[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 132 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37039-37040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18011]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-406-000]


CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC 
Gas Tariff

July 3, 1997.
    Take notice that on July 1, 1997, CNG Transmission Corporation 
(CNG) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second 
Revised Volume No. 1, certain revised tariff sheets listed in Appendix 
A to the filing and certain pro forma tariff sheets listed in Appendix 
B to the filing. CNG proposes that the Appendix A tariff sheets become 
effective August 1, 1997, and that the Appendix B tariff sheets become 
effective prospectively upon Commission approval.
    CNG states that the proposed general rate case changes will 
increase jurisdictional revenues by approximately $71.1 million based 
upon a 12-month period ended March 31, 1997, adjusted for changes that 
are known and measurable and that will become effective during the 
nine-month test period ending December 31, 1997. CNG states that the 
principal factors supporting the adjustment in rates are an increase in 
rate base due to additional plant investment, increases in operation 
and maintenance expenses, an increase in the return allowance on the 
company's rate base, an increase in the depreciation rate for the 
company's computers, and increases in other taxes.
    CNG states that its filing is an integrated package of tariff 
changes, service enhancements, and pricing mechanisms that are designed 
to better serve CNG's customers in a competitive marketplace.
    CNG proposes prospectively to implement market based pricing on its

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system for all services under Rate Schedules IT and MCS and under a new 
rate schedule, Rate Schedule MBA. CNG proposes to provide firm 
transportation and storage service at market based prices under Rate 
Schedule MBA, in conjunction with Rate Schedules FT, GSS, GSS-II, and 
OSS for new contracts under those rate schedules with a primary term of 
less than five years (i.e., all new contracts for firm services under 
these rate schedules with a term of less than five years and all 
extensions or roll-overs of existing contracts with a term of less than 
five years). Thus, CNG states that it does not propose to implement 
market based rates for the primary term of existing long-term 
agreements. CNG does propose to implement market based prices for all 
short-term services (i.e., short-term firm transportation service, and 
services under Rate Schedules IT and MCS) immediately upon Commission 
approval.
    CNG states that copies of the filing have been served upon its 
affected customers and interested State Commissions.
    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, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's rules 
and regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed in 
accordance with Section 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. 
Protests will 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. 97-18011 Filed 7-9-97; 8:45 am]
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