[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11460-11461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5691]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP99-246-000]


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

March 3, 1999.
    Take notice that on March 1, 1999, 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, 1999:

Twenty-first Revised Sheet No. 18
Eleven Revised Sheet No. 18A
Twenty-second Revised Sheet No. 19

    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

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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, 1998 through December 31, 1998. Appendix 
A sets forth Columbia Gulf's actual experience during the deferral 
period. As reflected therein, Columbia Gulf was in a net under-recovery 
positions as of December 31, 1998. Consequently, in this filing 
Columbia Gulf is implementing an under-recovered surcharge component 
for each of the retainage factors to increase 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 said 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 or 385.211 of 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. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-222 for assistance).
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-5691 Filed 3-8-99; 8:45 am]
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