[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23550]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-473-000]


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

August 29, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 26, 1997, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia) tendered for filing to become part of its FERC 
Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised tariff 
sheets, bearing a proposed effective date of September 1, 1997:

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 280
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 281
Third Revised Sheet No. 283

    Columbia states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with 
the Commission's Order No. 636-C wherein the Commission established 
five years as the maximum length contract term that must be matched by 
a shipper exercising its right of first refusal. In Order No. 636-C, 
the Commission further directed pipelines to reflect this five-year 
term matching cap in their right of first refusal tariff provisions 
within 180 days from issuance of Order No. 636-C. Columbia states that 
it has revised its General Terms and Conditions Sections 4.1(c)(1), (4) 
and 4.2(d) to provide that the longest contract term that a shipper 
exercising its right of first refusal must match is five years.
    Columbia states that copies of its filing have been mailed to all 
firm customers, interruptible customers, and affected state 
commissions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's 
regulations. All such interventions or protests 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 proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must file a 
motion to intervene. A copy of this filing is on file with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection in the Public 
Reference Room.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-23550 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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