[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65960-65961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27459]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM96-1-020]


Standards For Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas 
Pipelines

October 23, 2002.
    In the matter of: RP02-492-001, RP02-414-001, RP02-454-001, RP02-
474-001, RP02-475-001, RP02-461-001, RP02-423-002, RP02-456-002, RP02-
493-001, RP02-449-001, RP02-491-001, RP02-464-001, RP02-431-001, RP02-
490-001, RP02-476-001, RP02-478-002, RP02-467-001, P02-473-001, RP02-
457-001, RP02-484-001, RP02-451-001, RP02-435-001, PG&E Gas 
Transmission, RP02-455-001, RP02-462-001, RP02-432-001, RP02-494-001, 
RP02-471-001, RP02-443-001 and RP02-479-002, (Not Consolidated); 
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, Alliance Pipeline L.P., Black 
Marlin Pipeline Company, Columbia Gas Transmission Company, Columbia 
Gulf Transmission Company, Crossroads Pipeline Company, Dauphin Island 
Gathering Company, Discovery Gas Transmission LLC, East Tennessee 
Natural Gas Company, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, Egan Hub 
Partners, L.P., Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., Gulf States 
Transmission Corporation, Gulfstream Natural Gas System, Iroquois Gas 
Transmission System LP, Midwestern Gas Transmission Company, 
Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline, LLC, Nautilus Pipeline Company, North 
Baja Pipeline, LLC, Northern Border Pipeline Company, Northern Natural 
Gas Company, Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C., PG&E Gas Transmission, 
Northwest Corporation, Southern Natural Gas Company, Southern LNG Inc., 
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company, USG 
Pipeline Company, and Vector Pipeline L.P., Notice of Compliance 
Filing.
    Take notice that the above-referenced pipelines made filings to 
comply with the Commission's orders in the above-captioned docket nos. 
These revised tariff sheets are to be effective October 1, 2002. These 
filings address compliance with Order 587-O.\1\
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    \1\ Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas 
Pipelines, Order No. 587-O, 67 FR 30788 (May 8, 2002), III FERC 
Stats. & Regs. Regulations Preambles, 31,129 (May 1, 2002).
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    In Order No. 587-O, the Commission required pipelines to file 
revised tariff sheets to comply with Version 1.5 of the consensus 
industry standards, promulgated by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant of the 
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB), formerly the Gas 
Industry Standards Board. The Commission directed that pipelines 
implement these standards by filing revised tariff sheets no later than 
August 1, 2002, to become effective October 1, 2002 implementation date 
required by Order No. 587-O.
    The Commission issued orders in each of the captioned dockets on 
the pipelines initial filings to comply with Order No. 587-O. Each of 
the pipelines has filed to comply with the applicable Commission's 
order.
    Any person desiring to protest in a proceeding must file a separate 
protest in each docket.
    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 on 
or before October 30, 2002. 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. This filing 
is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room 
or may be viewed on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov 
using the ``FERRIS''

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link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For Assistance, call 
(202)502-8222 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filings. 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. 02-27459 Filed 10-28-02; 8:45 am]
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