[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 135 (Friday, July 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36719-36720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17718]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP96-298-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes 
in FERC Gas Tariff

July 8, 1996.
    Take notice that on July 1, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia) filed the following revised tariff sheets to its 
FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1 (Tariff) bearing a 
proposed effective date of August 1, 1996.

Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 25
Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 26
Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 27
Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 28

    Columbia states that this filing is being made pursuant to Section 
46 (Stranded Facilities Charge (SFC)) of the General Terms and 
Conditions (GTC) of Columbia's FERC Gas Tariff, Second

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Revised Volume No. 1. Columbia filed its SFC Tariff provision and 
resulting initial SFC as part of its August 1, 1995, general rate case 
filing pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act initiating Docket 
No. RP95-408. The SFC was accepted and suspended effective February 1, 
1996, and it is currently set for hearing before an Administrative Law 
Judge in Docket No. RP95-408. GTC Section 46.3(b) requires Columbia to 
restate the SFC twice a year (Adjustment Filings). This filing is 
Columbia's first Adjustment Filing recalculating the SFC pursuant to 
GTC Section 46.3(b) to be effective August 1, 1996. By this filing, 
Columbia is proposing a reduction in the SFC to reflect adjustments to 
the unamortized balance of ``Stranded Facilities Costs'' including: 
collections for the first biannual collection period; updates for 
actual activity since February 1, 1996, including for the actual net 
book value of stranded facilities as of January 31, 1996; the 
collection of only FERC interest on the unamortized balance; certain 
capital expenditures to maintain stranded facilities; and to reflect 
other adjustments as more fully explained in the filing. Columbia 
states that it has recalculated the SFC based upon projected demand 
determinats for the twelve month period commencing August 1, 1996, 
consistent with GTC Section 46.3.
    Columbia states that copies of its filing are available for 
inspection at its offices at 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, 
West Virginia, and 700 Thirteenth Street, NW., Suite 900, Washington, 
DC; and have been mailed to all firm customers, affected state 
Commissions and interruptible customers.
    Any person desiring to be heard or protest said filing should file 
a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. 20426, in accordance 
with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure. 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 
proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to 
intervent. Copies of this filing are on filed with the Commission and 
are available for public inspection in the Public Reference Room.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-17718 Filed 7-11-96; 8:45 am]
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