[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 64580-64581] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-31987] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP97-411-005] Sea Robin Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes to FERC Gas Tariff December 2, 1997. Take notice that on November 25, 1997, Sea Robin Pipeline Company (Sea Robin) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised Tariff sheet pursuant to Section 154.203 of the Commission's Regulations and Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act to become effective November 3, 1997: Second Revised Sheet No. 7a 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, provided 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. Sea Robin made a compliance filings with the Commission on August 15, 1997, and October 14, 1997, to place the tariff sheets into effect on August 4, 1997. The July 31 Order recognized that acceptance of the filing was subject to the outcome of Sea Robin's rehearing petition in Docket No. RP95-167. On December 31, 1996, Sea Robin filed a Stipulation and Agreement (Stipulation) in Docket No. RP95-167 under which it intended to resolve all of the issues in the proceeding and to implement revised rates effective January 1, 1997. The Stipulation Lowered Sea Robin's interruptible transportation (IT) rate to [[Page 64581]] $0.0800/Dth and lowered its firm transportation (FT) demand rate to $2.26/Dth and FT commodity rate to $0.0040/Dth (Settlement Rates). On April 22, 1997, the Commission issued its Order on Settlement Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates (April 22 Order), which required Sea Robin to reduce both its existing rates and Settlement Rates under Section 5(a) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717d(a)(1996) to $0.074/ dth for IT service and $2.12/dth demand and $0.003/dth commodity for FT service. On rehearing of the April 22 Order, however, the Commission issued an order dated November 3, 1997, which accepted the settlement rates as just and reasonable. When Sea Robin filed its flex-firm rate schedule on July 1, 1997, with the rates contained in the April 22 Order, Sea Robin specifically stated that ``any rates proposed to be charged hereunder will be subject to the outcome of Sea Robin's rehearing request.'' Accordingly, consistent with the Commission's November 3 Order, Sea Robin has filed the revised tariff sheet to implement the Settlement Rates for service under Rate Schedule FTS-2 as approved by the November 3 Order. 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 the Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR Section 385.211). 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. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 97-31987 Filed 12-5-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M