[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 76383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31326]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP03-114-000, et al.]


Notice of Gas Research Institute Filings

December 6, 2002.
    In the matter of: RP03-114-000, RP03-140-000, RP03-137-000, 
RP03-130-000, RP03-170-000, RP03-171-000, RP03-113-000, RP03-169-
000, RP03-139-000, RP03-133-000, RP03-185-000, RP03-158-000, RP03-
132-000, RP03-131-000, RP03-128-000, RP03-155-000, RP03-124-000, 
RP03-126-000, RP03-109-000, RP03-127-000.Algonquin Gas Transmission 
Company, ANR Pipeline Company, CenterPoint Energy--Mississippi River 
Transmission, CMS Trunkline Gas Company, LLC, Columbia Gas 
Transmission Corporation, Columbia Gulf Transmission Corporation, 
East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Granite State Gas Transmission, 
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership, Iroquois Gas 
Transmission System, Midwestern Gas Transmission Company, National 
Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America, Northern Natural Gas Company, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 
Company, Questar Pipeline Company, Southern Natural Gas Company, 
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 
Viking Gas Transmission Company.

    Take notice that the above referenced pipelines have tendered for 
filing tariff sheets in compliance with the Gas Research Institute 
(GRI) requirement.
    The pipelines state that the purpose of their filings is to revise 
the GRI surcharges to be effective January 1, 2003, in compliance with 
the January 21, 1998,
    Stipulation and Agreement Concerning GRI Funding approved by the 
Commission in Gas Research Institute, 83 FERC ] 61,093 (1998), order on 
reh'g, 83 FERC ] 61, 331 (1998).
    The pipelines state that their filings comply with the surcharges 
set forth in Appendix A to the Stipulation and Agreement as follows: 
(1) a demand/reservation surcharge of 5.0 cents per Dth per Month for 
``high load factor customers'' (2) a demand/reservation surcharge of 
3.1 cents per Dth per Month for ``low load factor customers'' (3) a 
volumetric commodity/usage surcharge of 0.4 cents; and (4) a special 
``small customer'' surcharge of 0.6 cents per Dth.
    Any person desiring to become a party in a proceeding, must file a 
separate motion to intervene or protest in each docket.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest any one of the above-
captioned filings should file in the relevant individual docket 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 on or before 
December 13, 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. Any person wishing to 
become a party must file a motion to intervene. This filing is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
Assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. Comments, protests and interventions may be 
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-31326 Filed 12-11-02; 8:45 am]
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