[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6888]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. RP97-71-019 and RP97-312-008]


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

March 15, 2000.
    Take notice that on March 7, 2000, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (Transco) tendered for filing to its FERC Gas Tariff, Third 
Revised Volume No. 1, certain revised tariff sheets which tariff sheets 
are enumerated in Appendix A attached to the filing. The tariff sheets 
are proposed to be effective April 1, 2000.
    On January 20, 1998, Transco filed a Stipulation and Agreement 
(Settlement) in Docket No. RP97-71 which, among other things, resolved 
Transco's cost of service, overall throughput level, and mix of 
throughput for the RP97-71 rate period. Article VI, Section B of the 
Settlement, as approved by the June 12 Order, requires Transco, ``[t]o 
the extent necessary to prevent Transco from over-collecting its 
costs'', to make a limited Section 4 rate filing to adjust the cost of 
service, cost allocations, throughput and throughput mix underlying 
Transco's existing rates ``coincident with the `spin-down' of all or a 
portion of Transco's gathering or transmission (as currently 
functionalized) facilities.''
    On February 17, 1998, in Docket No. CP98-242-000, Transco filed for 
approval to abandon by sale to Williams Gas Processing-Gulf Coast 
Gathering Company, L.P. the Tilden/McMullen Gathering System. On May 4, 
1999, the Commission issued an order approving the abandonment of 
certain limited gathering facilities (the Facilities) and permitting 
Transco one year to effectuate the spin-down. In compliance with the 
Settlement and the Commission's order, Transco proposes to effectuate 
the spin-down of the Facilities on April 1, 2000.
    Transco states that it is serving copies of the instant filing to 
its affected customers, State Commissions and other interested parties.
    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 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 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. 00-6888 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-M