[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 8129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3764]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP99-190-001]


National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation; Notice for Limited 
Extension of Waiver

February 11, 2000.
    Take notice that on January 31, 2000, pursuant to Rule 212 of the 
Rules and Regulations of the Commission, 18 CFR 385.212 and to the 
Commission's February 24, 1999 order in the above-captioned 
proceeding,\1\ National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (National 
Fuel Distribution) tendered for filing a Motion For Extension of 
Limited Extension of Waiver and Report on Tennessee Flexibility Issues 
(Motion) of the Commission's ``shipper must have title'' policy.
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    \1\ National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. 86 FERC para. 61,179 
(1999).
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    Pursuant to the Commission's initial order on National Fuel 
Distribution's waiver of the title policy, National Fuel distribution's 
waiver will expire on April 1, 2000.
    National Fuel Distribution states that it is seeking Commission 
action before April 1, 2000, so that its current customer choice 
program in Pennsylvania may continue as approved during the time 
National Fuel Distribution acquires the certain additional flexibility 
on its interstate pipelines essential to permitting the release of 
capacity to its customers.
    National Fuel Distribution requests that the Commission grant it an 
extension of its waiver of the shipper must have title policy for its 
capacity in New York for a term ending November 1, 2000, and for its 
retained capacity in Pennsylvania, for a term not to exceed one-year, 
subject to a quarterly reporting obligation.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing should file a protest 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, 
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Section 385.211 of the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such protests must be filed on 
or before February 18, 2000. 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 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. 00-3764 Filed 2-16-00; 8:45 am]
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