[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 65649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30881]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. FA94-15-000]
Florida Gas Transmission Company; Order Establishing Hearing
Procedures
Issued: December 14, 1995.
On September 8, 1995, the Deputy Chief Accountant issued a
contested audit report under delegated authority noting Florida Gas
Transmission Company's (Florida Gas) disagreement with respect to
certain recommendations of the Division of Audits. \1\ Florida Gas was
requested to advise whether it would agree to the disposition of the
contested matters under the shortened procedures provided for by Part
158 of the Commission's Regulations. 18 CFR 158.1, et seq.
\1\ 72 FERC para. 62,243. The contested matters are discussed in
Part I of the letter order. The letter order was amended by
reissuance of Part I on October 11, 1995, correcting amounts
reported in Part I related to the capitalization of the allowance
for funds used during construction on Phase III facilities. The
letter as published in the FERC Reports at the cite noted above
incorporates the October 11 revision.
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By letter dated November 7, 1995, Florida Gas responded that it did
not consent to the shortened procedures. Section 158.7 of the
Commission's Regulations provides that in case consent to the shortened
procedures is not given, the proceeding will be assigned for hearing.
Accordingly, the Secretary, under authority delegated by the
Commission, will set these matters for hearing. The arguments made by
Florida Gas in its November 7, 1995 response may be raised at the
hearing.
Any interested person seeking to participate in this docket shall
file a protest or a motion to intervene pursuant to Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) no later than 15 days after the date of publication of this
order in the Federal Register.
It is ordered:
(A) Pursuant to the authority contained in and subject to the
jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by
section 402(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act, the
provisions of the Natural Gas Act, particularly sections 4, 5 and 8
thereof, and pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR, Chapter I), a public hearing shall be held
concerning the appropriateness of Florida Gas's accounting practices as
discussed in the audit report.
(B) A Presiding Administrative Law Judge, to be designated by the
Chief Administrative Law Judge, shall convene a prehearing conference
in this proceeding, to be held within 45 days of the date of this
order, in a hearing room of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. The Presiding Judge is
authorized to establish procedural dates and to rule on all motions
(except motions to dismiss) as provided in the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure.
(C) This order shall be promptly published in the Federal Register.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-30881 Filed 12-19-95; 8:45 am]
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