[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12358]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP98-204-000]
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Filing
May 5, 1998.
Take notice that on May 1, 1998 Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company
(Eastern Shore) tendered a filing to terminate its Account No. 191--
Unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs as of October 31, 1997, and to refund
the balance in such account to its customers. Eastern Shore states that
such termination is the result of Eastern Shore's conversion to a Part
284 open access transportation pipeline and the implementation of its
new open access FERC Gas Tariff on November 1, 1997, (see 81 FERC para.
61,013).
Eastern Shore states that Section 38--Transition Cost Recovery
Mechanism, of the General Terms and Conditions (GT&C) of its FERC Gas
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, effective November 1, 1997,
provides for the recovery of costs incurred as a result of
implementing, in connection with implementing, or attributable to the
requirements of the Commission's Order No. 636, such costs being
referred to as ``transition costs''. The Commission identified four
specific types of transition costs: (1) Account No. 191 costs; (2) Gas
Supply Realignment Costs; (3) Stranded Costs; and (4) certain new
facilities. This filing, however, pertains only to the first category
described above, Account No. 191 costs.
Eastern Shore further states that Section 38(A) of the GT&C permits
Eastern Shore to direct bill a customer, in the case of a positive
(debit) Account No. 191 balance, or refund a customer, in the case of a
negative (credit) Account No. 191 balance, that customer's share of the
total unrecovered costs contained in Eastern Shore's Account No. 191.
The portion of unrecovered costs that relate to demand shall be
allocated on the basis of each particular customer's contract demand
quantity under Eastern Shore's former CD-1 or CD-E rate schedule in
effect on October 31, 1997, the day prior to the implementation of open
access on Eastern Shore's system. The portion of unrecovered costs that
relate to commodity shall be allocated on the basis of each particular
customer's commodity purchases under Eastern Shore's former CD-1 or CD-
E rate schedules for the period November 1, 1996 through October 31,
1997, the twelve months immediately preceding the implementation of
open access on Eastern Shore's system.
Finally, Eastern Shore states that it is its intention to
distribute refunds on July 1, 1998, and in anticipation of this date,
has calculated the appropriate carrying charges through such date. Such
refund date is intended to provide the Commission staff with sufficient
time to review the information submitted in its filing.
Eastern Shore states that copies of the filing have been served
upon its affected customers and interested state commissions.
Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this filing should
file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 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 on or
before May 12, 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. 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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-12358 Filed 5-8-98; 8:45 am]
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