[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 1844-1845] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-635] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP98-99-000] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Filing January 6, 1998. Take notice that on December 30, 1997, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 154 of the Regulations of the Federal Energy Regulation Commission filed original and revised tariff sheets setting forth a new rate schedule, Rate Schedule FT-BH, under which Tennessee will provide a new type of firm backhaul transportation service in addition to the firm backhaul service currently available under Tennessee's Rate Schedules FT-G, FT-GS, and FT-A. The new service will be performed under Part 284 of the Commission's regulations and is proposed to be effective March 1, 1998. A list of the tariff sheets comprising Rate Schedule FT-BH and a list of the revised tariff sheets is set forth in Appendix A to the filing. Tennessee states that the proposed tariff sheets provide for a specialized, firm backhaul service at a rate that is lower than Tennessee's generally available maximum firm transportation rate. By limiting the availability and utilization of the FT-BH service, Tennessee can take advantage of conditions that exist on its system to meet the needs of its customers by offering an additional transportation option that it otherwise could not offer. Tennessee states that the proposed tariff sheets also provide that FT-BH service will be a firm point-to-point service with limited Part 284 rights. The FT-BH service will not include the right to utilize secondary receipt and delivery points, and therefore will be limited to the use of primary receipt and delivery points only. Tennessee states that shippers will not have the right to segment their capacity rights nor the ability to do so because of this limitation. Tennessee explains that these limitations are necessary because given secondary rights, a shipper could utilize a secondary receipt point located upstream of a primary delivery point to effect a forward haul transaction. Tennessee states that offering this service with the primary point restriction is the only way it can be offered at all to avoid impacting secondary rights for firm forward haul shippers under other rate schedules. 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 385.211 and 385.214 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests should 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. Any person wishing to [[Page 1845]] 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. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-635 Filed 1-9-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M