[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40577-40578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19582]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP95-409-000]
Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in
FERC Gas Tariff
August 3, 1995.
Take notice that on August 1, 1995, Northwest Pipeline Corporation
(Northwest) tendered for filing changes to its FERC Gas Tariff to be
effective September 1, 1995,\1\ consisting of the following tariff
sheets:
\1\ Northwest in its filing indicated that it anticipates the
filing to be suspended for the full five month period. In the event
of such a suspension, Northwest requested an effective date of
February 1, 1996. Northwest also requested that all tariff sheets be
suspended for the same period of time as the rate changes.
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Third Revised Volume No. 1
Seventh Revised Sheet No. 5
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 5-A
Third Revised Sheet No. 6
Third Revised Sheet No. 7
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 8
Second Revised Sheet No. 8.1
First Revised Sheet No. 116
Second Revised Sheet No. 117
First Revised Sheet No. 118
Third Revised Sheet No. 271
First Revised Sheet No. 360
First Revised Sheet No. 361
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 375
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 376
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 377
Third Revised Sheet No. 378
Second Revised Sheet No. 380
Original Volume No. 2
Twenty-First Revised Sheet No. 2
Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 2.1
Twentieth Revised Sheet No. 2-A
Northwest states that the changes reflect an overall change in its
jurisdictional rates for transportation and storage services for the
twelve month period ended April 30, 1995, adjusted for known and
measurable changes through January 31, 1996, to provide additional
revenues related to an increased revenue requirement and redesign of
rates of approximately $19.2 million.\2\
\2\ This amount reflects the increase over Northwest's currently
effective rates in Docket No. RP94-220 as adjusted to reflect the
removal of Northwest's investment in lost and unaccounted-for gas as
ordered by the Commission in Docket No. RP95-187. The increase does
not reflect the mitigating effects of the Storage Services
Settlement in Docket No. RP93-5 and RP94-220, 71 FERC para. 61,063,
on Northwest's Docket No. RP94-220 currently effective rates or
Northwest's cost of service positions in rebuttal testimony filed on
July 11, 1995, in that proceeding.
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Northwest's revenue requirement has increased due to increased cost
of service, primarily as a result of 1) additions to gross rate base
including system expansion facilities, 2) increased operating and
maintenance expenses, the majority of which relate to an increase in
headquarters office rent, and 3) increased depreciation expenses
related primarily to new facilities, the reclassification of items for
transmission to general plant, and to adjustments to the depreciable
life of certain general plant items. All of these increases are partly
offset by the revenues associated with additional services provided to
system expansion shippers.
Northwest submitted with its filing proposed changes to modify
Northwest's tariff to incorporate an amendment to Northwest's Rate
Schedule T-1 firm transportation service for Pacific Interstate
Transmission Company to restate the volume obligation and to eliminate
the Btu conversion factor to be consistent with Northwest's other firm
transportation service agreements. The filing also updates the existing
tariff's rate sheets, updates the Index of Shippers, reduces the
allocation to interruptable transportation, and corrects typographical
errors in the tariff.
Northwest states that the filing was served on each of its
customers and affected state commissions pursuant to Section 154.16(b)
of the Commissions Regulations.
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Any person desiring to be heard or protest said filing should file
a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, in
accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules
of Practice and Procedure. All such motions or protests should be filed
on or before August 10, 1995. 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. Any person
wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of
this filing are on file with Commission and are available for public
inspection in the Public Reference Room.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-19582 Filed 8-8-95; 8:45 am]
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