[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47905-47906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23127]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. RP96-355-000, RP96-356-000, RM96-14-001]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company, Secondary Market Transactions on Interstate Natural Gas 
Pipelines; Notice of Application to Participate in Experimental Pilot 
Program and of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariffs

September 5, 1996.
    Take notice that on August 30, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Transmission) and Columbia Gulf Transmission Company 
(Gulf) [together Columbia] each filed the following revised tariff 
sheets to their FERC Gas Tariffs, Second Revised Volumes No. 1 bearing 
a proposed effective date of November 1, 1996:

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

Second Revised Sheet No. 295
Third Revised Sheet No. 352
Third Revised Sheet No. 353
Third Revised Sheet No. 354

Pro Forma Tariff Sheets

Sheet No. 262
Sheet No. 485
Sheet No. 486
Sheet No. 487
Sheet No. 488

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 154
Original Sheet No. 154A
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 192
Second Revised Sheet No. 193
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 194
Second Revised Sheet No. 194A
Third Revised Sheet No. 195

Pro Forma Tariff Sheets

Sheet No. 125
Sheet No. 281
Sheet No. 282

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Sheet No. 283
Sheet No. 284

    Transmission and Gulf state that the purpose of their filing is to 
implement the necessary tariff changes so that Transmission and Gulf 
can each participate in the Commission's Proposed Experimental Pilot 
Program to Relax the Price Cap for Secondary Market Transactions (Pilot 
Program) issued in Docket No. RM96-14-001 on July 31, 1996.
    The non-pro forma tariff sheets have an effective date of November 
1, 1996, and they contain changes to reflect early implementation on a 
permanent basis of the capacity release timeline proposed by the Gas 
Industry Standards Board (GISB) and adopted by the Commission in Order 
No. 587. Transmission and Gulf request a waiver of 18 CFR 154.207 to 
permit the filing of these tariff sheets at this time to be effective 
November 1, 1996. The pro forma tariff sheets contain changes to 
reflect Transmission's and Gulf's participation in the Pilot Program. 
All of the tariff changes are explained in detail in the filing.
    Gulf's Fourth Revised Sheet No. 154 requires some explanation. The 
new changes reflected on that sheet are being made on the version of 
that tariff sheet (Third Revised Sheet No. 154) which Gulf filed with 
other tariff sheets initiating Docket No. RP96-283. Revised Sheet No. 
154--while accepted (to be effective January 1, 1997)--remains subject 
to the outcome of technical conference proceedings in that docket. 
However, Gulf states that the changes reflected on Third Revised Sheet 
No. 154 in Docket No. RP96-283 were not protested, and reflect a 
proposed implementation of more liberal nomination deadlines and intra-
day nomination changes. Consequently, in this filing, Gulf has made 
further revisions to Third Revised Sheet No. 154 to reflect the early 
implementation of GISB's capacity release timeline, and respectfully 
requests that Fourth Revised Sheet No. 154 submitted with this filing 
be accepted and suspended to be effective November 1, 1996. In order to 
grant this request, Gulf requests a waiver of 18 CFR 154.205.
    Transmission and Gulf state that copies of their filing have been 
mailed to all firm customers, affected state commissions and 
interruptible customers.
    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, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's 
regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed within 15 days 
and comply with the requirements of 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 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. 96-23127 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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