96-305. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 723-724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-305]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. TM96-3-17-000]


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

January 4, 1996.
    Take notice that on December 29, 1995, 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. The proposed 
effective date of these revised tariff sheets is February 1, 1996.
    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 

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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 as of October 31, 1995.
    Texas Eastern states that these revised tariff sheets are being 
filed to reflect changes in Texas Eastern's projected expenditures for 
electric power for the twelve month period beginning February 1, 1996. 
Texas Eastern states that the rate reductions 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:

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                             Zone                                Reservation         Usage           100% LF    
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Market 1.....................................................     $(0.035)/dth      $(.009)/dth     $(.0021)/dth
Market 2.....................................................      (0.108)/dth      (.0026)/dth      (.0062)/dth
Market 3.....................................................      (0.159)/dth      (.0038)/dth      (.0090)/dth
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    Texas Eastern states that copies of its filing have been served on 
all firm customers of Texas Eastern and 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, DC 20426, in 
accordance with sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations. Pursuant to Section 154.210 of the Commission's 
Regulations, all such motions or protests must be filed not later than 
12 days after the date of the filing noted above. 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-305 Filed 1-9-96; 8:45 am]
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