96-8878. Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15930-15931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8878]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP96-199-000]


Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed 
Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

April 4, 1996.
    Take notice that on April 1, 1996, Mississippi River Transmission 
Corporation (MRT) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, 
Third Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become 
effective May 1, 1996:

First Revised Sheet No. 4
Seventeenth Revised Sheet No. 5
Seventeenth Revised Sheet No. 6
Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 7
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 8
Ninth Revised Sheet No. 10
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 11
Second Revised Sheet No. 49
First Revised Sheet No. 110
First Revised Sheet No. 111
First Revised Sheet No. 131
Original Revised Sheet No. 134
First Revised Sheet No. 135
Second Revised Sheet No. 137
First Revised Sheet No. 145
Third Revised Sheet No. 146
Second Revised Sheet No. 148
Second Revised Sheet No. 149
Second Revised Sheet No. 150
Third Revised Sheet No. 167
Second Revised Sheet No. 168
First Revised Sheet No. 219
Second Revised Sheet No. 249

    MRT states that the proposed changes would increase revenues from 
jurisdictional service by $14.7 million based on the 12-month period 
ending December 31, 1995, as adjusted. The filing also proposes to 
eliminate rate mitigation measures for certain customers that were 
required on a transitional basis by Order No. 636. Further, MRT 
proposes that miscellaneous tariff changes be made to clarify existing 
provisions of the tariff, delete other provisions which are obsolete 
and incorporate changes prescribed by Order No. 582.
    MRT states that the proposed rate changes are necessary to match 
costs and revenues in light of current and projected costs and changes 
in demand on its system. MRT further states that the proposed rate 
changes reflect a return commensurate with increased risks of operating 
its system under the current competitive environment. MRT states that 
it proposes to eliminate rate mitigation measures for those customers 
whose rates initially increased by more than 10 percent as a result of 
the implementation of the straight fixed variable methodology.
    MRT also states that the proposed tariff sheets clarify: (i) 
Procedures related to how MRT provides notice of the unavailability of 
receipt or delivery points; (ii) circumstances in which gas may be 
bought and sold by MRT; (iii) capacity release posting provisions; (iv) 
the term applicable to prearranged capacity release transactions; and 
(v) an exception to the obligation of MRT to maintain computer files on 
a nondisclosed basis if such information is publicly available. MRT 
further states that other tariff changes are proposed to delete an 
expired option for customers regarding how their imbalances were to be 
treated; to conform with Section 154.106(a) of the Regulations, as re-
designated in Order No. 582, which requires MRT to identify the 
boundary of its two rate zones; and, finally, to set forth the order in 
which rate components are to be discounted by MRT.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest the filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 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 as provided in Section 
154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by 
the Commission in determing 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 the filing are on file with the Commission and are available 
for public inspection in the Public Reference Room.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-8878 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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