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

[Federal Register: September 10, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 175)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP98-381-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

September 3, 1998.

Take notice that on August 31, 1998 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) tendered for filing to become part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1, certain revised tariff sheets. Transco states that Appendix B attached to the filing contains the enumeration of the revised tariff sheets. Such tariff sheets are proposed to be effective October 1, 1998.

Transco states that the purpose of the instant filing is to implement the offering of firm transportation service on Transco's production area supply laterals as permitted by the Commission's Opinion Nos. 405, et seq., issued in Transco's Docket Nos. RP92-137 and RP93-136 (Phase I). Opinion No. 405 expressly authorizes Transco to make a limited Section 4 filing to implement that service.

As is detailed in the Statement of Nature, Reasons and Basis, included as Appendix A thereto, Transco is proposing to offer firm transportation service on Transco's production area supply laterals upstream of Station 30, 45, 50 and 62 and on Transco's mainline upstream of Stations 30 (collectively referred to as ``production area supply laterals''), pursuant to a sixty day open season which is to commence following Commission approval of the instant filing. Firm transportation service on those production area supply laterals

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will replace Transco's ``IT feeder'' service structure and will be made available pursuant to three new firm transportation rate schedules, which are included in Appendix B thereto. These new rate schedules have been developed to address the needs of production area shippers, and in particular Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) shippers, for flexible firm transportation service and to allow Transco to better compete with pipelines currently offering comparable services for the attachment of new production area supplies.

The three new firm transportation rate schedules are: Rate Schedule FTSL1, a receipt-point based traditional firm transportation service; Rate Schedule FTSL2, a receipt-point based firm transportation service requiring a reserve commitment and providing for varying contract quantities over time; and Rate Schedule FTSL3, a receipt-point based firm transportation service providing for varying contract quantities over time.

Transco states that copies of the filing are being mailed to its customers, state commissions, and other interested parties.

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 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. 98-24223Filed9-9-98; 8:45 am]

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