[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 77 (Thursday, April 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9865]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP00-245-000]


East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in 
FERC Gas Tariff

April 14, 2000.
    Take notice that on April 12, 2000, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed in 
Appendix A to the filing, to be effective May 1, 2000:
    East Tennessee states that, on March 14, 2000, East Tennessee was 
acquired from El Paso Energy (El Paso) and became a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation (Duke). East Tennessee states 
that, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, El Paso entered into a 
Transition Agreement to ensure the smooth operation of the East 
Tennessee pipeline system for a period of up to nine months from the 
closing date (transition period). Among other things, the Transition 
Agreement requires El Paso to perform certain capacity management 
activities on behalf of East Tennessee for the daily operations of the 
system during the transition period.
    East Tennessee states that, as part of El Paso's transition to 
interactive Internet communications in compliance with the Commission's 
Order No. 587-I, El Paso has undertaken a major rewrite of its 
pipelines' critical computer system functions (the ``PASSKEY'' system). 
El Paso has advised Duke that it intends to complete the move to the 
Internet by May 1, 2000. East Tennessee states that, because El Paso 
will be performing certain capacity management activities for East 
Tennessee utilizing the PASSKEY System during the transition period, 
East Tennessee is modifying its existing tariff and pro forma service 
agreements to reflect the system and tariff changes made by the El Paso 
pipelines.
    East Tennessee states that the purpose of this filing is to obtain 
Commission approval for the tariff modifications in East Tennessee's 
tariff mirroring the El Paso pipelines' proposals in order to implement 
the PASSKEY System rewrite and the Service Upgrades by May 1, 2000 for 
the duration of the transition period and to update East Tennessee's 
mailing addresses and contact information as a result of the 
acquisition by Duke. At the end of the transition period, East 
Tennessee will file revised tariff sheets to reflect the end of the 
transition period and the implementation of the LINKr System for East 
Tennessee, and will make any additional changes necessary to conform 
the operations of the East Tennessee pipeline system with those of the 
other Duke pipelines.
    East Tennessee states that copies of its filing have been mailed to 
all 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, 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 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. 00-9865 Filed 4-19-00; 8:45 am]
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