[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71100-71101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30344]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. RP96-312-043 and GT01-5-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate

November 22, 2000.

    Take notice that on November 15, 2000, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company (Tennessee), tendered for filing Original Sheet No. 30G for 
inclusion in Tennessee's FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No. 1. 
The filed tariff sheet reflects negotiated rate agreements between 
Tennessee and its Eastern Express Project 2000 shippers. Tennessee 
requests that the Commission approve the filed tariff sheet to be 
effective December 15, 2000.
    Tennessee notes that in its October 29, 1999 ``Order Issuing 
Certificate'' in Tennessee Docket No. CP99-262-000, the Commission 
approved the negotiated rates for the Eastern Express Project 2000 
shippers. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 89 FERC para. 61,362 (1999). 
In accordance with the Commission's October 29, 1999 Order and 
consistent with the Commission's decisions in Noram Gas Transmission 
Company, FERC para. 61,091 (1996) and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 76 
FERC para. 61,224 (1996), Tennessee is filing Original Sheet No. 30G.
    Tennessee also requests that the Commission make a determination 
whether the Gas Transportation Agreement between Tennessee and Milford 
Power Company (``Milford Agreement'') constitutes a non-conforming 
service agreement. In that regard, the Milford Agreement contains two 
provisions (Article VII and Section 12.3) on which Tennessee seeks a 
determination because they vary from the corresponding provisions in 
Tennessee's pro forma FT-A Gas Transportation Agreement. First, Article 
VII provides that any payments (i.e., refunds) due to Milford Power 
Company from Tennessee will be paid directly to the lender that is 
financing the Milford Power Plant. Section 12.3 provides that Tennessee 
will provide written notice to the lender and Milford Power Company in 
the event of any default that could lead to termination of the Milford 
Agreement. In the event the Commission determines that the Milford 
Agreement ``deviates in any material aspect'' from Tennessee's pro 
forma FT-A Gas Transportation Agreement, Tennessee will, in a 
compliance filing, revise its FERC Gas Tariff to identify the

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Milford Agreement as a non-conforming service agreement.
    Tennessee states that copies of the filing have been mailed to all 
affected customers and 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 
accordance with Section 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-30344 Filed 11-28-00; 8:45 am]
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