[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 35736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16860]



-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP95-363-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Change in Rates

July 5, 1995.
    Take notice that on June 30, 1995, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El 
Paso) tendered for filing a notice of a change in rates for natural gas 
transportation service which affect certain rate schedules contained in 
El Paso's FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1-A and Third 
Revised Volume 2. El Paso tendered the tariff sheets for filing and 
acceptance to become effective on August 1, 1995.
    El Paso states that on April 30, 1993, at Docket No. RS92-60-000, 
et al., as amended, the Commission approved El Paso's Settlement in 
Restructuring, Rate and Related Proceedings (Settlement) which became 
effective October 1, 1993. El Paso states that Article II of the 
Settlement, among other things, provides that El Paso will file a new 
general system-wide rate change re-establishing its base tariff rates 
to be effective not later than January 1, 1996. In addition, Article 
III of the Settlement states that El Paso will refunctionalize certain 
facilities from Transmission to Production effective January 1, 1996. 
Further, Article III provides that El Paso will remove all field 
transmission costs from its mainline transmission rates by January 1, 
1996.
    El Paso states that it is tendering the subject filing to comply 
with these requirements and to eliminate a projected revenue 
deficiency.
    El Paso states that based upon the test period cost of service and 
billing determinants, El Paso projects a deficiency in annual revenues 
of approximately $136.7 million under its currently effective rates. El 
Paso states that the revenue deficiency arises primarily from an 
increase in cost of service of approximately $74 million and a decline 
in firm transportation billing determinants. El Paso is proposing to 
increase its rates for jurisdictional transportation service by an 
amount sufficient to eliminate the revenue deficiency and enable El 
Paso to recover the full cost of service reflected in this notice.
    El Paso states that notification of the filing or copies of the 
filing were served upon all interstate pipeline system customers of El 
Paso and interested state regulatory 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 
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 12, 1995. 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 
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. 95-16860 Filed 7-10-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-M