[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1073-1074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-378]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 284
[Docket No. RM96-1-003]
Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines
December 18, 1996.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; Notice of comment schedule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission's proposed rule in this proceeding would amend
its open access regulations by incorporating by reference standards
promulgated by the Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB). A staff
technical conference was held on December 12 and 13, 1996, to discuss
the future direction of GISB's electronic communication standards and
the possible need for standards in disputed areas. Comments are
requested on issues considered at that technical conference.
DATES: Comments on issues considered at the technical conference are
due on or before February 21, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Goldenberg, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
(202) 208-2294.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is given that comments on issues
considered at the technical conference held on December 12 and 13,
1996, are to be filed by February 21, 1997. Commenters should address
the issues and questions identified in the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking \1\ as the subjects for discussion at the technical
conference. Further, commenters should address the issues identified by
staff at the technical conference, including: whether it is important
for the creation of an efficient interstate pipeline grid to have the
Commission or GISB develop standards in the disputed areas; whether
there are policy questions that the industry, through the Gas Industry
Standards Board, will be unable to resolve and that the Commission
should resolve to permit further progress in developing standards in
these areas;
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and, if there are such policy questions, how and why they should be
resolved in a particular manner.
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\1\ Standards For Business Practices Of Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 61 FR 58790 (Nov. 19,
1996), 77 FERC para. 61,143 (Nov. 13, 1996).
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Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments electronically
and, in particular, are encouraged to participate in the Commission's
pilot project using the Internet for filing comments. Comments can be
submitted on computer diskette in WordPerfect 6.1 or lower
format or in ASCII format, with the name of the filer and Docket No.
RM96-1-003 on the outside of the diskette. Internet comments should be
submitted through Internet E-Mail to comment.rm@ferc.fed.us'' in the
following format: on the subject line, specify Docket No. RM96-1-003;
in the body of the E-Mail message, specify the name of the filing
entity and the name, telephone number and E-Mail address of a contact
person; and attach the comment in WordPerfect 6.1 or lower
format or in ASCII format as an attachment to the E-Mail message.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-378 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]
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