[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31009]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-343-002]


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

November 20, 1997.
    Take notice that on November 17, 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 Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act and in 
compliance with the Commission's October 17, 1997, Order in Docket Nos. 
RP97-343-000 and 001 to become effective November 1, 1997.
    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 Order No. 587. 
18 CFR 284.10(b). On January 3, 1997, Sea Robin made its compliance 
filing submitting pro forma tariff sheets to comply with Order No. 587 
in Docket No. RP97-224. On March 3, 1997, the Commission issued an 
order in said docket in response to Sea Robin's January 3, 1997 filing, 
requiring Sea Robin to file to implement a pooling service on its 
system.
    Sea Robin filed tariff sheets on April 29, 1997, setting forth the 
terms and conditions under which Sea Robin proposed to implement a 
pooling service on its system. The Commission's October 17, 1997, Order 
approved implementation of a pooling service on Sea Robin's system on 
or before July 1, 1998, and required Sea Robin to clarify references in 
Section 5.10(c) regarding nomination of interruptible transportation 
and assignment of delivery points under Pooling Service Agreements and 
to allow for pool to pool transfers.
    The compliance sheets filed by Sea Robin established Tier I and 
Tier II pools consistent with the Tier I and Tier II mechanism in 
Southern Natural Gas Company's Tariff to facilitate pool to pool 
transfers. In addition, Sea Robin has clarified in Section 5.10(c) that 
the intended purpose of the section was to establish a shipper's right 
to retain its primary delivery points rights under its FTS or FTS-2 
Agreement or designate such rights to the pool. Since a FTS or FTS-2 
shipper's right to a primary delivery point is capacity specific, it 
should not have to give away such rights to the pool if it wants to 
retain them. If a FTS or FTS-2 shipper does not designate to the pool 
its rights to a primary firm point, then the pool's priority at a 
delivery point for purposes of capacity allocation will be established 
on a secondary (B-1) firm basis.
    Sea Robin also made some minor changes to the tariff sheets to 
incorporate its Rate Schedule FTS-2 and some language in its definition 
section previously approved by the Commission in Sea Robin's GISB 
compliance proceeding in Docket No. RP97-224. Sea Robin has requested 
to place the tariff sheets into effect November 1, 1997; and, 
consistent with the terms of the October 17, 1997, Order, Sea Robin has 
identified on the tariff sheets that it will implement pooling service 
on the system no later than July 1, 1998.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing should file a protest 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Section 385.211 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 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. 97-31009 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am]
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