[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 77617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31545]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP01-148-000]


Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

December 6, 2000.
    Take notice that on December 1, 2000, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 
Company (Panhandle) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, 
First Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets to be effective 
January 1, 2001:

Fifty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 4
Fifty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 5
Fifty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 6
Sixty-Second Revised Sheet No. 7
Sixty-Second Revised Sheet No. 8
Thirty-Eighth Revised Sheet No. 15
Third Revised Sheet No. 17

    Panhandle states that the purpose of this filing is to revise the 
Gas Research Institute (GRI) surcharges to be effective January 1, 2001 
in compliance with the January 21, 1998, Stipulation and Agreement 
Concerning GRI Funding approved by the Commission in Gas Research 
Institute, 83 FERC para. 61,093 (1998), order reh'g, 83 FERC para. 
61,331 (1998) and the Commission's Letter Order dated September 19, 
2000 in surcharges set forth in Appendix A to the Stipulation and 
Agreement as follows: (1) a reservation surcharge of 9.0 cents per 
dekatherm per month will be charged on non-discounted firm high load 
factor customers, i.e., greater than 50% load factor; (2) a reservation 
surcharge of 5.5 cents per dekatherm per month will be charged on non-
discounted firm low load factor customers, i.e., less than or equal to 
50% load factor; (3) a GRI volumetric surcharge of 0.70 cents per 
dekatherm surcharge will be charged on all non-discounted firm 
commodity and interruptible transportation services: and (4) a 
1.1 cents per dekatherm surcharge will be charged on all non-discounted 
firm commodity units delivered to customers qualifying for service 
under Panhandle's Rate Schedule SCT.
    Panhandle states that copies of this filing are being served on all 
affected customers and applicable state regulatory agencies.
    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. 00-31545 Filed 12-11-00; 8:45 am]
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