[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38033-38034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16212]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP03-514-000]


Gas Research Institute; Notice of Annual Application

June 19, 2003.
    Take notice that on June 2, 2003, the Gas Research Institute (GRI) 
filed an application requesting advance approval of its 2004-2008 Five-
Year Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Plan, and the 2004 
RD&D Program and the funding of its RD&D activities for 2004, pursuant 
to section 154.401 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act, the Commission's rules of practice and procedure, and the 
Commission's April 29, 1998, Order Approving Settlement (April 29 
Order) (83 FERC ] 61,093 (1998)).
    In its application, GRI states that all aspects of its proposed 
2004 Program are consistent with the current Settlement. GRI states 
that proposed budgets are identical to those approved as part of the 
Settlement. GRI proposes to incur contract obligation of $60.0 million 
in 2004. Consistent with the April 29 Order, GRI states that all $60.0 
million of the 2004 contract obligations will be for Core Projects. GRI 
states that its application seeks to collect funds to support its RD&D 
program through jurisdictional rates and charges during the 12 months 
ending December 31, 2004.
    Consistent with the April 29 Order, GRI proposes to fund the 2004 
RD&D program by using the following surcharges: (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. GRI states that all of the 
proposed 2004 surcharges are the same as corresponding current levels.
    The Commission Staff will analyze GRI's application and prepare a 
Commission Staff Report. This Staff Report will be served on all 
parties and filed with the Commission as a public

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document on August 4, 2003. Comments on the Staff Report and GRI's 
application by all parties, except GRI, must be filed with the 
Commission on or before August 18, 2003. GRI's reply comments must be 
filed on or before August 25, 2003.
    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 on or 
before the intervention and protests date as indicated below. 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. 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.
    Intervention and Protest Date: June 30, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-16212 Filed 6-25-03; 8:45 am]
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