[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59181-59182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25418]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP00-568-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

September 28, 2000.
    Take notice that on September 25, 2000, Viking Gas Transmission 
Company (Viking) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, 
First Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets:


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Fourth Revised Sheet No. 72
Second Revised Sheet No. 79
Seventh Revised Sheet No. 86
Second Revised Sheet No. 86A

    Viking states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with the 
Commission's requirement in Order No. 637, Regulation of Short-Term 
Natural Gas Transportation Service and Regulation of Interstate Natural 
Gas Transportation Services, FERC Regulations Preambles para.31,091 
(February 9, 2000) that pipelines remove tariff provisions that are 
inconsistent with the removal of the maximum ceiling rate for short-
term capacity release transactions. Viking is also clarifying its 
tariff to better reflect current Commission policy on the right of 
first refusal (ROFR).
    Viking requests an effective date of March 27, 2000 for Sheet Nos. 
72 and 79 (capacity release provisions) to coincide with the effective 
date of Order No. 637 and accordingly requests waiver of the 
Commission's notice requirements, Viking requests an effective date of 
October 25, 2000 for Sheet Nos. 86 and 86A (ROFR provisions).
    Viking further states that copies of this filing have been served 
on all Viking's jurisdictional customers and to affected state 
regulatory 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 
accorrdance 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. 00-25418 Filed 10-3-00; 8:45 am]
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