Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Colorado Interstate Gas Co.,

[Federal Register: September 11, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 176)]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP98-391-000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

September 4, 1998.

Take notice that on September 1, 1998, Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG), tendered for filing to become part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed in the Appendix A attached to the filing, to be effective October 5, 1998.

CIG states it is making this filing to initiate a new ``Swing Service'' which will establish a gas balance management tool for points of delivery where ``No Notice'' service is not available and where an Operational Balancing Agreement is not appropriate.

CIG further states this service will be available to the operator at such points of delivery, and CIG believes that end users who are directly connected to its system will be the primary users of the proposed service. CIG states it cannot offer additional service under its storage-based NNT Rate Schedule since its current NNT commitments exhaust all of its available storage deliverability/capacity.

CIG states it has entered into Operational Balancing Agreements at most points of receipt and interconnects with other interstate pipelines and intrastate pipelines, as well as other non-market sensitive delivery points. However, CIG states that remain certain points of delivery where Operational Balancing Agreements are not appropriate, because the variances at these locations are primarily the direct result of market swings rather than operational issues. By offering the new ``Swing Service'' to the operators of these facilities at which CIG delivers gas, CIG hopes to provide these point operators with the ability to reduce the imbalance penalties and cash-out obligations that can arise as end-user markets swing up and down.

CIG states that copies of the filing have been mailed to all affected customers and state regulatory commissions.

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 Section 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 proceedings. 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 in the Public Reference Room. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-24398Filed9-10-98; 8:45 am]

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