[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27342-27343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13638]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. PR96-6-000]


Gulf States Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Petition for Rate 
Approval

May 24, 1996.
    Take notice that on May 1, 1996, as corrected on May 10, 1996, Gulf 
States Pipeline Corporation (Gulf States) filed pursuant to Section 
284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's Regulations, a petition for rate 
approval requesting that the Commisison approve as fair and equitable a 
system-wide interruptible transportation rate of $0.2637 per MMBtu, a 
firm reservation rate of $4.6360 per MMBtu, and a firm commodity rate 
of $0.1112 per MMBtu for transportation services performed under 
Section 311(a)(2) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.
    Gulf States states that it is an intrastate pipeline within the 
meaning of Section 2(16) of the NGPA and it owns and operates an 
intrastate pipeline system in the State of Louisiana. Gulf States 
proposes an effective date of May 1, 1996.
    Pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2)(ii) of the Commission's 
Regulations, if the Commission does not act within 150 days of the 
filing date, the rates will be deemed to be fair and equitable and not 
in excess of an amount which interstate pipelines would be permitted to 
charge for similar transportation services. The Commission may, prior 
to the expiration of the 150-day period, extend the time for action or 
institute a proceeding to afford parties an opportunity for written 
comments and for the oral presentation of views, data, and arguments.
    Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with Sections 385.211 and 
385.214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures. All 
motions must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission on or before 
June 10, 1996. 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

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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. 96-13638 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
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