[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55138-55139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27229]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP97-33-000]
Centra Pipelines Minnesota Inc.; Notice of Proposed Changes In
FERC Gas Tariff
October 18, 1996.
Take notice that on October 11, 1996, Centra Pipelines Minnesota
Inc. (Centra Minnesota) tendered for filing to become part of its FERC
Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 2, the following tariff sheet,
with an effective date of June 26, 1996:
Second Revised Sheet No. 35
Centra Minnesota states that Second Revised Sheet No. 35 is an
``Index of Customers'' and is being filed to reflect changes in the
volumes of natural gas transported by Centra Minnesota on
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behalf of its shippers. Second Revised Sheet No. 35 is proposed to be
effective on June 1, 1996. These revised transportation volumes, which
correspond to appropriate changes in the Department of Energy (DOE)
import and/or export authorizations of Centra Minnesota's shippers, are
as follows:
(1) Reduce the volumes of gas that Centra Minnesota is authorized
to transport on behalf of Northern Minnesota Utilities (NMU) from up to
11,445 MMcf/year to up to 10,350 MMcf/year;
(2) Transport on behalf of Stone Consolidated Corporation (Stone)
the remainder of the volumes that were previously transported on behalf
of NMU, i.e., up to 1,095 MMcf/year; and
(3) Transport on behalf of NMU 365 MMcf/day for a term of November
1, 1995, through October 31, 2002.
Centra Minnesota states that NMU and Stone have received import/
export authorizations from the DOE which comport with the revised
transportation volumes listed above. Centra Minnesota also states that
the corresponding changes to the volumes transported on behalf of these
shippers are fully consistent with Centra Minnesota's flexible
transportation authority granted by the Commission. Additionally,
Centra Minnesota states that no increase in transportation volumes is
sought and no facility construction is required. In essence, all that
is involved is a reallocation of volumes already authorized for
transport between an existing shipper--NMU--and a new shipper--Stone.
The new transportation arrangement with NMU FOR 365 MMcf/year replaces
an earlier transportation agreement between NMU and Centra Minnesota,
for the same volume of gas, that terminated on October 31, 1995.
Pursuant to Section 154.207 of the Commission's regulations, Centra
Minnesota respectively requests waiver of the thirty-day notice period
so that Second Revised Sheet No. 35 will become effective on June 1,
1996. In addition, Centra Minnesota requests waiver of Section
154.111(c) of the Commission's regulations regarding the filing dates
prescribed therein. Centra Minnesota states that such waivers will not
result in any harm to any shipper since the volume of gas to be
transported by Centra Minnesota will not be increased or decreased, but
is merely being reallocated.
Centra Minnesota states that copies of the filing were served upon
Centra Minnesota's jurisdictional customers and interested state
commissions.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protests with
reference to said filing should file a motion to intervene or protest
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 and 385.211). All such motions
or protests must be filed as provided in Section 154.210 of the
Commission's Regulations. 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 to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene.
Copies of Centra Minnesota's filing are on file with the Commission and
are available for public inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-27229 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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