[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 35167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16973]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PR97-12-000]


Cranberry Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Petition for Rate 
Approval

June 24, 1997.
    Take notice that on June 17, 1997, Cranberry Pipeline Corporation--
Pennsylvania Operations (Cranberry), filed a petition for rate 
approval, pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission's 
Regulations, requesting that the Commission approve as fair and 
equitable a rate of 67.81 cents per Mcf for Section 311 transportation 
services performed on Cranberry's Pennsylvania system.
    Cranberry states that it is an intrastate pipeline within the 
meaning of Section 2(16) of the NGPA and its owns and operates discrete 
pipeline facilities within States of West Virginia and Pennsylvania. 
Cranberry states that its West Virginia and Pennsylvania systems are 
completely separate and rate approvals for those systems have 
traditionally been determined in completely separate proceedings. The 
proposed cost of service and resulting unit rate are based on actual 
costs incurred for the 12 month period ended March 31, 1997, on 
Cranberry's integrated system. The proposed cost of service is 
$5,723,318 based on a rate of return 10.86% and total O&M and A&G 
expenses of $2,138,315. The test period throughput was 8,440,479 Mcf 
resulting in the unit rate of $0.6781 per Mcf. Cranberry proposes an 
effective date on or after June 17, 1997.
    Pursuant to Section 284.123(b)(2)(ii), if the Commission does not 
act within 150 days of the filing date, the rate will be deemed to be 
fair and equitable and not in excess of an amount which interstate 
pipelines would be permitted to charge for similar transportation 
service. The Commission may, prior to the expiration of the 150-day 
period, extend the time for action or institute a proceeding to afford 
parties an opportunity for written comments and for the oral 
presentation of views, data, and arguments.
    Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with Sections 385.211 and 
385.214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures. All 
motions must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission on or before 
July 15, 1997. The petition for rate approval is on file with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-16973 Filed 6-27-97; 8:45 am]
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