[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 49 (Monday, March 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13374-13375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5986]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP00-209-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Proposed 
Changes In FERC Gas Tariff

March 7, 2000.
    Take notice that on March 1, 2000, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (Transco), tendered for filing to become part of its FERC 
Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, certain revised tariff sheets 
enumerated in Appendix A attached to the filing.
    Transco states that the instant filing is submitted pursuant to 
Section 38 of the General Terms and Conditions of Transco's FERC Gas 
Tariff which provides that Transco will file, to be effective each 
April 1, a redetermination of its fuel retention percentages

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applicable to transportation and storage rate schedules. The 
derivations of the revised fuel retention percentages included therein 
are based on Transco's estimate of gas required for operations (GRO) 
for the forthcoming annual period April 2000 through March 2001 plus 
the balance accumulated in the Deferred GRO Account at January 31, 
2000. Transco has included an adjustment to the calculation of the 
deferred GRO for the annual period April 1999 through March 2000 in 
order to comply with the Commission's February 23, 2000 order (Order) 
in Transco's Docket No. TM99-6-29-000.
    Also included in the filing is an alternate sheet that reflects a 
decrease in the fuel retention percentage applicable to the firm 
storage service provided by Transco under Rate Schedules LG-A, LNG, 
LNG-R and LG-S. The fuel percentages on the alternate sheet reflects a 
large under recovery in Transco's Deferred GRO Account amortized over a 
three year period, along with the estimate of the GRO for the 
forthcoming annual period.
    Included in Appendices B and B-1 attached to the filing are the 
workpapers supporting the derivation of the revised fuel retention 
factors. Appendix C contains workpapers supporting the recalculation of 
the Deferred GRO Account balance as of January 31, 2000.
    Transco states that copies of the filing are being mailed to its 
affected 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, 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 202-208-2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-5986 Filed 3-10-00; 8:45 am]
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