[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 20174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10822]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-153-011]


Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., Notice of Request for 
Extension of Time

April 17, 1998.
    Take notice that on April 2, 1998, Granite State Gas Transmission, 
Inc. (Granite State) submitted a request for a further extension of 
time through March 31, 1999, to implement the Gas Industry Standards 
Board (GISB) Standards related to data elements, data sets, invoice 
details, and EDM as listed below:
    1.2.2, 1.4.1-1.4.5, 2.3.19, 2.3.25, 2.4.1-2.4.5, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 
3.3.5, 3.3.7, 3.3.10, 3.3.12, 3.3.14, 3.4.1-3.4.3, 4.3.1-4.3.4, 5.3.9, 
5.3.10, and 5.4.1-5.4.17
    According to Granite State, in order to be fully compliant with all 
GISB EDI standards, it must develop a new database and build a new 
interface to process incoming and outgoing requests. Granite State 
indicates that the preliminary cost estimate of $600,000 and at least 
one full time employee to address its internal information system 
requirements appear excessive. Further, Granite States claims that its 
customers did not express any specific interest in doing business with 
the Company via EDI. Accordingly, the Company continues to explore 
different options for meeting the GISB requirements and its customer's 
needs, including its evolving information system configuration in a 
least cost matter.
    Granite State further states that copies of its filing have been 
served on its firm transportation customers, Bay State Gas Company and 
Northern Utilities, Inc., and on the regulatory agencies of the states 
of Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
    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 and Regulations. All such protests must be filed on 
or before April 24, 1998. 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 proceedings. 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. 98-10822 Filed 4-22-98; 8:45 am]
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