[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 31217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10803]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Parts 260 and 284

[Docket Nos. RM07-10-000 and AD06-11-000]


Transparency Provisions of Section 23 of the Natural Gas Act; 
Transparency Provisions of the Energy Policy Act; Notice of Extension 
of Time

May 30, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On April 19, 2007, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NOPR) revising its regulations in order to facilitate price 
transparency in markets for the sale or transportation of physical 
natural gas in interstate commerce. The dates for filing initial and 
reply comments on the NOPR are being extended at the request of the 
Texas Pipeline Association.

DATES: Comments are due on or before July 11, 2007. Reply comments are 
due on or before August 9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. RM07-10-
000, by one of the following methods:
     Agency Web Site: http://ferc.gov. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments via the eFiling link found in the Comment 
Procedures Section of the preamble.
     Mail: Commenters unable to file comments electronically 
must mail or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of their comments 
to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer 
to the Comment Procedures Section of the preamble for additional 
information on how to file paper comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen J. Harvey (Technical), 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-6372, [email protected].
Eric Ciccoretti (Legal), 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
(202) 502-8493, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 25, 2007, the Texas Gas Pipeline 
Association (TPA) filed a motion for an extension of time to file 
initial and reply comments in response to the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NOPR) issued April 19, 2007, in the above-referenced 
proceeding. 72 FR 20791 (Apr. 26, 2007), FERC. Stats. and Regs. ] 
32,614 (2007). The motion states that TPA and its members require 
additional time in order to fully consider the implications of the 
NOPR, to prepare meaningful comments and to develop material for the 
record to respond to the numerous requests for specific information in 
the NOPR.
    Upon consideration, notice is hereby given that an extension of 
time for filing initial comments on the NOPR is granted to and 
including July 11, 2007. Reply comments should be filed on or before 
August 9, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-10803 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am]
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