[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 136 (Monday, July 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36867-36868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17855]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP96-306-000]


Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas 
Tariff

July 9, 1996.
    Take notice that on July 1, 1996, Paiute Pipeline Company (Paiute) 
pursuant to Section 4, of the Natural Gas Act, tendered for filing as 
part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1-A, the 
following tariff sheets to become effective August 1, 1996:

1st Rev. Third Revised Sheet No. 10
First Revised Sheet No. 21
First Revised Sheet No. 21A

    Paiute has also tendered Alternate 1st Rev. Third Revised Sheet No. 
10 in the event that the Commission does not accept proposed 1st Rev. 
Third Revised Sheet No. 10. The proposed changes would increase 
revenues from jurisdictional services by $6,882,430 based on the 12-
month period ending March 31, 1996, as adjusted.
    Paiute proposes a general increase in its rates under all rate 
schedules contained in Second Revised Volume No. 1-A of its tariff. 
Paiute states that

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based upon the test period cost of service and the projected throughput 
quantities employed in its filing, Paiute projected a deficiency of 
approximately $6,882,430 in annual revenues under its existing rates. 
Paiute is therefore proposing to increase rates for its jurisdictional 
transportation and storage service in an amount that is sufficient to 
eliminate the revenue deficiency, and to recover the full cost of 
service reflected in its filing.
    Paiute indicates that the principal items of cost changes producing 
its deficiency are: (1) increases in plant and related items; (2) 
increases in depreciation expenses; (3) increases in various operation 
and maintenance expenses; and (4) increases in the required rate of 
return and related income taxes. Paiute further indicates that in 
designing its proposed transportation rates, it has utilized the same 
straight fixed-variable method of rate design, cost classification, and 
cost allocation that was used to derive its present transportation 
rates in Docket No. RP93-6-000.
    Paiute states that its proposed tariff sheets are submitted to 
revise its Statement of Rates tariff sheet and to make clarifications 
to its interruptible transportation revenue crediting mechanism.
    Paiute states that it has served copies of its filing on all 
affected customers and all interested State Regulatory Commissions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Section 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure. All such motions or protest 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 in the Public 
Reference Room.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-17855 Filed 7-12-96; 8:45 am]
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