[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10213-10214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5216]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. RP96-312-009; and GT98-19-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

February 24, 1998.
    Take notice that on February 18, 1998, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company (Tennessee) tendered for filing and Commission approval (1) a 
Gas Transportation Agreement between Tennessee and Distrigas of 
Massachusetts, Inc. (DOMAC), hereinafter referred to as the DOMAC 
Service Agreement, and (2) Sixth Revised Sheet No. 412 of Tennessee's 
FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No. 1. Tennessee requests an 
effective date of April 1, 1998 for the revised tariff sheet.
    Tennessee states that the DOMAC Service Agreement is being filed 
both as a negotiated rate service agreement and as a non-conforming 
service agreement. The tariff sheet references the DOMAC Service 
Agreement as a non-conforming service agreement.
    In its June 25, 1997 ``Order Issuing Certificates'' in Tennessee, 
Docket No. CP96-164-000 (June 25 Order), the Commission found that the 
rate which Tennessee proposed to charge DOMAC for service over the 
facilities certificated therein, i.e., the applicable rate under 
Tennessee's Rate Schedule FT-A, constituted a negotiated rate. 
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 70 FERC para. 61,375 (1997). In 
accordance with the Commission's directive in its June 25 Order and 
consistent with the Commission's decisions in Noram Gas Transmission 
Company, 75 FERC para. 61,091 (1996) and Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company, 76 FERC para. 61,224 (1996), Tennessee is filing the DOMAC

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Service Agreement as a negotiated rate contract.
    Further, Although Tennessee does not believe that the DOMAC Service 
Agreement ``deviates in any material aspect'' from the pro forma FT-A 
Gas Transportation Agreement contained in Volume No. 1 of Tennessee's 
FERC Gas Tariff (Pro Forma FT-A Agreement), Tennessee is submitting the 
DOMAC Service Agreement for, Commission approval pursuant to Section 
154.1(d) of the Commission's Regulations because it contains certain 
provisions which differ from Tennessee's Pro Forma FT-A Agreement.
    Tennessee states that the DOMAC Service Agreement reflects the 
authorizations granted by the Commission in its June 25 Order.
    Tennessee states that copies of the filing have been mailed to all 
affected customers and state regulatory commissions.
    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, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Sections 385.211 and 385.214 of the Commission's 
Rules and 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 he appropriate 
action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to 
this 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 available for public inspection in the Public Reference 
Room.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5216 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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