[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 186 (Monday, September 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57598-57599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24521]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP00-543-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed 
Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

September 19, 2000.
    Take notice that on September 15, 2000, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, the revised tariff sheets listed on 
Appendix A to the filing, to become effective on November 1, 2000.
    Texas Eastern states that the purpose of this filing is to provide 
its customers firm hourly flexibility up to 110% of \1/24\th of their 
contract MDQ for 6 hours on any day under Rate Schedules CDS, FT-1, 
SCT, and SS-1. Texas Eastern states that the goal of the filing is that 
customers will receive commencing November 1, 2000, enhanced 
reliability and flexibility through the right to vary takes on an 
hourly basis during a day and that Texas Eastern would be able to 
mitigate, to the extent practicable, the issuance of OFOs in the winter 
of 2000-2001.
    Texas Eastern requests expedited action on its filing and that it 
be accepted without modification or condition so that this enhanced 
service will be available to customers during the winter of 2000-2001.
    Texas Eastern states that it will reserve 130,000 dekatherms per 
day of capacity on its main line from the Lebanon Lateral to the Zone 
M2/M3 boundary, which capacity will operate essentially as additional 
storage on the Texas Eastern system that is necessary to provide the 
firm up of additional hourly flexibility. Texas Eastern also states 
that it will fund the dedication of capacity to provide this additional 
hourly flexibility through the elimination of the storage cost credit 
contained in Rate Schedules SS-1, FSS-1, SS, and X-28.
    Texas Eastern states that it is proposing that its revised tariff 
sheets be placed into effect on an experimental, interim basis. Texas 
Eastern would submit a study in May 2001 following the experimental 
effectiveness of the hourly firm up indicating the results to date on 
service and operations of the revised tariff sheets. Texas Eastern 
states that Customers would be free to comment on Texas Eastern's study 
and the desirability of extending the program beyond October 31, 2001.

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    Texas Eastern states that copies of the filing were 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. 00-24521 Filed 9-22-00; 8:45 am]
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