[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 70337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29852]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP01-82-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in 
FERC Gas Tariff

November 14, 2000.
    Take notice that on November 7, 2000, Florida Gas Transmission 
Company (FGT) tendered for filing to become part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, effective December 1, 2000, the 
following tariff sheets:

Forty-Third Revised Sheet No. 8A
Thirty-Fifth Revised Sheet No. 8A.01
Thirty-Fifth Revised Sheet No. 8A.02
Thirty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 8B
Thirty-Second Revised Sheet No. 8B.01

    FGT states that in Docket No. RP00-519-000 filed on August 31, 
2000, FGT filed to establish a Base Fuel Reimbursement Charge 
Percentage (Base FRCP) of 3.14% to become effective for the six-month 
Winter Period beginning October 1, 2000 reflecting FGT's actual fuel 
usage and unaccounted for gas during the immediately preceding Winter 
Period. Subsequently, in response to lower throughput and resulting 
lower fuel usage of FGT's system, on October 23, 2000, in Docket No. 
RP01-61-000, FGT filed a Flex adjustment of (0.39)% to be effective 
November 1, 2000, which, when combined with the Base FRCP of 3.14%, 
resulted in an Effective Fuel Reimbursement Charge Percentage of 2.75%. 
FGT may file Flex adjustments of up to 0.50% from the Base FRCP 
pursuant to Section 27 of the General Terms and Conditions (``GTC'') of 
FGT's tariff.
    FGT states that in the instant filing, FGT is filing an adjustment 
to the Base FRCP. Specifically, FGT is filing to reduce the Base FRCP 
from 3.14% to 2.50%, effective December 1, 2000. FGT is proposing the 
reduction to the Base FRCP because FGT's current and projected fuel 
usage and unaccounted for gas is lower than 2.64%, which is the lowest 
Effective Fuel Reimbursement Charge Percentage permissible under the 
Flex Provisions with the current Base FRCP of 3.14%. The current Base 
FRCP of 3.14% was based on actual fuel use and unaccounted for from the 
last Winter Period. For the period from October 1, 2000 to date, FGT 
has operated at a much lower throughout than the historically high 
throughput of the last Winter Period. As of the date of the instant 
filing, accounting data for October 2000 is not yet available, but 
FGT's operating data indicates that FGT is significantly over retaining 
fuel for the Winter Period to date. FGT believes the proposed reduction 
in the base FRCP is necessary to minimize over retention of fuel. 
Establishing a Base FRCP of 2.50% provides FGT the flexibility to 
utilize the Flex provisions of its tariff to establish an Effective 
FRCP of from 2.00% to 3.00%, a range which should accommodate the low 
throughput and fuel usage now being experienced as well as a return to 
the higher throughput levels of last winter and the resulting higher 
fuel usage. FGT anticipates that it may file a Flex adjustment to be 
effective December 1, 2000 to establish an effective FRCP at level 
lower than 2.50%.
    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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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 on 
the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-29852 Filed 11-21-00; 8:45 am]
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