[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6035]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. TM98-2-21-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes 
in FERC Gas Tariff

March 4, 1998.
    Take notice that on February 27, 1998, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised tariff sheet 
with a proposed effective date of April 1, 1998:

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 44

    Columbia states that it submits its annual filing pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 35, ``Retainage Adjustment Mechanism (RAM)'', of 
the General Terms and Conditions (GTC) of its Tariff. Sixth Revised 
Sheet No. 44 sets forth the retainage factors applicable to Columbia's 
transportation, storage, processing and gathering services, as revised 
by this filing.
    GTC Section 35.2 requires Columbia to adjust its retainage 
percentages annually. GTC Section 35.4 provides that the retainage 
percentages consist of a current and an over/under recovered component. 
Pursuant to GTC Section 35.4(a), the current component reflects the 
estimate of total company-use, lost, and unaccounted-for quantities 
required during the 12-month period commencing, in an annual filing 
such as this, on April 1. The over/under recovered component, as 
described in GTC Section 35.4(b), reflects the reconciliation of 
``actual'' company-use, lost, and unaccounted-for quantities with 
quantities actually retained by Columbia for the preceding calendar 
year; i.e., the defferal period. The changes in the retainage 
percentage applicable to Columbia's transportation, storage, processing 
and gathering services are set forth at Appendix A, page 1.
    Pursuant to Article III, Section I, (5) of the Stipulation and 
Agreement (Stipulation II) at Docket No. RP95-408 et al., Columbia is 
including a fixed annual quantity of 650,000 Dth within the calculation 
of the current component of the transportation retainage factor, which 
amount is to be retained and provided to MarkWest.
    Columbia states that copies of its filing have been mailed to all 
firm customers, interruptible customers, and affected state 
commissions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed as 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. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and 
are available for public inspection in the Public Reference Room.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-6035 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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