[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 77612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31580]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP01-145-000]


East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

December 6, 2000.
    Take notice that on December 1, 2000 East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Company (East Tennessee) submitted for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, Nineteenth Revised Sheet No. 4, to 
become effective January 1, 2001.
    East Tennessee 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 on reh'g, 83 FERC para. 
61,331 (1998). Specifically, East Tennessee states that the filing 
complies with the surcharges set forth in Appendix A to the Stipulation 
and Agreement as follows: (1) a GRI volumetric surcharge of 0.70 cents 
per dekatherm will be charged on all non-discounted firm commodity and 
interruptible transportation services; (2) a 1.1 cents per dekatherm 
surcharge will be charged on all non-discounted firm commodity units 
delivered to small customers qualifying for service under East 
Tennessee's Rate Schedule FT-GS; (3) 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; 
and (4) 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.
    East Tennessee states that copies of the filing were mailed to all 
affected customers of East Tennessee and interested state 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 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. 00-31580 Filed 12-11-00; 8:45 am]
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