[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 77359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31434]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP01-128-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes to FERC 
Gas Tariff

December 5, 2000.
    Take notice that on November 30, 2000 Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern) tendered for filing to become part its FERC Gas Tariff, 
Seventh Revised Volume No. 1, the following sheets, with an effective 
date of January 1, 2001:

Fifty-third Revised Sheet No. 14
Seventy-fourth Revised Sheet No. 15
Fifty-third Revised Sheet No. 16
Seventy-fourth Revised Sheet No. 17
Thirty-seventh Revised Sheet No. 18
Eighth Revised Sheet No. 22

    Southern states that the proposed tariff sheets implement the Gas 
Research Institute's (GRI) revised surcharges for 2001. The 2001 GRI 
Funding Formula consists of surcharges of (i) .70 cents per Dth 
applicable to the commodity/usage portion of firm service rates and the 
interruptible rates and (ii) either 9.0 cents per Dth for high load 
factor customers or 5.5 cents per Dth for low load factor customers on 
the demand/reservation component of firm service rates. The 2001 GRI 
Funding Formula provides for a surcharge of 1.1 cents per Dth on 
service rates for small customers. The Commission authorized these 
surcharges in Docket No. RP00-313-00 to be effective January 1, 2001. 
Consistent with the Commission's order dated September 19, 2000, 
Southern has proposed these tariff sheets to be effective January 1, 
2001.
    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 on 
the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-31434 Filed 12-8-00; 8:45 am]
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