[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 31457-31458] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-15229] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. TM98-4-4-000 and RP98-155-001] Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.; Notice in Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff June 3, 1998. Take notice that on May 29, 1998, Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. (Granite State) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, the revised tariff sheets below for effectiveness on July 1, 1998: Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 21 Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 22 Substitute First Revised Sheet Nos. 333 and 334 According to Granite State, the foregoing tariff sheets propose a revised quarterly Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) surcharge for the third quarter of 1998, together with a reconciliation factor for prior period undercollections of reimbursable electric power costs for which Granite State is charged by Portland Pipe Line Corporation under the provisions of a lease of a pipeline and which Granite State recovers through the PCA. Granite State further states that it filed a quarterly adjustment under its PCA tariff tracking provision on March 2, 1998 for effectiveness on April 1, 1998, [[Page 31458]] together with a reconciliation for prior period undercollections. It is said that the proposed reconciliation was rejected in an order issued April 1, 1998 on the grounds that the reconciliation procedure appeared to recover reimbursable power costs incurred prior to the date that the PCA became effective on April 1, 1997. Granite State says that the April 1, 1998 order established a Technical Conference in the proceeding which was held May 19, 1998, during which the Staff made certain recommendations concerning the PCA tracking procedure and particularly the reconciliation methodology for undercollections of the electric power costs. According to Granite State, the revised tariff sheets listed above incorporate Staff suggested revisions in the PCA procedure to establish separate surcharge components for the projected electric power costs in each quarterly filing and a separate surcharge component for the recovery of uncollected costs in prior periods. Granite State further states that the foregoing revised tariff sheets and surcharge calculations also reflect Granite State's understanding of its authorization to collect prior period undercollections through the reconciliation procedure in the PCA. Granite State also states that during the Technical Conference the Staff disagreed with granite State's interpretation of the authorization to collect prior period undercollections of the electric power costs billed by Portland Pipe Line, particularly such costs incurred prior to April 1, 1997. Granite State has also tendered in this filing the alternate revised tariff sheets listed below for effectiveness on July 1, 1998: Alternate Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 21 Alternate Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 22 Alternate Substitute Revised Sheet Nos. 333 and 334 Acccording to Granite State the foregoing alternate revised tariff sheets reflect in the PCA reconciliation methodology and calculation of the PCA surcharge the Staff's view of Granite State's authorization to recover prior period reimbursable electric power costs. According to Granite State, copies of its filing have been served on its firm 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 be heard or to protest this filing should file a motion to intervene or a 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 proceedings. Any person wishing to 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. David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-15229 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M