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implement the restructuring

requirements of FERC Orders in 18 CFR

part 284;

(3) Commodity charges. The

commodity charge allows the pipeline

to recover the costs of providing service;

(4) Wheeling costs. Hub operators

charge a wheeling cost for transporting

gas from one pipeline to either the same

or another pipeline through a market

center or hub. A hub is a connected

manifold of pipelines through which a

series of incoming pipelines are

interconnected to a series of outgoing

pipelines;

(5) Gas Research Institute (GRI) fees.

The GRI conducts research,

development, and commercialization

programs on natural gas related topics

for the benefit of the U.S. gas industry

and gas customers. GRI fees are

allowable provided such fees are

mandatory in FERC-approved tariffs;

(6) Annual Charge Adjustment (ACA)

fees. FERC charges these fees to

pipelines to pay for its operating

expenses;

(7) Payments (either volumetric or in

value) for actual or theoretical losses.

This paragraph does not apply to nonarm’s-length transportation

arrangements unless the transportation

allowance is based on a FERC or State

regulatory-approved tariff;

(8) Temporary storage services. This

includes short duration storage services

offered by market centers or hubs

(commonly referred to as ‘‘parking’’ or

‘‘banking’’), or other temporary storage

services provided by pipeline

transporters, whether actual or provided

as a matter of accounting. Temporary

storage is limited to 30 days or less; and

(9) Supplemental costs for

compression, dehydration, and

treatment of gas. MMS allows these

costs only if such services are required

for transportation and exceed the

services necessary to place production

into marketable condition required

under §§ 206.172(i) and 206.173(i) of

this part.

(g) Nonallowable costs in determining

transportation allowances. Lessees may

not include the following costs in

determining the arm’s-length

transportation allowance under

paragraph (a) of this section or the nonarm’s-length transportation allowance

under paragraph (b) of this section:

(1) Fees or costs incurred for storage.

This includes storing production in a

storage facility, whether on or off the

lease, for more than 30 days;

(2) Aggregator/marketer fees. This

includes fees you pay to another person

(including your affiliates) to market

your gas, including purchasing and

reselling the gas, or finding or

maintaining a market for the gas

production;

(3) Penalties you incur as shipper.

These penalties include, but are not

limited to:

(i) Over-delivery cash-out penalties.

This includes the difference between

the price the pipeline pays you for overdelivered volumes outside the

tolerances and the price you receive for

over-delivered volumes within the

tolerances;

(ii) Scheduling penalties. This

includes penalties you incur for

differences between daily volumes

delivered into the pipeline and volumes

scheduled or nominated at a receipt or

delivery point;

(iii) Imbalance penalties. This

includes penalties you incur (generally

on a monthly basis) for differences

between volumes delivered into the

pipeline and volumes scheduled or

nominated at a receipt or delivery point;

and

(iv) Operational penalties. This

includes fees you incur for violation of

the pipeline’s curtailment or operational

orders issued to protect the operational

integrity of the pipeline;

(4) Intra-hub transfer fees. These are

fees you pay to hub operators for

administrative services (e.g., title

transfer tracking) necessary to account

for the sale of gas within a hub; and

(5) Other nonallowable costs. Any

cost you incur for services you are

required to provide at no cost to the

lessor.

(h) Other transportation cost

determinations. Use this section when

calculating transportation costs to

establish value using a netback

procedure or any other procedure that

requires deduction of transportation

costs.

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–162; RM–9112]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Hutchinson, KS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of Gary L. Violet, allots Channel

240A at Hutchinson, Kansas. See 62 FR

41016, July 31,1997. Channel 240A can

be allotted to Hutchinson in compliance

with the Commission’s minimum

distance separation requirements

without the imposition of a site

restriction. The coordinates for Channel

240A at Hutchinson are 38–04–54 NL

and 97–55–42 WL. With this action, this

proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective January 20, 1998. A

filing window for Channel 240A at

Hutchinson, Kansas, will not be opened

at this time. Instead, the issue of

opening a filing window for this

channel will be addressed by the

Commission in a subsequent order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 97–162,

adopted November 5, 1997, and released

December 5, 1997. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

ITS, Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 73—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Kansas, is amended

by adding Channel 240A at Hutchinson.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 97–32702 Filed 12–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97–32; RM–8931; RM–9065]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Calico

Rock and Leslie, AR

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.