[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39606-39607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16133]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP00-335-000]


Black Marlin Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC 
Gas Tariff

June 21, 2000.
    Take notice that on June 15, 2000, Black Marlin Pipeline Company 
(BMPL) tendered for filing to become part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third 
Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets:

Second Revised Sheet No. 109
First Revised Sheet No. 110
Third Revised Sheet No. 111
First Revised Sheet No. 133
Second Revised Sheet No. 134
Third Revised Sheet No. 135
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 212
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 213
First Revised Sheet No. 213.01
First Revised Sheet No. 213E

    BMPL states that on February 9, 2000, the Commission issued its 
final rule regarding the regulation of interstate natural gas 
transportation services in Docket Nos. RM98-10-000 and RM98-12-000 
(Order No. 637). In Order No. 637, the Commission made changes to its 
current regulatory model to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of 
the gas markets as they have evolved since Order No. 636. Specifically, 
in Order No. 637 the Commission:
    <bullet> Granted, for a limited period, a waiver of the price 
ceiling for short-term released capacity
    <bullet> Narrowed the right of first refusal (``ROFR'')
    <bullet> Addressed alternatives to traditional pipeline pricing by 
permitting pipelines to proposed peak/off-peak and term differentiated 
rate structures
    <bullet> Revised certain reporting requirements
    <bullet> Made changes in regulations related to (1) scheduling 
equality for released capacity, (2) capacity segmentation, and (3) 
pipeline imbalance services, cash-out provisions, operational flow 
orders (OFOs) and penalties.
    Subsequent to issuing Order No. 637, on May 19, 2000, the 
Commission issued an Order on Rehearing (Order 637-A) which largely 
approved the provisions as adopted in Order No. 637.
    BMPL states that in a separate filing, BMPL will file revisions to 
its Tariff to comply with the Order Nos. 637 and 637-A. BMPL will 
comply with the provisions of Order Nos. 637 and 637-A regarding 
reporting requirements by September 1, 2000.
    Also, BMPL states that in the instant filing, BMPL is filing 
revisions to its Tariff to comply with requirements in Order Nos. 637 
and 637-A related to scheduling equality, capacity segmentation and 
pipeline imbalance services, OFOs and penalties. As required by the 
Order Extending Time for Compliance, issued April 12, 2000 in Docket 
NOs. RM98-10-002 and RM98-12-002, BMPL is making the instant filing on 
or before June 15, 2000.
    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, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Sectinos 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/

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Davis P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-16133 Filed 6-26-00; 8:45 am]
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