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[FR Doc No: 94-18432]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP94-325-000]


Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Proposed Changes in FERC Gas 
Tariff

July 22, 1994.
    Take notice that on July 20, 1994, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 
Company (Panhandle) tendered for filing Ninth Revised Tariff Sheet Nos. 
4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 which are proposed to become effective August 1, 1994.
    Panhandle states that its filing implements, in accordance with 
Section 18.7 of the General Terms and Conditions of First Revised 
Volume No. 1 of Panhandle's FERC Gas Tariff, the recovery of certain of 
its Gas Supply Realignment (GSR) Costs by means of GSR Reservation 
Surcharges applicable to service under Rate Schedules FT, EFT and SCT 
and the comparable component applicable to interruptible rates under 
Rate Schedules IT and EIT.
    Panhandle states that the costs included for recovery herein are 
costs which resulted from Panhandle having to terminate and assign its 
existing gas supply contracts in connection with implementing Order No. 
636, et seq., which, among other things, required Panhandle to 
restructure its services and operations to provide its sales customers 
the choice of reducing and terminating their obligations under their 
existing sales contract.
    Panhandle states that the costs encompassed by its filing, which 
total $14,368,766, consist of actual payments made by Panhandle for 
terminations and assignments of its gas supply contracts, all of which 
became stranded upon the termination of Panhandle's merchant function 
in conjunction with customer elections under 18 CFR 284.14(d). Also 
included are certain Account No. 165 costs incurred for what would have 
been recappable take-or-pay had Panhandle continued its merchant 
function and the unrecovered balance of a take-or-pay buyout and 
buydown agreement which had been subject to a three year amortization. 
These latter gas supply transition costs also became stranded upon the 
termination of Panhandle's merchant function.
    Panhandle states that the amounts included for recovery as GSR 
Reservation Surcharges under Rate Schedules FT, EFT and SCT and the 
amounts included for recovery under Rate Schedules IT and EIT have been 
calculated using the methods set forth in Section 18.7 of the General 
Terms and Conditions of its Tariff and are consistent with the 
Commission's orders and pronouncements regarding the recovery of GSR 
Costs. Carrying charges have been calculated in accordance with Section 
154.67(c) of the Commission's Regulations and Section 18.7 of 
Panhandle's Tariff.
    Panhandle states that a copy of this filing has been served on all 
customers affected by this filing and the respective state commissions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest the filing should 
file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, in accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests should 
be filed on or before July 29, 1994. Protests will be considered by the 
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will 
not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-18432 Filed 7-27-94; 8:45 am]
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