[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18168]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP98-274-000]


Black Marlin Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes to FERC 
Gas Tariff

July 2, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 30, 1998, Black Marlin Pipeline Company 
(Black Marlin) tendered for filing to become part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets to be 
effective August 1, 1998:

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 4
Second Revised Sheet No. 213F

    Black Marlin states that it is making this filing to (1) provide an 
increase in rates for its transportation services and (2) eliminate the 
interruptible revenue sharing mechanism from its tariff.
    Black Marlin states that the tariff sheet filed herein reflects 
rates necessary to recover annual operating costs which Black Marlin 
expects to incur in performing service under its existing rate 
schedules, utilizing a Base Period ended March 31, 1998 adjusted for 
known and measurable changes anticipated to occur during the nine-month 
Test Period ending December 31, 1998.
    The proposed rates are based on an overall cost of service for 
Black Marlin's jurisdictional services of $3.2 million (exclusive of 
the cost of service associated with Black Marlin's onshore NGPA Section 
311 facilities), as compared to a cost of service of $3.1 million 
underlying the currently effective rates. Absent the instant rate case, 
Black Marlin would realize a revenue deficiency of $1.8 million as 
indicated by comparing the proposed rates with the currently effective 
rates applied to the Test Period volumes.
    The major reasons for the proposed rate increase are: (1) a 
decrease in annual throughput from 31,101,046 MMBtu underlying the 
currently effective rates to 19,331,916 MMBtu for the Test Period 
because of declines in the deliverability of the reserves to which 
Black Marlin is connected; and (2) the impact of approximately $4.4 
million in capital expenditures required to lower the portion of Black 
Marlin's line affected by a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
and the Port of Houston Authority to widen and deepen the Houston Ship 
Channel.
    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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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. 98-18168 Filed 7-8-98; 8:45 am]
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