01-6158. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

March 7, 2001.

Take notice that on March 1, 2001, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia), tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised tariff sheets with a proposed effective date of April 1, 2001:

Fiftieth Revised Sheet No. 25

Fiftieth Revised Sheet No. 26

Fiftieth Revised Sheet No. 27

Forty-fifth Revised Sheet No. 28

Columbia states that this filing comprises Columbia's annual filing pursuant to Section 36.2 of the General Terms and Conditions (GTC) of its Tariff. GTC Section 36, “Transportation Costs Rate Adjustment (TCRA),” enables Columbia to adjust its TCRA rates prospectively to reflect estimated current costs and unrecovered amounts for the deferral period. The TCRA rates consist of a current TCRA rate, reflecting an estimate of costs for a prospective 12-month period, and a TCRA surcharge rate, which is a true-up for actual activity within the deferral period. In this filing, the TCRA rate consists of a Current Operational TCRA Rate and an Operational TCRA Surcharge to recover the unrecovered amounts for the deferral period pursuant to GTC Section 36.4(a).

Columbia states that copies of its filing have been mailed to all firm customers, interruptible customers, and affected state commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. 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 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. This filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/​online/​rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/​efi/​doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.