98-20991. Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 151 (Thursday, August 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20991]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. TM98-6-34-000


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

July 31, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 29, 1998, Florida Gas Transmission Company 
(FGT) tendered for filing to become part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third 
Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, effective September 
1, 1998:

Twenty-Eighth Revised Sheet No. 8A
Nineteenth Revised Sheet No. 8A.01
Twentieth Revised Sheet No. 8A.02

    FGT states that it is requesting waiver of the Effective Dates 
prescribed in Section 27.A.1 of its Tariff to make an out-of-cycle 
filing to reset its base Fuel Reimbursement Charge Percentage (FRCP) 
for the current Summer Period at 2.96% effective September 1, 1998. 
This is the same fuel percentage currently being retained by FGT. FGT 
has experienced an over recovery of fuel for the three months ended 
June 30, 1998, with its actual fuel usage and lost and unaccounted for 
gas as a percentage of deliveries averaging 2.81%. FGT

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anticipates the potential for this trend to continue through the end of 
the current Summer Period. However, FGT is precluded from automatically 
decreasing any further its base FRCP of 3.46%, accepted in Docket No. 
TM98-4-34-000 effective April 1, 1998, because the flex adjustment of 
<0.50>% accepted in Docket No. TM98-5-34-000 is the maximum allowed 
pursuant to Section 27.A.2.b of FGT's Tariff.
    As a result, FGT is filing herein to reestablish its based FRCP at 
2.96%. Approval of the instant filing would provide FGT the opportunity 
to make a downward flex adjustment at least seven days before the 
September 1, 1998 effective date in the event FGT deems it prudent to 
lower its FRCP further to mitigate operational problems experienced as 
a result of the over recovery of fuel and to minimize the balance of 
the deferred fuel account to be resolved in the next Summer Period. 
Also, if conditions warrant, FGT would be able to flex up from the new 
base FRCP to a maximum of 3.46% if unanticipated under recoveries of 
fuel occur.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this filing should 
file a motion to intervene of 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. 98-20991 Filed 8-5-98; 8:45 am]
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