[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17414-17415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7854]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP00-260-007]


Texas Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in 
FERC Gas Tariff

March 26, 2001.
    Take notice that on March 21, 2001, Texas Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Gas) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets to 
become effective March 1, 2001:

Thirty-Seventh Revised Sheet No. 10
Twentieth Revised Sheet No. 10A
Third Revised Sheet No. 10A.01
Second Revised Sheet No. 10A.02
Thirty-Third Revised Sheet No. 11
Twenty-First Revised Sheet No. 11B
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 11C
Third Revised Sheet No. 11D
Thirty-Fifth Revised Sheet No. 12
Third Revised Sheet No. 12.01
Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 13
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 13A
Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 15
Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 16
Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 17
Ninth Revised Sheet No. 18

    Texas Gas, Commission Staff, and other parties have participated in 
a number of settlement conferences to attempt to settle the RP00-260 
rate proceeding and avoid a formal hearing. As a result of the 
conferences, Texas Gas, Commission Staff, and all parties were able to 
reach an agreement in principle with regard to the total cost of 
service. While such agreement is contingent upon resolution of certain 
remaining cost allocation and rate design issues before a proposed 
stipulation and agreement can be filed, Texas Gas has agreed, as a part 
of such cost of service agreement, to file a motion to implement 
interim reduced base tariff rates on a month-to-month basis, pending 
further settlement discussions.
    Accordingly, Texas Gas is filing to place into effect on March 1, 
2001, the

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tariff sheets listed above. These sheets and the reduced base rates set 
forth are proposed to go into effect March 1, 2001, and are to remain 
in effect on a month-to-month basis pending continuation of settlement 
negotiations in the captioned proceeding. In the event such settlement 
negotiations are not successful Texas Gas reserves the right, and 
requests authority, to withdraw such interim reduced rates and to 
prospectively reinstate the motion rates at any time by filing with the 
Commission to withdraw such interim reduced rates. If Texas Gas files 
to withdraw such interim reduced rates, such rates shall be withdrawn 
and the motion rates shall be reinstated effective the first day of the 
month after such filing is made. This filing is expressly conditioned 
upon receipt of such authority to reinstitute the motion rates as 
described above.
    Copies of the revised tariff sheets are being mailed to Texas Gas's 
jurisdictional customers and interested state commissions.
    Any person desiring to protest said filing should file a protest 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with section 385.211 of the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such 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. 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, protests and interventions 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. 01-7854 Filed 3-29-01; 8:45 am]
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