97-24457. Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48641-48642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24457]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-516-000]


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

September 10, 1997.
    Take notice that on September 8, 1997, Viking Gas Transmission 
Company (Viking) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, 
First Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheet to become 
effective October 8, 1997:

Third Revised Sheet No. 86


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    Viking states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with the 
Commission's requirements set forth in Order No. 636-C, Pipeline 
Service Obligations and Revisions to Regulations Governing Self-
Implementing Transportation under Part 284 of the Commission's 
Regulations, Docket No. RM91-11-006 and Regulation of Natural Gas 
Pipelines after Partial Wellhead Decontrol, Docket No. RM87-34-072, 78 
FERC para. 61,186 (1997) issued on February 27, 1997. Accordingly, 
Viking has revised the contract matching term cap provided for under 
its right-of-first-refusal provisions to reflect the new five year 
maximum cap required by the Commission in Order No. 636-C.
    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 said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure. All such motions or 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. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24457 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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