[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22594]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-411-001]


Sea Robin Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes to FERC 
Gas Tariff

August 20, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 15, 1997, Sea Robin Pipeline Company 
(Sea Robin) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First 
Revised Volume No. 1, the revised tariff sheets set forth on Appendix A 
to the filing pursuant to Sec. 154.203 of the Commission's Regulations 
and Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act to become effective August 1, 
1997.
    On July 1, 1997, Sea Robin submitted a filing with the Commission 
in the above-captioned docket to create a new rate schedule on Sea 
Robin's system to provide a new, flexible firm service for any eligible 
shipper. Such new, firm service, Rate Schedule FTS-2, provides firm 
transportation at a volumetric rate provided that shippers maintain a 
throughput level of 80% of Maximum Daily Quantity (MDQ). In the 
Commission's ``Order Accepting and Suspending Tariff Sheets Subject to 
Conditions'' dated July 31, 1997, the Commission accepted Sea Robin's 
filing subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the Commission 
required Sea Robin to clarify the following to its tariff language in 
its new Rate Schedule FTS-2:
    (i) That FTS-2 shippers are eligible for permanent releases under 
Sea Robin's capacity release program;
    (ii) How the billing mechanism for FTS-2 shippers billed a 
reservation charge will work to allow these shippers time to release 
capacity;
    (iii) To incorporate certain handwritten language which was filed 
and served but not included in its electronic filing; and
    (iv) That Sea Robin will consider at minimum the guaranteed revenue 
(the 80% throughput level) when evaluating requests under Rate Schedule 
FTS-2 to determine net present value when allocating capacity.
    In addition, the Commission required Sea Robin to submit workpapers 
consistent with the requirement set forth in Sec. 154.202(a)(1)(viii) 
of the Commission's Regulations.
    In addition to the sheets clarifying the issues contained in the 
Order and the workpapers required by the Order, Sea Robin states that 
it has filed four revised sheets which contain Sea Robin's allocation 
procedures under Sections 3 and 2 of the General Terms and Conditions 
to its existing tariff. Sea Robin has included these sheets in order to 
insure that the new service is included under those procedures.
    Sea Robin has requested to place the tariff sheets into effect 
August 1, 1997.
    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 Secs. 385.211 and 385.214 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures. All such protests 
must be filed in accordance with Sec. 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. 97-22594 Filed 8-25-97; 8:45 am]
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