94-5511. Southern Natural Gas Co.; GSR Cost Recovery Filing

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP94-165-000]

 

Southern Natural Gas Co.; GSR Cost Recovery Filing

March 4, 1994.
    Take notice that on March 1, 1994, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern) filed pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 
U.S.C. 717(c) (1988), to recover gas supply realignment (GSR) costs 
incurred as a consequence of Southern's implementation of restructured 
pipeline services under Order No. 636, et seq. Southern states that the 
tariff sheets identified below were filed in compliance with the 
Commission's order in Southern's restructuring proceeding in Docket No. 
RS92-10-000 and the procedures set forth in Section 31 of the General 
Terms and Conditions of Southern's FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh Revised 
Volume No. 1:

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 15
Alternate Fifth Revised Sheet No. 15
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 17
Alternate Fifth Revised Sheet No. 17
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 18
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 29
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 30
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 31

    Southern states that it sets forth in this filing the revised 
demand surcharges and revised interruptible rates that will be charged 
in connection with its recovery of GSR costs associated with the 
payment of price differentials under unrealigned gas supply contracts 
and transactional costs incurred in continuing realignment efforts 
during the period November 1, 1993 through January 31, 1994. These GSR 
costs have arisen as a direct result of customers' elections during 
restructuring to terminate their sales entitlements under Order No. 
636. Southern requests that the tariff sheets be made effective April 
1, 1994.
    Southern states that it seeks to recover $17.5 Million in GSR costs 
plus pre-filing interest, which Southern has either paid or incurred as 
price differentials under its unrealigned contracts or as transactional 
costs in its continuing realignment efforts during the period November 
1, 1993 through January 31, 1994. Southern states that these GSR costs 
have arisen as a direct result of the need to realign gas supply 
contracts following customers' elections during restructuring to 
terminate their sales entitlements under Order No. 636. Southern 
further states that none of the GSR costs sought to be recovered in the 
instant filing constitute take-or-pay settlement costs under gas supply 
contracts existing at March 31, 1989 which would be subject to the 
provisions of Southern's 1988 take-or-pay settlement in Docket No. 
RP86-63-000.
    Southern states that copies of the filing were served upon 
Southern's customers and interested state commissions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure. All such motions or protests should be filed 
on or before March 11, 1994. 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 motion to intervene. Copies of 
Southern's filing are on file with the Commission and are available for 
public inspection.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-5511 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]
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