[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 60316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29878]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP99-112-000]


Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Proposed 
Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

November 3, 1998.
    Take notice that on October 30, 1998, Iroquois Gas Transmission 
System, L.P. (Iroquois) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, Original Sheet No. 75E. The 
proposed effective date of this tariff sheet is January 1, 1999.
    Iroquois states that it is submitting the filing in accordance with 
the Commission's April 29, 1998 order in Gas Research Institute, Docket 
Nos. RP97-149-003, et al., (83 FERC para. 61,093) authorizing pipelines 
to become collection agents for shippers wishing to voluntarily 
contribute to GRI. Pursuant to that order, Iroquois states that it is 
implementing a check-the-box mechanism to permit shippers to make such 
contributions and to specify specific projects or project areas to 
which the amounts collected should be applied. According to Iroquois, 
any funds collected are in addition to amounts collected under Section 
12.1 of its tariff and will not be part of Iroquois jurisdictional 
rates or reviewed by the Commission.
    Iroquois further requests a waiver of section 154.207 of the 
Commission's regulations to permit the tariff sheet to become effective 
as proposed.
    Iroquois states that copies of its filing were served on all 
jurisdictional customers and interested state commissions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said 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 or 385.211of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed in 
accordance with 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,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-29878 Filed 11-6-98; 8:45 am]
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