[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 116 (Thursday, June 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37534-37535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15099]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP00-313-000]


Gas Research Institute; Notice of Annual Application

June 9, 2000.
    Take notice that on June 1, 2000, Gas Research Institute (GRI) 
filed an application requesting advance approval of its 2001-2005 Five-
Year Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Plan, and the 2001 
RD&D Program and the funding of its RD&D activities for 2001, pursuant 
to the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's Regulations, particularly 
18 CFR 154.38(d)(5).
    In its application, GRI proposes to incur contract obligation's of 
$70.0 million in 2001. Consistent with the Commission's April 29, 1998 
Order Approving Settlement, GRI states that all $70.0 of the 2001 
contract obligations will be for Core Projects. GRI's application seeks 
to collect funds to support its RD&D program through jurisdictional 
rates and charges during the twelve months ending December 31, 2001.
    Also, consistent with the Commission's April 29, 1998 Order 
Approving Settlement, GRI proposes to fund the 2001 RD&D program by the 
use of the following surcharges: (1) A demand/reservation surcharge of 
9.0 cents per Dth per Month for ``high load factor customers''; (2) a 
demand/reservation surcharge of 5.5 cents per Dth per Month for ``low 
load factor customers''; (3) a volumetric commodity/usage surcharge of 
0.7 cents; and (4) a special ``small customer'' surcharge of 1.1 cents 
per Dth.
    The Commission Staff will analyze GRI's application and prepare a 
Commission Staff Report. This Staff Report will be served on all 
parties and filed with the Commission as a public document on August 
10, 2000.

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Comments on the Staff Report and GRI's application by all parties, 
except GRI, must be filed with the Commission on or before August 24, 
2000. GRI's reply comments must be filed on or August 31, 2000.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest GRI's application, 
except for GRI members and state regulatory commissions, who are 
automatically permitted to participate in the instant proceedings as 
intervenors, 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 the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations. All such motions or protests should be filed on or before 
June 21, 2000. All comments and protests will be considered by the 
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will 
not serve to make protestants parties to this proceeding. Any person 
wishing to become a party, other than a GRI member or a state 
regulatory commission, must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this 
filing are on a file with the Commission and are available for public 
inspection in the public reference room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-15099 Filed 6-14-00; 8:45 am]
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