[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2561]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. TQ96-4-23-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in 
FERC Gas Tariff

February 1, 1996.
    Take notice that on January 30, 1996 Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (ESNG) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, 
First Revised Volume No. 1, certain revised tariff sheets in the above 
captioned docket, with a proposed effective date of February 1, 1996.
    ESNG states that the revised tariff sheets included herein are 
being filed pursuant to Section 21 of the General Terms and Conditions 
of ESNG's Gas Tariff to reflect changes in ESNG's jurisdictional rates. 
The sales rates set forth herein reflect an increase of $0.1249 per dt 
in the Commodity Charge, as measured against ESNG's regularly scheduled 
Quarterly Purchased Gas Adjustment filing, Docket No. TQ96-3-23-000, et 
al., filed on January 3, 1996 to be effective February 1, 1996.
    The commodity current purchased gas cost adjustment reflects ESNG's 
projected cost of gas for the period of February 1, 1996 through April 
30, 1996, and has been calculated using its best estimate on available 
gas supplies to meet ESNG's anticipated purchase requirements. The 
increased gas costs in this filing are a result of higher prices being 
paid to producers/suppliers under ESNG's market-responsive gas supply 
contracts.
    ESNG respectfully requests waiver of the Commission's thirty (30) 
day notice requirement so as to permit it to place the subject rates 
into effect on February 1, 1996, as proposed. ESNG is unable to meet 
the thirty (30) day notice requirements because normal purchasing of 
gas supplies from producers/suppliers are always negotiated five 
working days prior to the end of each month (for the next month's 
supply). The normal time frame to order gas supply for the next month 
does not give ESNG any flexibility in order to make a filing in time 
for the ``notice requirement'' when gas prices spike upward (from 
projected) as they have for the month of February, 1996. The 
Commission's waiver of the thirty (30) day notice requirement in the 
case of this instant filing would allow for a more accurate recovery of 
ESNG's costs and mitigate the deferred commodity costs which would 
occur in the absence of such waiver.
    ESNG states that copies of the file have been served upon its 
jurisdictional customers and interested State 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, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, in accordance with Rule 211 and Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR Section 385.211 and Section 
385.214). All such motions or protests must be filed as provided in 
Section 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-2561 Filed 2-6-96; 8:45 am]
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