E5-425. Saltville Gas Storage Company L.L.C.; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing

January 27, 2005.

Take notice that on January 21, 2005, Saltville Gas Storage Company L.L.C. (Saltville) tendered for filing negotiated rate transactions with Virginia Gas Distribution Company, Sequent Energy Management, L.P., the Oak Ridge Utility District, NJR Energy Resources, and Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. Saltville states that the purpose of this filing is to implement negotiated rate agreements for services rendered by its Saltville, Virginia gas storage facility.

Saltville requests an effective date of January 1, 2005 for the Service Agreements. In addition, Saltville requests that the Commission grant any authorizations and waivers of the Commission's regulations to the extent necessary to permit the service agreements to be made effective as proposed. Saltville requests an additional period of 30 days in which to complete discussions with its customers and to file its remaining negotiated rate agreements.

Saltville states that copies of the filing were mailed to all affected customers of Saltville and interested State commissions.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). 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 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.