[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1026-1027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-406]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-128-000]

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Filing

January 5, 1996.
    Take notice that on December 29, 1995, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore), tendered for filing pursuant to Sections 7 (b) 
and (c) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 717f (b) and (c), its 
abbreviated application for a blanket certificate of public convenience 
and necessity authorizing the transportation of natural gas on behalf 
of others under Subpart G of Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations 
at 18 CFR 284.221 et seq. Eastern Shore also has submitted Pro Forma 
Tariff Sheets implementing its initial restructuring filing pursuant to 
Section 284.14 of the Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR 284.14, which 
implements the final rule in Docket No. RM91-11-000, Pipeline Service 
Obligations and Revisions to Regulations governing Self-Implementing 
Transportation Under Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations, III FERC 
Stats. & Regs. para.30,939 (1992) (Order No. 636, as amended by Order 
Nos. 636-A and 636-B, hereinafter ``Order No. 636''), all as more fully 
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Eastern Shore states that in accordance with Order No. 636, it 
proposes to unbundle the sales and storage services it currently 
provides. Customers receiving firm bundled sales and storage services 
on Eastern Shore (Converting Customers) will receive entitlements to 
firm transportation service on Eastern Shore's pipeline system in a 
quantity equivalent to their current firm service rights. Eastern shore 


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will assign to the Converting Customers the firm transportation 
capacity, including contract storage, it holds on its upstream 
pipelines so that the Converting Customers can become direct customers 
of such upstream pipelines. Converting Customers who previously 
received bundled sales service having no-notice characteristics and 
customers receiving firm transportation service under Rate Schedule T-1 
will have the right to elect either conventional notice or no-notice 
firm transportation service.
    With respect to cost classification, allocation, and rate design, 
Eastern Shore proposes to implement straight fixed variable cost 
classification and postage stamp rates. In order to accomplish a change 
from its current modified fixed variable rate design, Eastern Shore 
states that it will make a Section 4 rate filing, on or about May 1, 
1996, which would also be coordinated with its pending certificate 
filing in Docket No. CP96-97-000, wherein Eastern Shore seeks 
authorization to construct and operate a new compressor station to 
stabilize and increase system capacity.
    Also, as part of its restructuring filing, Eastern Shore requests 
authorization, pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and 18 
CFR 284.14(d), to abandon service under its existing rate Schedules CD-
1, CD-E, G-1, I-1, E-1, GSS-1, LSS, WSS-1, LGA-1, CFSS, CWS, and T-1. 
Eastern Shore requests that the effective date of the authorizations 
sought in the instant filing be no earlier than the in-service date of 
the facilities included in Docket No. CP96-97-000.
    Eastern Shore states that copies of its filing have been served 
upon its customers and the regulatory commissions of the states of 
Delaware and Maryland.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 26, 1996, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the 
requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 
CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act, 
18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be 
considered by it 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 to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the Commission's rules.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in, 
and subject to jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of Natural Gas Act and the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held 
without further notice before the Commission or its designee on this 
application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time required 
herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that a 
grant of the certificate is required by the public convenience and 
necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if 
the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is 
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Eastern Shore to appear or be represented at 
the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-406 Filed 1-10-96; 8:45 am]
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