[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7762]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP97-174-001]


Gulf States Transmission, Corporation; Notice of Petition for 
Waiver of GISB Standards and Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

March 21, 1997.
    Take notice that on March 18, 1997, Gulf States Transmission 
Corporation (GSTC) tendered for filing a petition for waiver of certain 
Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB) standards, first and foremost those 
associated with electronic data interchange and electronic delivery 
mechanism (EDI/EDM) and also capacity release. GSTC also tendered for 
filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, certain 
tariff sheets to be effective June 1, 1997.
    GSTC states that the purpose of the filing is to comply with the 
Commission's compliance order issued March 5, 1997 in Docket No. RP97-
174-000.
    GSTC has modified its tariff to (i) incorporate certain Standards 
by reference to number and version of such Standards, (ii) insert, 
verbatim, language from certain other GISB Standards, (iii) change each 
of Mcf to Dekatherms as required by GISB Standard 1.2.2.
    GSTC states that copies of the filing are being mailed to its 
jurisdictional customers and interested state regulatory agencies.
    Any person desiring to protest this 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 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. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission 
and are available for public inspection in the Public Reference Room.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-7762 Filed 3-26-97; 8:45 am]
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