98-18485. Midwestern Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP98-327-000]


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

July 7, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 1, 1998, Midwestern Gas Transmission 
Company (Midwestern), tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised tariff 
sheets, with an effective date of August 1, 1998:

First Revised Sheet No. 12
Second Revised Sheet No. 25
First Revised Sheet No. 122
First Revised Sheet No. 131

    Midwestern states that the purpose of the filing is to provide more 
detail and specificity in Midwestern's tariff and Midwestern's pro 
forma service agreements regarding the types of discounts that may be 
granted by Midwestern. Midwestern states that by including this 
information in Midwestern's tariff, Midwestern hopes to greatly reduce 
any need for filing individual discount agreements as ``material 
deviations.''
    Midwestern proposes to revise two of its rate schedules and the 
related pro forma service agreements, rather than make material 
deviation filings, so as to more clearly reflect the types of discounts 
that may be given by Midwestern. First, Midwestern proposes to revise 
Section 4.1 of Rate Schedule FT-A and Section 6.1 of the pro forma 
transportation agreement to reflect all of the following types of 
discounts for FT-A service: (a) point-specific; (b) volume-specific; 
(c) discounts based on a variable reservation/commodity charge 
allocation; and (d) authorized overrun.
    In addition, to address the release of discounted volumes, 
Midwestern proposes to add the following sentence to Section 4.1 and 
Section 6.1: ``In the event Shipper releases capacity at a rate which 
is higher than Shipper's discounted rate, such difference may be shared 
in the manner agreed to by Transporter and Shipper.'' Second, 
Midwestern proposes to revise Sections 4.1 of Rate Schedule IT and 
Section 6.1 of the IT pro forma transportation agreement to provide for 
point-specific and volume-specific discounts.
    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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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. 98-18485 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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