[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2119]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP97-231-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in 
FERC Gas Tariff

January 23, 1997.
    Take notice that on January 17, 1997, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore) tendered for filing a completely new and 
revised FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, reflecting 
restructured services, rates, and general terms and conditions, 
proposed to become effective on May 1, 1997 or the effective date of 
Eastern Shore's Part 284 blanket certificate, whichever is later.
    Eastern Shore states that pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas 
Act, and Sections 154.7, 154.301, et seq. of the Regulations of the 
Commission, Eastern Shore is also filing revisions to certain 
statements and schedules which were initially filed in Docket No. RP97-
32-000, Eastern Shore's Section 4 general rate increase filing, in 
which it filed as a closed merchant pipeline. Such statements and 
schedules have been revised to reflect Eastern Shore's proposed status 
as an open access transportation pipeline.
    Eastern Shore states that it requests that the Commission permit 
the rates and charges proposed for all of the jurisdictional services 
to be provided by Eastern Shore to become effective as conditional 
rates and charges that may be subject to subsequent adjustment by 
Commission order after the rates and charges proposed in the instant 
filing are permitted to become effective.
    Eastern Shore further requests that the Commission, in its order on 
the instant filing, expressly give notice that the conditional rates 
and charges which are permitted to become effective may be subsequently 
adjusted by Commission order retroactive to the date on which such 
rates and charges are permitted to become effective.
    Eastern Shore states that the purpose of this conditional rate 
determination is to give notice to all that the provisional rates and 
charges may be subject to retroactive adjustment at a later date.
    Eastern Shore states that copies of the filing have been served 
upon the parties listed on the Commission's official service list in 
Docket Nos. RP97-32-000 and CP96-128-000.
    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, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Rule 211 and Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practices and Procedure (18 CFR Section 385.211 and Section 385.214). 
All such motions or protests must be filed on or about February 7, 
1997. 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-2119 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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