99-31856. Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes to FERC Gas Tariff

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 236 (Thursday, December 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69013-69014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31856]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP00-98-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes to FERC 
Gas Tariff

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

Tariff Sheets Applicable to Contesting Parties

Second Revised Forty-eighth Revised Sheet No. 14
Second Revised Sixty-ninth Revised Sheet No. 15
Second Revised Forty-eighth Revised Sheet No. 16
Second Revised Sixty-ninth Revised Sheet No. 17
First Revised Thirty-fourth Revised Sheet No. 18

Tariff Sheets Applicable to Settling Parties

Second Revised Thirty-fourth Revised Sheet No. 14a
Second Revised Fortieth Revised Sheet No. 15a
Second Revised Thirty-fourth Revised Sheet No. 16a
Second Revised Fortieth Revised Sheet No. 17a
First Revised Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 18a
First Revised Sixth Revised Sheet No. 22

    Southern states that the proposed tariff sheets implement the Gas 
Research Institute's (GRI) revised surcharges for 2000. The 2000 GRI 
Funding Formula consists of surcharges (i) .72 cents per Dth applicable 
to the commodity/usage portion of firm service rates and to 
interruptible rates and (ii) either 20.0 cents per Dth for high load 
factor customers or 12.3 cents per Dth for low load factor customers on 
the demand/reservation component of firm service rates. The 2000 GRI 
Funding Formula provides for a surcharge of 1.6 cents per Dth on 
service

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rates for small customers. The Commission authorized these surcharges 
in Docket No. RP99-323-000 to be effective January 1, 2000. Gas 
Research Institute, 88 FERC 61,293 (1999). Consistent with the 
Commission's order, Southern has proposed these tariff sheets to be 
effective January 1, 2000.
    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. 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 202-208-222 for 
assistance).
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-31856 Filed 12-8-99; 8:45 am]
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