98-32694. Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Settlement Compliance Filing

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 67866]
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[FR Doc No: 98-32694]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Settlement Compliance 
Filing

December 3, 1998.
    Take notice that on November 30, 1998, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh 
Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets to become effective 
January 1, 1999:

Twenty-Eighth Revised Sheet No. 14a
Thirty-Fourth Revised Sheet No. 15a
Twenty-Eighth Revised Sheet No. 16a
Thirty-Fourth Revised Sheet No. 17a
Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 18a

    Southern asserts that the purpose of this filing is to comply with 
the Commission's Order issued on September 29, 1995, which approved the 
Stipulation and Agreement (Settlement) filed by Southern on March 15, 
1995 in Docket Nos. RP89-224-012, et al.
    In accordance with Article VII of the Settlement, Southern has made 
this filing to recover a GSR volumetric surcharge based on an estimate 
of its 1999 GSR costs. Southern also indicates, based on estimated 
data, a GSR surcharge refund will be made on March 31, 1999 in the 
amount of approximately $900,000.
    Paragraph 17 of Article VII of the Settlement provides for Southern 
to file by December 1 of each year to collect unrecovered gas supply 
realignment *GSR) costs through its GSR volumetric surcharge, to be 
effective for the parties supporting the Settlement beginning January 1 
of the following year. The proposed GSR volmetric surcharge of $.0002/
Dth reflects a reduction from the $.0018/Dth surcharge currently in 
effect.
    Southern states that copies of the filing were served upon 
Southern's customers, intervening parties and interested state 
commissions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protests said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-32694 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
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