Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.,

[Federal Register: July 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 133)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP99-380-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Tariff Filing

July 7, 1999.

Take notice that on July 1, 1999, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) tendered for filing a revised tariff sheet to its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1. The effective date of such tariff sheet is August 1, 1999.

Transco states that the purpose of the instant filing is to incorporate the standardized procedures for business practices adopted in the GISB standard, Version 1.3, to the extent those standardized procedures currently are not reflected in Transco's tariff.

Additionally, Transco is submitting a table attached as Appendix A to the filing, showing the GISB Version 1.3 standard, the complying tariff sheet number, and an explanatory statement, if necessary, describing any reasons for deviation from or changes to each GISB standard.

Transco has not reflected certain of the Version 1.3 new and revised data dictionary standards in the instant filing. Transco respectfully requests that the Commission grant a waiver of the requirements of Order No. 587-K that it file revised tariff sheets at this time to conform its tariff to reflect the foregoing Version 1.3 data dictionary standards. Transco's current tariff incorporates the Version 1.2 data dictionary standards. Transco has determined that the new and revised data dictionary standards in Version 1.3 involve data sets that its shippers have not used in the past and currently do not use. Developing and testing the modifications to Transco's current business systems in order to incorporate the Version 1.3 data dictionary standards would require that Transco devote substantial resources, in terms of personnel, time and money, to programming data sets that Transco's shippers have thus far not expressed an interest in using.

Transco has embarked, along with its affiliated interstate pipelines, on a project to construct a state of the art, Internet-based interactive service delivery computer system. That system will provide a full range of interactive services to Transco's customers, including on-line contracting, nominations, confirmations, scheduled quantities, imbalance status and trading, and invoicing, and will be fully compliant with the then-effective GISB business and data dictionary standards. Transco currently expects that this new service delivery system will be implemented on its pipeline system in mid-2000.

Transco believes that its resources will be more productively and efficiently employed in the development of the new system, which as noted above will comply with the then-effective GISB business and data dictionary standards, rather than in attempting to separately modify, for the interim period, its existing business systems to program and test the implementation of data sets that Transco's shippers have thus far not expressed an interest in using. In order to ensure, however, that none of its shippers is prejudiced or harmed by a grant of Transco's requested waiver, Transco will commit to programming its exiting system to support any one of the above-listed data sets within ninety

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days of Transco's receipt of a shipper request for the creation of such data set.

Based on the foregoing, Transco submits that good course exists for the Commission to grant Transco's request for a waiver of the requirements of Order No. 587-K that it file revised tariff sheets at this time to conform its tariff to reflect the Version 1.3 data dictionary standards listed above, and that no party will be prejudiced or harmed by a grant of the requested waiver.

Transco states that copies of the instant filing have been served on customers and interested State Commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426 in accordance with Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filedin accordance 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 proceeding. 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 be viewed on the web at http:\\www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202- 208-2222 for assistance). David P. Boergers, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-17691Filed7-12-99; 8:45 am]

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