[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 20174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10822]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-153-011]
Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., Notice of Request for
Extension of Time
April 17, 1998.
Take notice that on April 2, 1998, Granite State Gas Transmission,
Inc. (Granite State) submitted a request for a further extension of
time through March 31, 1999, to implement the Gas Industry Standards
Board (GISB) Standards related to data elements, data sets, invoice
details, and EDM as listed below:
1.2.2, 1.4.1-1.4.5, 2.3.19, 2.3.25, 2.4.1-2.4.5, 3.3.1, 3.3.2,
3.3.5, 3.3.7, 3.3.10, 3.3.12, 3.3.14, 3.4.1-3.4.3, 4.3.1-4.3.4, 5.3.9,
5.3.10, and 5.4.1-5.4.17
According to Granite State, in order to be fully compliant with all
GISB EDI standards, it must develop a new database and build a new
interface to process incoming and outgoing requests. Granite State
indicates that the preliminary cost estimate of $600,000 and at least
one full time employee to address its internal information system
requirements appear excessive. Further, Granite States claims that its
customers did not express any specific interest in doing business with
the Company via EDI. Accordingly, the Company continues to explore
different options for meeting the GISB requirements and its customer's
needs, including its evolving information system configuration in a
least cost matter.
Granite State further states that copies of its filing have been
served on its firm transportation customers, Bay State Gas Company and
Northern Utilities, Inc., and on the regulatory agencies of the states
of Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Any person desiring to protest this filing should file a protest
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Section 385.211 of the
Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such protests must be filed on
or before April 24, 1998. 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. Copies of this filing
are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection
in the Public Reference Room.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-10822 Filed 4-22-98; 8:45 am]
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