[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 25937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12314]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-137-004]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes to FERC 
Gas Tariff

May 6, 1997.
    Take notice that on May 2, 1997, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh 
Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised Tariff sheets in compliance 
with the Commission's Order No. 587-B and the Commission's February 13, 
1997 Order in this docket, to become effective June 1, 1997:

Twenty Fifth Revised Sheet No. 14
Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 14a
Twenty Fifth Revised Sheet No. 16
Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 16a
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 20
Second Revised Sheet No. 20a

    On July 17, 1996, the Commission issued Order No. 587 in Docket No. 
RM96-1-000 which revised the Commission's regulations governing 
interstate natural gas pipelines to require such pipelines to follow 
certain standardized business practices issued by the Gas Industry 
Standards Board (GISB) and adopted by the Commission in said Order. 18 
CFR 284.10(b). On December 2, 1996, Southern made its compliance filing 
submitting pro forma tariff sheets to comply with Order No. 587. On 
February 13, 1997, the Commission issued an order in this docket in 
response to Southern's filing. The order required Southern to revise 
and submit its compliance filing for implementation of the approved 
standards by June 1, 1997.
    Southern submitted its compliance filing on April 7, 1997, but 
requested a waiver not to implement Version 1.1 of Standard 5.3.22 on 
the basis that the Commission subsequently approved a revised version 
of the standard which matched Southern's current practice for 
calculating maximum volumetric reservation rates for releases of firm 
service. Rather than implement a change for a very short time, Southern 
stated that it would make a filing to implement Version 1.1 of Standard 
5.3.22 on June 1, 1997, which is earlier than the November 1, 1997 
deadline. The revised sheets listed above reflects revised Standard 
5.3.22.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing should file a protest 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211). All such protests 
must be filed in accordance with 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-12314 Filed 5-9-97; 8:45 am]
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