[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 218 (Thursday, November 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67354-67355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28757]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP01-69-000]


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

November 3, 2000.
    Take notice that on October 31, 2000, Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1 and Original Volume No. 2, the 
tariff sheets listed on Appendix B to the filing, to become effective 
December 1, 2000.
    Texas Eastern states that it is reducing its rates to effect an 
annual cost reduction of approximately $137 million at December 1, 2000 
and to effect new applicable shrinkage factors for the year commencing 
December 1, 2000. Texas Eastern states that the approximate $137 
million rate reduction filing is based upon the projected full recovery 
of Order No. 636 transition costs as of December 1, 2000, and that if 
Texas Eastern has in fact overrecovered its Non-Spot Costs as of 
December 1, 2000, Texas Eastern will return any such excess collection 
to its customers as described herein by crediting the ASA Deferred 
Account for ultimate flow back to its customers.
    Texas Eastern also states that to the extent that the actual data 
establishes that Texas Eastern has not fully recovered such Non-Spot 
Costs before December 1, 2000, Texas Eastern will voluntarily absorb 
any such unrecovered Non-Spot Costs in order to assure its customers a 
rate reduction for the upcoming winter.
    Texas Eastern states that the revised tariff sheets are being filed 
(1) pursuant to Section 15.6, Applicable Shrinkage Adjustment (ASA), 
contained in the General Terms and Conditions of Texas Eastern's FERC 
Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1, (2) in compliance with the 
Stipulation and Agreement (Global Settlement) approved by the 
Commission in its order issued May 12, 1994 [67 FERC para. 61,170, 
reh'g denied, 68 FERC para. 61,062 (1994)], and (3) in compliance with 
the Joint Stipulation and Agreement Amending Global Settlement (Amended 
Global Settlement) approved by the Commission in its order issued 
August 28, 1998 [84 FERC para. 61,200 (1998)].
    Texas Eastern states that the impact of the filing on Texas 
Eastern's rates, in combination with the Annual PCB-Related Costs 
filing being filed concurrently, for the upcoming winter to be 
effective on December 1, 2000, equates to an overall decrease of 8.32 
cents for typical long-haul service under Rate Schedule FT-1 from 
Access Area Zone East Louisiana to Market Zone 3 (ELA-M3) as follows:

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                                                              100% LF
                       Rate impact                          impact  ($/
                                                               dth)
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Removal of the Non Spot Fuel Component..................       ($0.0400)
Removal of the Fuel Reservation Charge Adjustment.......        (0.0350)
Amended Global Settlement Step 2 Rate Reduction.........        (0.0248)
PCB Year 11 Filing......................................        (0.0053)
ASA Surcharge...........................................        (0.0034)
                                                         ---------------
    Total Rate Impact...................................        (0.1085)
Fuel Retention Impact:
    Winter Season ASA Percentage Increase--0.62%
    Rate Equivalent at P.I.R.A. projected price of $4.08/
     dth--$0.0253
        Grand Total Rate Impact--$(0.0832)
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    Texas Eastern states that copies of the filing were mailed to all 
affected customers of Texas Eastern 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). 
Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the internet in 
lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

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on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-28757 Filed 11-8-00; 8:45 am]
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