98-18379. Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP98-290-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in 
FERC Gas Tariff

July 6, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 30, 1998, Viking Gas Transmission Company 
(Viking) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First 
Revised Volume No. 1 the tariff sheets listed on Attachment A (Primary 
Case) to the filing and Attachment B (Pro Forma Case) to the filing.
    Viking requests an effective date of August 1, 1998 for the tariff 
sheets listed on Attachment A and, accordingly, requests that the 
Commission suspend this filing for the minimal statutory period to 
allow the tariff sheets listed on Attachment A to go into effect on 
August 1, 1998.
    Viking respectfully requests that the Commission allow Viking's Pro 
Forma Case to become effective only after a final Commission order on 
this proceeding. Should the Commission accept Viking's Pro Forma Case, 
Viking will submit actual tariff sheets in place of the Pro Forma 
tariff sheets to be effective on a prospective basis.
    Viking states that the purpose of this filing is to revise Viking's 
rates for jurisdictional services to reflect current and projected 
costs and changes in demand on Viking's system. Viking is also filing 
to remove crediting of penalty and IT revenues and to implement a 
tracker to recover load management costs.
    In its Pro Forma Case, Viking is proposing to roll-in the 
facilities installed during the 1996 and 1997 expansion projects 
approved by the Commission in Docket Nos. CP96-32-000 and CP97-93-000, 
respectively. Both projects are appropriate for rolled-in rate 
treatment due to the significant reliability and operational benefits 
they provide to pre-expansion customers, and in light of the minimal 
rate impacts they produce in real terms.
    Viking states that copies of the filing have been mailed to all of 
its jurisdictional customers and to affected state regulatory 
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 provided 
in Section 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. 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. 98-18379 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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