[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31795-31796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11761]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP02-238-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Proposed 
Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

May 6, 2002.
    Take notice that on April 30, 2002, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America (Natural) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission), certain tariff sheets to become 
part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1 (Tariff). An 
effective date of June 1, 2002, is requested for this tariff sheet.
    Natural states that the filing is submitted pursuant to Section 21 
of the General Terms and Conditions (GT&C) of its Tariff as the 
eighteenth semiannual limited rate filing under section 4 of the 
Natural Gas Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Commission 
promulgated thereunder. The rate adjustments filed for are designed to 
recover Account No. 858 stranded costs incurred by Natural under 
contracts for transportation capacity on other pipelines. Costs for any 
Account No. 858 contracts specifically excluded under Section 21 are 
not reflected in this filing. The filing also includes a procedure for 
closing out the Section 21 mechanism.
    Natural requests waivers of Section 21 of the GT&C of its Tariff 
and Commission Regulations to the extent necessary to permit Nineteenth 
Revised Sheet No. 22 to become effective June 1, 2002.
    Natural states that copies of the filing are being mailed to its 
customers 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

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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. This filing may also be viewed on 
the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select 
``Docket#'' and follow the instructions (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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-11761 Filed 5-9-02; 8:45 am]
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