[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 112 (Friday, June 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31566-31567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14799]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP96-16-006]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Refund 
Report

June 7, 1999.
    Take notice that on May 18, 1999, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (Transco) tendered for filing a refund report showing that 
on April 27, 1999, Transco submitted refunds (total principal and 
interest amount of $4,389,744.64) to all affected shippers in Docket 
Nos. CP96-16-005, CP97-193-002, and CP97-193-003.
    Transco states that on October 1, 1997, as supplemented on October 
3, 1997, Transco filed tariff sheets in Docket No. CP96-16 which set 
forth the initial incremental reservation rates for the SunBelt firm 
transportation service (SunBelt filing). At the time the SunBelt filing 
was made Transco's rate of return had not been determined by the 
Commission in Docket No. RP95-197. In the SunBelt filing Transco stated 
that upon resolution of the rate of return issue Transco would file 
revised tariff sheets in Docket No. CP96-16 to effective November 1, 
1997.
    Transco states that on March 1, 1999, Transco filed revised tariff 
sheets in Docket No. CP96-16-005 (March 1 filing), to reflect in the 
SunBelt incremental reservation rates the rate of return approved by 
the Commission in its Order on rehearing in Docket RP95-197-033 on 
December 1, 1998 (85FERC para.61,323) (Opinion No. 414-B). The 
Commission approved Transco's March 1 filing on March 29, 1999. Transco 
began assessing the reduced SunBelt reservation rates effective April 
1, 1999.
    Transco also states that on October 1, 1997, Transco filed tariff 
sheets which set forth the initial reservation rate surcharge for the 
Maiden Delivery Lateral Expansion project (Maiden Lateral filing). In 
the Maiden Lateral filing Transco stated that upon resolution of the 
rate of issue in Docket No. RP95197-000, Transco would file revised 
tariff sheets to reflect that resolution in the reservation rate 
surcharge, effective November 1, 1997.
    Transco states that on March 1, 1999 revised tariff sheets were 
filed in Docket Nos. CP97-193-002 and CP97-193-003 to reflect the rate 
of return approved by the Commission in Opinion 414B. The Commission 
approved those tariff sheets on March 29, 1999. Transco began assessing 
the reduced Maiden Lateral reservation surcharge effective April 1, 
1999.

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    Transco further states that transportation refunds have been 
calculated for the period November 1, 1997 through March 31, 1999 based 
on the difference between the amounts billed and amounts calculated 
utilized the revised rates.
    Any person desiring to protest said filing should file protests 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Section 385.211 of the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such protests should 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. Copies of this filing are on file with the 
Commission and are available for public inspection in the Public 
Reference Room. This filing may also be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (please call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance).
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-14799 Filed 6-10-99; 8:45 am]
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