[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77620-77621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31567]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP01-171-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Tariff 
Filing

December 6, 2000.
    Take notice that on December 1, 2000, Transcontential Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation tendered for filing certain new and revised pro forma 
tariff sheets to its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1.
    Transco states that the purpose of the instant filing is to revise 
its tariff to reflect new customer services and business practices that 
will be available on 1Linesm, a new, state of the art, internet-based, 
service delivery computer system that will replace Transco's current 
computer system. As is described more fully herein, Transco's proposed 
tariff modifications relate specifically to the following areas:
    Offering Operational Balancing Agreements at wellhead receipt 
points and processing plants on the Transco system;
    Revising imbalance resolution provisions to establish Operational 
Impact Areas, implementing imbalance netting and trading, modifying the 
existing cash out mechanism and offering Best Available Operational 
Data;
    Establishing Operational Controls to address adverse operational 
conditions which impact flexibility prior to issuing an OFO and tariff 
provisions to address unauthorized takes and trespass gas;
    Modifying the Nomination, Confirmation, and Predetermined 
Allocation methodologies used to determine the daily allocations and, 
if necessary, capacity reductions, at receipt and delivery points;
    Formalizing the pooling services by adopting a new Rate Schedule 
POOLING and a Form of Service Agreement for pooling service; and
    Modifying and formalizing certain pipeline business practices 
including

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those relating to capacity release, scheduling equality, liquefiable 
hydrocarbons processing, billing and payment, as well as other 
operational and business practices on the Transco system.
    Transco states that its proposed pro forma tariff revisions are 
consistent with Commission policy.
    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/oneline/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. 00-31567 Filed 12-11-00 8:45 am]
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