[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 11422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6120]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. RP97-20-003, and RP97-194-001]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request for Waiver and 
Technical Conference

March 6, 1997.
    Take notice that on March 3, 1997, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El 
Paso) submitted a request for waiver of Order Nos. 587, et seq., and 
ordering paragraph (B) of the Commission's order issued February 13, 
1997 in these proceedings to permit El Paso to delay implementation of 
the Gas Industry Standards Board Standards from April 1, 1997 until 
June 1, 1997.
    El Paso also requested that the Commission Staff convene a 
technical conference as soon as possible pursuant to the February 13, 
1997 order to discuss the application of the GISB Standards on El 
Paso's system and the process for monitoring the resulting impacts on 
the scheduling system and related procedures. Due to the technical 
nature of this discussion, El Paso requests that parties' 
representatives attending the conference be experienced with the 
scheduling process and computer system design.
    El Paso states that copies of the filing were served upon all 
parties of record at Docket Nos. RP97-20-000, et seq., and RP97-194-
000.
    Any person desiring to protest said filing should file a protest 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Section 385.211 of the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such protests should be filed 
on or before March 13, 1997. 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. 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. 97-6120 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am]
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