[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 28169] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-13177] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR99-14-000] Shenandoah Gas Company; Notice of Application May 19, 1999. Take notice that on May 7, 1999, Shenandoah Gas Company (Shenandoah), P.O. Box 2400, Winchester, Virginia 22604, filed a petition pursuant to section 284.224(e) (1) and 284.123)(e) of the Commission's Regulations for approval of a proposed rate and operating statement applicable to a firm interstate transportation service to be rendered by Shenandoah on behalf of Mountaineer Gas Company (Mountaineer) pursuant to its blanket certificate, all as more fully described in the petition and exhibits filed therewith which are on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Pursuant to a November 2, 1998 Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (Agreement), Shenandoah will sell to Mountaineer all of its natural gas transmission and distribution facilities located in West Virginia. Mountaineer will use such facilities to continue gas service to Shenandoah's former customers in West Virginia, as well as to new customers in West Virginia. At the current time, the only source of gas supply to serve customers in Shenandoah's service territory in West Virginia is through Shenandoah's interconnections with Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation in Warren County, Virginia (Receipt Point). Shenandoah and Mountaineer have entered into a Firm Interstate Transportation Service Agreement dated February 19, 1999, pursuant to which Shenandoah will provide a firm interstate transportation service to Mountaineer under authority of its blanket certificate issued in accordance with Section 284.224 of the Commission's Regulations, 44 FERC 61,108 (1988). Under the terms of the Firm Interstate Transportation Service Agreement, Shenandoah will provide a firm interstate transportation service on behalf of Mountaineer, receiving gas in Virginia and redelivering up to 16,000 Dekatherms per day to Mountaineer at the West Virginia border. Mountaineer may arrange for the transportation of its own system supplies, act as agent for any of its customers desiring such service, or release capacity to existing transportation customers in West Virginia, as requested by such customers, or to any others on an as available basis. The firm transportation service will be provided for an initial term of five years and may be canceled thereafter by either party after two years notice given after the expiration of the initial term. Shenandoah states that the proposed rate was determined in accordance with the methodology described in section 284.123(b)(1)(i)(B) of the Commission's Regulations, Shenandoah proposes to charge (1) to a Demand Charge of $2.3125 per Dekatherm (Dth) per month applicable to the Maximum Daily Quantity of 16,000 Dths, and (2) a Volumetric Charge of $.0064 per Dth for all gas delivered at the Delivery Point at the West Virginia border. Shenandoah shall be compensated for lost and unaccounted-for volumes at the rate of 0.5% of all volumes received by Shenandoah at the Receipt Point for Mountaineer's account. 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 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed on or before June 8, 1999. 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 202-208-2222 for assistance). Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-13177 Filed 5-24-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M