[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 65649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30881]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. FA94-15-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company; Order Establishing Hearing 
Procedures

    Issued: December 14, 1995.

    On September 8, 1995, the Deputy Chief Accountant issued a 
contested audit report under delegated authority noting Florida Gas 
Transmission Company's (Florida Gas) disagreement with respect to 
certain recommendations of the Division of Audits. \1\ Florida Gas was 
requested to advise whether it would agree to the disposition of the 
contested matters under the shortened procedures provided for by Part 
158 of the Commission's Regulations. 18 CFR 158.1, et seq.

    \1\ 72 FERC para. 62,243. The contested matters are discussed in 
Part I of the letter order. The letter order was amended by 
reissuance of Part I on October 11, 1995, correcting amounts 
reported in Part I related to the capitalization of the allowance 
for funds used during construction on Phase III facilities. The 
letter as published in the FERC Reports at the cite noted above 
incorporates the October 11 revision.
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    By letter dated November 7, 1995, Florida Gas responded that it did 
not consent to the shortened procedures. Section 158.7 of the 
Commission's Regulations provides that in case consent to the shortened 
procedures is not given, the proceeding will be assigned for hearing. 
Accordingly, the Secretary, under authority delegated by the 
Commission, will set these matters for hearing. The arguments made by 
Florida Gas in its November 7, 1995 response may be raised at the 
hearing.
    Any interested person seeking to participate in this docket shall 
file a protest or a motion to intervene pursuant to Rules 211 and 214 
of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 
385.214) no later than 15 days after the date of publication of this 
order in the Federal Register.

It is ordered:
    (A) Pursuant to the authority contained in and subject to the 
jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by 
section 402(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act, the 
provisions of the Natural Gas Act, particularly sections 4, 5 and 8 
thereof, and pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (18 CFR, Chapter I), a public hearing shall be held 
concerning the appropriateness of Florida Gas's accounting practices as 
discussed in the audit report.
    (B) A Presiding Administrative Law Judge, to be designated by the 
Chief Administrative Law Judge, shall convene a prehearing conference 
in this proceeding, to be held within 45 days of the date of this 
order, in a hearing room of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. The Presiding Judge is 
authorized to establish procedural dates and to rule on all motions 
(except motions to dismiss) as provided in the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure.
    (C) This order shall be promptly published in the Federal Register.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-30881 Filed 12-19-95; 8:45 am]
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