97-20124. Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 41036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20124]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP96-306-003]


Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas 
Tariff

July 25, 1997.
    Take notice that on July 22, 1997, Paiute Pipeline Company (Paiute) 
tendered for filing to become part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second 
Revised Volume No. 1-A, Sixth Revised Sheet No. 10. Paiute requests 
that the tendered tariff sheet be accepted for filing to become 
effective August 1, 1997.
    Paiute states that the purpose of its filing is to place into 
effect an interim annual rate reduction of $3,423,656 while the 
Commission considers a settlement offer filed by Paiute on July 1, 1997 
in this general rate proceeding. Paiute indicates that as a result of 
its original rate change filing in this proceeding, Paiute is presently 
collecting motion rates, subject to refund, pending the outcome of a 
hearing. Paiute states, however, that its settlement offer would 
resolve all issues in this proceeding, and that it believes that the 
settlement offer is uncontested. Paiute proposes in the instant filing 
to reduce its rates to the settlement rate levels, on an interim basis, 
pending the Commission's decision on the settlement offer.
    In the event that the settlement offer is not approved or made 
effective pursuant to its terms, Paiute requests the right to terminate 
the interim rate reduction on thirty days' notice and resume collection 
of its motion rates during the pendency of this proceeding. Paiute 
states that it will not seek permission to recover from its customers 
the difference between the motion rats and the interim reduced rates 
for the period that the interim reduced rates are in effect.
    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 in 
accordance with 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 proceeding. Copies of this filing are on file with the 
Commission and are available for public inspection in the Public 
Reference Room.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-20124 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]
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