Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Texas Eastern Transmission Co.,

[Federal Register: January 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 7)]

[Notices]

[Page 1845]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. TM98-2-17-000]

Texas Eastern Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

January 6, 1998.

Take notice that on December 31, 1997, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1 and Original Volume No. 2, revised tariff sheets listed on Appendix A to the filing to become effective February 1, 1998.

Texas Eastern states that these revised tariff sheets are filed pursuant to Section 15.1, Electric Power Cost (EPC) Adjustment, of the General Terms and Conditions of Texas Eastern's FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1. Texas Eastern states that Section 15.1 provides that Texas Eastern shall file to be effective each February 1 revised rates for each applicable zone and rate schedule based upon the projected annual electric power costs required for the operation of transmission compressor stations with electric motor prime movers and to also reflect the EPC Surcharge which is designed to clear the balance in the Deferred EPC Account.

Texas Eastern states that these revised tariff sheets are being filedto reflect a small decrease in Texas Eastern's EPC Adjustment effective February 1, 1998. Texas Eastern states that it has utilized its latest actual twelve months of electric power costs and its latest actual twelve months service quantities as its projections for the future period. Texas Eastern states that the rate changes proposed to the primary firm capacity reservation charges, usage rates and 100% load factor average costs for full Access Area Boundary service from the Access Area Zone, East Louisiana, to the three market area zones are as follows:

Zone

Reservation

Usage

100% LF

Market 1....................... $(0.006)/dth............. $(0.0004)dth............. $(0.0006)dth.

Market 2....................... (0.018)/dth............. (0.0014)dth............. (0.0020)dth.

Market 3....................... (0.028)/dth............. (0.0021)dth............. (0.0030)dth.

Texas Eastern states that copies of its filing have been served on all firm customers of Texas Eastern an current interruptible shippers 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 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filedas provided in 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 in the Public Reference Room. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-645Filed1-9-98; 8:45 am]

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