99-26876. Indicated Shippers v. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Complaint

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP00-18-000]


Indicated Shippers v. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; 
Notice of Complaint

October 8, 1999.
    Take notice that on October 7, 1999, pursuant to Rule 206 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.206, Amoco 
Energy Trading Corporation and Amoco Production Company and Burlington 
Resources Oil & Gas Company (Indicated Shippers) filed a Section 5 
complaint against Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL), 
requesting the Commission to find that NGPL's auction procedures 
violate its tariff, Commission regulations and Commission precedent and 
to order NGPL to revise such procedures.
    Specifially, the Indicated Shippers assert that NGPL's currently 
pending capacity auction (No. AM9909-6) violates its tariff because it 
creates an undue preference for Negotiated Rate bids, impermissible 
bundling of noncontiguous capacity, discriminates against Resource Rate 
bidders and improperly restricts capacity release rights.
    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 Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 285.214). All such motions or 
protests must be filed on or before October 15, 1999. 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. This 
filing may also be viewed on the Internet at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222) for 
assistance. Answers to the complaint shall also be due on or before 
October 15, 1999.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-26876 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am]
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