[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 241 (Friday, December 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65565-65566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31620]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP97-182-000]


South Georgia Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes to 
FERC Gas Tariff

December 9, 1996.
    Take notice that on December 4, 1996, South Georgia Natural Gas 
Company (South Georgia) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the pro forma Tariff sheets set 
forth on Appendix A to the filing in compliance with the Commission's 
Order No. 587 to become effective June 1, 1997.
    On July 17, 1996, the Commission issued Order No. 587 which revised 
its regulations governing interstate natural gas pipelines to require 
such pipelines to follow standardized business practices issued by the 
Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB) and adopted by the Commission. 18 
CFR 284.10(b). The standards govern certain aspects of the following 
practices of natural gas pipelines: nominations, allocations, 
balancing, measurement, invoicing, and capacity release. The order 
required South Georgia to submit its compliance filing by December 1, 
1996, for

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implementation of the approved standards by June 1, 1997.
    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 Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All such motions 
and protests must be filed on or before December 26, 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 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. 96-31620 Filed 12-12-96; 8:45 am]
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