00-31846. Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of Negotiated Rate Agreements

December 7, 2000.

Take notice that on November 29, 2000, Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership (Great Lakes) filed for disclosure, two (2) transportation service agreements pursuant to Great Lakes' Rate Schedule FT entered into by Great Lakes and Tenaska Marketing Ventures (Tenaska) and by Great Lakes and CXY Energy Marketing (U.S.A.) Inc. (CXY) (FT Service Agreements). The FT Service Agreements being filed reflect negotiated rate arrangements between Great Lakes and Tenaska and between Great Lakes and CXY commencing December 1, 2000.

Great Lakes states that the FT Service Agreements are being filed to implement negotiated rate contracts as required by both Great Lakes' negotiated rate tariff provisions and the Commission's Statement of Policy on Alternatives to Traditional Cost-of-Service Ratemaking for Natural Gas Pipelines and Regulations of Negotiated Transportation Services of Natural Gas Pipelines, issued January 31, 1996, at Docket Nos. RM95-6-000 and RM96-7-000.

Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed in accordance with 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 proceedings. 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 be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/​online/​rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/​efi/​doorbell.htm.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.