[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40577-40578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19582]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP95-409-000]


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

August 3, 1995.
    Take notice that on August 1, 1995, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest) tendered for filing changes to its FERC Gas Tariff to be 
effective September 1, 1995,\1\ consisting of the following tariff 
sheets:

    \1\ Northwest in its filing indicated that it anticipates the 
filing to be suspended for the full five month period. In the event 
of such a suspension, Northwest requested an effective date of 
February 1, 1996. Northwest also requested that all tariff sheets be 
suspended for the same period of time as the rate changes.
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Third Revised Volume No. 1

Seventh Revised Sheet No. 5
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 5-A
Third Revised Sheet No. 6
Third Revised Sheet No. 7
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 8
Second Revised Sheet No. 8.1
First Revised Sheet No. 116
Second Revised Sheet No. 117
First Revised Sheet No. 118
Third Revised Sheet No. 271
First Revised Sheet No. 360
First Revised Sheet No. 361
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 375
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 376
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 377
Third Revised Sheet No. 378
Second Revised Sheet No. 380

Original Volume No. 2

Twenty-First Revised Sheet No. 2
Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 2.1
Twentieth Revised Sheet No. 2-A

    Northwest states that the changes reflect an overall change in its 
jurisdictional rates for transportation and storage services for the 
twelve month period ended April 30, 1995, adjusted for known and 
measurable changes through January 31, 1996, to provide additional 
revenues related to an increased revenue requirement and redesign of 
rates of approximately $19.2 million.\2\

    \2\ This amount reflects the increase over Northwest's currently 
effective rates in Docket No. RP94-220 as adjusted to reflect the 
removal of Northwest's investment in lost and unaccounted-for gas as 
ordered by the Commission in Docket No. RP95-187. The increase does 
not reflect the mitigating effects of the Storage Services 
Settlement in Docket No. RP93-5 and RP94-220, 71 FERC para. 61,063, 
on Northwest's Docket No. RP94-220 currently effective rates or 
Northwest's cost of service positions in rebuttal testimony filed on 
July 11, 1995, in that proceeding.
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    Northwest's revenue requirement has increased due to increased cost 
of service, primarily as a result of 1) additions to gross rate base 
including system expansion facilities, 2) increased operating and 
maintenance expenses, the majority of which relate to an increase in 
headquarters office rent, and 3) increased depreciation expenses 
related primarily to new facilities, the reclassification of items for 
transmission to general plant, and to adjustments to the depreciable 
life of certain general plant items. All of these increases are partly 
offset by the revenues associated with additional services provided to 
system expansion shippers.
    Northwest submitted with its filing proposed changes to modify 
Northwest's tariff to incorporate an amendment to Northwest's Rate 
Schedule T-1 firm transportation service for Pacific Interstate 
Transmission Company to restate the volume obligation and to eliminate 
the Btu conversion factor to be consistent with Northwest's other firm 
transportation service agreements. The filing also updates the existing 
tariff's rate sheets, updates the Index of Shippers, reduces the 
allocation to interruptable transportation, and corrects typographical 
errors in the tariff.
    Northwest states that the filing was served on each of its 
customers and affected state commissions pursuant to Section 154.16(b) 
of the Commissions Regulations.

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    Any person desiring to be heard or 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 
of Practice and Procedure. All such motions or protests should be filed 
on or before August 10, 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 Commission and are available for public 
inspection in the Public Reference Room.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-19582 Filed 8-8-95; 8:45 am]
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