96-5173. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Limited Waiver of Tariff Provision

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8924]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP96-149-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Limited Waiver 
of Tariff Provision

February 29, 1996.
    Take notice that on February 26, 1996, Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corporation (Columbia), pursuant to Rule 212 of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.212) filed a petition for a 
limited waiver of Section 5 of its MS Rate Schedule to the extent 
necessary for Columbia's storage facilities to be treated as a point of 
sale for certain base gas to be retired by sale to Columbia's firm 
Storage Service (FSS) customers.
    Columbia states that the prompt Commission action is justified 
given the time sensitive nature of the retirement proposal. Columbia 
states that the FSS customers' storage gas quantities have decline 
significantly as a result of recent cold weather. That decline has or 
will soon limit the customers' maximum daily withdrawal quantities 
(MDWQ) under applicable tariff provisions. The immediate availability 
of this base gas, which is already in storage, will allow the FSS 
customers to replenish their storage accounts without delay, thereby 
minimizing the deterioration of their FSS inventory.
    Columbia states that it is proposing a retirement by sale of 
natural gas that is at least potentially subject to the regulations 
promulgated by Order Nos. 497 and 566. Columbia requests that its 
disposition of the base gas not be subject to Order Nos. 497 and 566 
and their regulations.
    Columbia requests that, to the extent deemed necessary by the 
Commission, Columbia be granted waiver by March 5, 1996 of Section 5 of 
its MS Rate Schedule in order to permit the immediate retirement by 
sale of the base gas out of storage as well as the separate waiver 
referenced covering Order Nos. 497 and 566.
    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, 888 First Street, Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed on or 
before March 7, 1996. 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 this filing 
are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection 
in the Public Reference Room.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-5173 Filed 3-5-96; 8:45 am]
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