[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6038]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. TM98-2-70-000]


Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in 
FERC Gas Tariff

March 4, 1998.
    Take notice that on February 27, 1998, Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company (Columbia Gulf) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised tariff 
sheets, with a proposed effective date of April 1, 1998:

Eighteenth Revised Sheet No. 018
Eighth Revised Sheet No. 018A
Nineteenth Revised Sheet No. 019

    Columbia Gulf states that this filing represents Columbia Gulf's 
annual filing pursuant to the provisions of Section 33, 
``Transportation Retainage Adjustment (TRA)'', of the General Terms and 
Conditions (GTC) of its Tariff.
    Columbia Gulf states that the tariff sheets listed above set forth 
the transportation retainage factors as a result of this filing. GTC 
Section 33.2 enables Columbia Gulf to state retainage factors for its 
rate zones, which factors consist of a current and an over/under 
recovered component. Pursuant to GTC Section 33.4(a), the current 
component reflects the estimate of total company-use, lost, and 
unaccounted-for quantities required during the 12-month period 
commencing, in an annual filing such as this, on April 1. Pursuant to 
GTC Section 33.4(b) the over/under recovered component reflects the 
reconciliation of ``actual'' company-use, lost, and unaccounted-for 
quantities with quantities actually retained by Columbia Gulf for the 
preceding calendar year; i.e., the deferral period.
    The deferral period for this annual filing is the preceding 
calendar year being January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997. Appendix 
A, pages 5 and 6, set forth Columbia Gulf's actual experience during 
the deferral period. As reflected therein, Columbia Gulf was in a net 
over-recovery position as of December 31, 1997. Consequently, in this 
filing Columbia Gulf is implementing an over/under recovered surcharge 
component for each of the retainage factors to decrease future 
quantities to be retained.
    Columbia Gulf states that copies of its filing have been mailed to 
all firm customers, interruptible customers, and affected state 
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, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 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 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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-6038 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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