 Five-
Year Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Plan, 1995-1996 
RD&D Program, and the funding of its R&D activities for 1995, pursuant 
to the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's Regulations, particularly 
18 CFR 154.38(d)(5).
    In its application, GRI proposes to increase its contract 
obligations to $210.4 million in 1995, an increase of 4.3% over the 
authorized 1994 obligations budget. GRI seeks to collect $191,688,000 
through jurisdictional rates and charges during the twelve months 
ending December 31, 1995. This $191.7 million, plus additional funds 
collected on intrastate transactions, will provide the necessary cash 
to fund the 1995 RD&D program.
    GRI proposes to fund the first year of the 1995-1996 R&D program 
through the following surcharges: (1) A demand/reservation surcharge on 
two-part rates of 21.8 cents/Dth-mo. for ``high load factor 
customers''; (2) a demand/reservation surcharge on two-part rates of 
13.4 cents/Dth-mo. for ``low load factor customers''; (3) a volumetric 
commodity/usage surcharge of 0.85 cents for firm services involving 
two-part rates, and for one-part interruptible rates; (4) a special 
``small customer'' surcharge of 2.0 cents/Dth; and (5) a surcharge of 
1.57 cents/Dth-mo. for one-part, firm service outside the ``small 
customer'' class. GRI asserts that these surcharges comply with the 
Commission's March 22, 1993 ``Order on Contested Settlement'' 
approving, without modification, the ``Stipulation and Agreement 
concerning Post-1993 GRI Funding Mechanism''.
    The Commission Staff will analyze GRI's application and prepare a 
Commission Staff Report. This Staff Report will be served on all 
parties and filed with the Commission as a public document by July 28, 
1994. Comments on the Staff Report and GRI's application by all 
parties, except GRI, must be filed with the Commission on or before 
August 12, 1994. GRI's reply comments must be filed on or before August 
26, 1994.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest GRI's application, 
except for GRI members and state regulatory commissions, who are 
automatically permitted to participate in the instant proceedings as 
intervenors, 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 the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations. All such motions or protests should be filed on or before 
June 24, 1994. All comments and protests will be considered by the 
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will 
not serve to make protestants parties to this proceeding. Any person 
wishing to become a party, other than a GRI member or a state 
regulatory commission, 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-14606 Filed 6-15-94; 8:45 am]
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