[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37365-37366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14924]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PR00-16-000]


Transok, LLC; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval

June 8, 2000.
    Take notice that on June 1, 2000, Transok, LLC (Transok) filed, 
pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's regulations, a 
petition for market-based rate approval for natural gas storage 
services which Transok provides under section 311(a)(2) of the Natural 
Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), from its Greasy Creek Storage Facility. 
Transok is currently authorized to provide up to 4 Bcf of natural gas 
storage services at market-based rates. See Transok, Inc., 64 FERC 
Sec. 61,095 (1993). By the referenced petition, Transok proposes to 
increase the capacity used to support market-based storage services to 
the full amount of working gas capacity available at the Greasy Creek 
Storage Facility.
    Transok's petition states that it is an intrastate pipeline within 
the meaning

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of section 2(16) of the NGPA. The Greasy Creek Storage Facility has an 
estimated total capacity of 26 Bcf, an estimated working gas capacity 
of 18 Bcf, and a maximum daily deliverability of 450,000 Mcf at a 
maximum operation pressure of 790 psig. The Greasy Creek Storage 
Facility consists of 33 injection/withdrawal wells and 6 observation 
wells, and is connected to Transok's Oklahoma Transmission System by 
10.5 miles of pipeline.
    Transok avers that it continues to have no market power in any 
relevant product or geographic market for storage services, and has 
submitted with its petition a study which, according to Transok, 
supports this conclusion.
    Transok also proposes to make certain minor changes, clarifications 
and corrections to the Transok Statement of Conditions for Gas Storage 
(Statement) and General Terms and Conditions to Transok's Storage 
Service Agreements (GT&C) in order to update those documents. Transok 
has submitted a revised Statement and GT&C with its petition for 
market-based storage rates.
    Questions concerning Transok's petition should be directed to James 
F. Bowe, Jr., Dewey Ballantine LLP, 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20006-4605, telephone (202) 429-1444, fax (202) 429-
1579, e-mail [email protected].
    Pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2)(ii) of the Commission's 
regulations, if the Commission does not act within 150 days of the 
filing date, the rates Transok proposes will be deemed to be fair and 
equitable. The Commission may, prior to the expiration of the 150 day 
period, extend the time for action or institute a proceeding to afford 
parties an opportunity for written comments and for the oral 
presentation of views, data and arguments.
    Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All motions must be filed 
with the Secretary of the Commission on or before June 22, 2000. This 
petition for rate approval is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. 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. 00-14924 Filed 6-13-00; 8:45 am]
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