E6-16782. Stingray Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Petition for Waiver of Tariff Provisions and Request for Expedited Action

October 3, 2006.

Take notice that on September 29, 2006, Stingray Pipeline Company (Stingray) filed a Petition for Temporary Waiver of Tariff Provisions and Request for Expedited Action. The purpose of this filing is to seek waiver of the tiered imbalance cash-out procedures set forth in section 11.3 and 11.4 of the General Terms & Conditions of Stingray's FERC Gas Tariff to enable the cash-out of imbalances at the average monthly index price for the month of September 2006. Stingray requests a Commission decision on its petition by October 10, 2006.

Stingray states that copies were mailed to its customers and to interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of § 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Comment, Intervention, and Protest Date: October 4, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.