[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23794]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-488-000]


Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes In 
FERC Gas Tariff

September 3, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 28, 1997, Colorado Interstate Gas 
Company (CIG), tendered for filing to become part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, Second Revised Sheet No. 325 to be 
effective September 30, 1997.
    CIG states it is making this filing to modify Section 9.6 of the 
General Terms and Conditions of its tariff to allow it to increase the 
acceptable range of its ``input factor'' (BTU divided by the square 
root of specific gravity) to 6.2% on a daily basis and to 7.8% on an 
hourly basis.
    CIG further states its Watkins Station is a major pipeline junction 
on CIG's System and the point where gas from CIG's Northern, Central 
and Southern Systems, as well as gas from Fort Morgan Storage is 
blended. Air injection facilities were Installed at Watkins Station for 
the thermal control required to maintain the input factor within the 
limit of plus or minus 6% to satisfy customer orifice requirements on 
CIG's Valley Line which supplies gas to the City of Denver, the City of 
Colorado Springs and other towns along Colorado's Front Range. Valley 
Line customers are also required to purchase certain low BTU gas on the 
southern part of CIG's System in order for CIG to meet the input factor 
conditions
    CIG states that for the last several years it has been having an 
increasingly difficult time in meeting input factor requirements as the 
low Btu volumes are depleting on the southern part of its system.
    CIG states it has had meetings with Valley Line customers over a 
long period of time to reach a consensus on the long term actions 
needing to be taken to meet orifice requirements on the Valley Line. As 
part of this process, and as a interim solution, CIG's customers have 
agreed to increase the limits to the input factor. Therefore, CIG is 
requesting herein to change the limit of the input factor to plus or 
minus 6.2% on a daily basis, and to plus or minus 7.8% on an hourly 
basis.
    CIG further states that copies of this filing have been served on 
CIG's jurisdictional customers and public bodies.
    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 Section 385.214 and Section 385.211 of the Commission's 
Regulations. All such motions 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 
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. 97-23794 Filed 9-8-97; 8:45 am]
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