94-1799. Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.; Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff  

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    [Docket Nos. RP94-66-002, RP93-125-000, RP93-181-000 and 002]
    
    
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.; Proposed Changes in FERC Gas 
    Tariff
    
    January 24, 1994.
        Take notice that as required by the Commission's Order December 30, 
    1993 Order in Docket Nos. RP94-66-000, et al. (December 30 Order), 
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern) on January 14, 
    1994, submitted for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth 
    Revised Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on Appendix A of the 
    filing.
        Texas Eastern states that the December 30 Order accepted tariff 
    sheets filed on December 1, 1993 (December 1 Filing) by Texas Eastern 
    to recover gas supply realignment costs (GSR Costs). The December 1 
    Filing was Texas Eastern's third quarterly filing to recover such costs 
    and was filed pursuant to section 15.2(C) of the General Terms and 
    Conditions of Texas Eastern's FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 
    1. Ordering Paragraph (A) of the December 30 Order required certain 
    tariff sheets be ``refiled within fifteen days of this order to conform 
    to the conditions set forth in the body of this order, and the ordering 
    paragraphs below.'' Texas Eastern states that the tariff sheets listed 
    in Appendix A are submitted to satisfy the requirements of the December 
    30 Order.
        Texas Eastern states that section 15.2(C) of the General Terms and 
    Conditions has been revised in compliance with the December 30 Order as 
    follows:
        (1) Section 15.2(C)(2)(a) has been revised to extend the 
    amortization and recovery period to two (2) years for buyout costs 
    which are incurred after January 1, 1994 and which, in the aggregate, 
    exceed fifteen (15) million dollars for a quarterly filing;
        (2) Section 15.2(C)(2)(a)(i) has been revised to reflect that 
    applicable customers under Rate Schedules CDS, FT-1, LLFT and VKFT will 
    be billed each month for a GSR Demand Surcharge Amount calculated by 
    multiplying their current MDQ for a month times the GSR Demand 
    Surcharge rate;
        (3) Section 15.2(C)(2)(a)(ii) has been revised to reflect that with 
    the exception of the GSR Demand Surcharge component already designed to 
    be paid over twenty-four (24) months, each customer shall have the 
    option of paying its GSR Demand Surcharge obligation for any quarter in 
    twenty-four (24) monthly installments.
        (4) Section 15.2(C)(2)(a)(iv) has been revised to clarify that the 
    payment obligation for the GSR Demand Surcharge Amounts, together with 
    applicable carrying charges, accrues in full as of the close of the 
    month in which service was provided.
        (5) Section 15.2(C)(5) has been added to reflect an annual true-up, 
    as of any twelve (12) month period ending June 30, of the recovery of 
    GSR costs allocated to be recovered from customers under Rate Schedules 
    CDS, FT-1, LLFT and VKFT.
        Texas Eastern states that pursuant to section 15.2(C) of the 
    General Terms and Conditions, ninety percent (90%) of GSR Costs are 
    allocated to customers under Texas Eastern's Rate Schedules CDS, FT-1, 
    LLFT, and VKFT in the form of a CSR Demand Surcharge calculated using 
    customer MDQs. Texas Eastern's December 1 Filing allocated $12,701,656 
    of GSR Costs, inclusive of prior period adjustments and carrying 
    charges, to its customers under Rate Schedules CDS, FT-1, LLFT and 
    VKFT. However, Texas Eastern states that total customer MDQs under Rate 
    Schedules CDS, FT-1, LLFT and VKFT have changed slightly since the 
    December 1 Filing. Attachment A details the calculation of the new GSR 
    Demand Surcharge unit rate based upon MDQs effective January 1, 1994. 
    As a result, Texas Eastern submits Sub Sixth Revised Sheet No. 25, Sub 
    Sixth Revised Sheet No. 30, Sub Third Revised Sheet No. 34A, Sub Third 
    Revised Sheet No. 34B, Sub Third Revised Sheet No. 42A, and Sub Second 
    Revised Sheet No. 42B to reflect this slight change in total firm 
    customer MDQs. Texas Eastern states that the rates for Rate Schedules 
    IT-1, PTI, LLIT and VKIT are not impacted by the slight change in total 
    firm customer MDQs.
        The proposed effective date of the tariff sheets is January 1, 
    1994, consistent with the December 30 Order or the effective date of 
    the tariff sheets they replace.
        Texas Eastern states that copies of the filing were served on firm 
    customers of Texas Eastern and interested state commission. Copies were 
    also served on all parties to Docket No. RP94-66-000.
        Any person desiring to protest said filing should file a protest 
    with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capital 
    Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rule 211 of the 
    Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. All such protests should 
    be filed on or before January 31, 1994. 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.
    Lois D. Cashell,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 94-1799 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/28/1994
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Document Number:
94-1799
Pages:
0-0 (None pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: January 28, 1994, Docket Nos. RP94-66-002, RP93-125-000, RP93-181-000 and 002