[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 68253] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-32896] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff [Docket No. RP97-195-000] December 20, 1996. Take notice that on December 18, 1996, Viking Gas Transmission Company (Viking) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets proposed to be effective January 15, 1997: Substitute Fourth Revised Sheet No. 1 Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 117 Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 118 Substitute Fourth Revised Sheet No. 141 Substitute Original Sheet No. 142 Substitute Original Sheet No. 143 Substitute Original Sheet No. 144 Substitute Original Sheet No. 145 Substitute Original Sheet No. 146 Viking states that the purpose of this filing is to facilitate customer service on Viking's system by updating Viking's Customer Nomination Form (Sheet Nos. 117-118) and incorporating the Electronic Bulletin Board Access Service Agreement (Sheet Nos. 1, 141-146) in Viking's tariff. Viking originally filed the above-referenced tariff sheets as part of its Order No. 587 compliance filing on December 2, 1996. In the Letter Order issued on December 13, 1996 in Docket No. RP97-156-000, the Office of Pipeline Regulation rejected the above- referenced tariff sheets without prejudice as beyond the scope of Order No. 587 and found that ``[t]hese tariff changes are more appropriately dealt with in a Section 4 filing.'' December 13, 1996 Letter Order, p. 1. Accordingly, Viking is now filing these sheets under Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 717c (1994). Viking states that copies of the filing have been mailed to all of its jurisdictional customers and to affected state regulatory 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, DC 20426, in accordance with rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. All such motions or protests must be filed in 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. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-32896 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M