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to the compliant shall also be due on or

before May 22, 2000.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11634 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–287–049]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

May 4, 2000.

Take notice that on May 1, 2000, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso)

tendered for filing to become part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised

Volume No. 1–A, the following tariff

sheets, to become effective April, 1,

2000:

Twenty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 30

Twenty-Fourth Revised Sheet No. 31

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 31A

El Paso states that the above tariff

sheets are being filed to implement five

negotiated rate contracts pursuant to the

Commission’s Statement of Policy on

Alternatives to Traditional Cost-ofService Ratemaking for Natural Gas

Pipelines and Regulation of Negotiated

Transportation Services of Natural Gas

Pipelines issued January 31, 1996 at

Docket Nos. RM95–6–000 and RM96–7–

000.

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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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 be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11614 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–159–005]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

May 4, 2000.

Take notice that on May 1, 2000, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso)

tendered for filing to become part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised

Volume No. 1–A, the following tariff

sheets, with an effective date of May 1,

2000.

Third Revised Sheet No. 117

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 118

El Paso states that the tariff sheets are

being filed to implement the settlement

approved by the Commission at Docket

No. CP98–159–003, et al. The tendered

tariff sheets are proposed to become

effective May 1, 2000.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission Rules and

Regulations. All such 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11625 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–262–000]

Florida Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

May 4, 2000.

Take notice that on May 1, 2000,

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, with an effective March 27,

2000.

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 164

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 165

Second Revised Sheet No. 168A

Seventh Revised Sheet No. 169

First Revised Sheet No. 185

FGT states that on February 9, 2000,

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) issued its

final rule regarding the regulation of

short-term interstate natural gas

transportation services in Docket Nos.

RM 98–10–000 and RM98–12–000

(Order No. 637). In the instant filing,

FGT is filing to implement provisions of

Order No. 637 regarding the waiver of

the rate ceiling for short-term capacity

release transactions and the prospective

limitations on the availability of the

Right-of-First Refusal (‘‘ROFR’’).

FGT states that Order No. 637

provides for a waiver of the rate ceiling

for short-term (less than one year)

capacity release transactions until

September 30, 2002 and requires

pipelines to file tariff revisions within

180 days of the effective date of the rule,

i.e., March 27, 2000, to remove tariff

provisions which are inconsistent with

the removal of the rate ceiling.

Accordingly, FGT is filing revised tariff

sheets as required. Unless extended by

Commission action the tariff provisions

removing the price cap submitted herein

shall not be effective after September 30,

2002, and FGT shall file revised tariff

sheets as required.

FGT also states that it is filing revised

tariff sheets implementing portions of

Order No. 637 which provide that the

Right-of-Refusal be applicable only to

contracts at the maximum tariff rate

having a term of twelve consecutive

months or longer of service.

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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section s

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s