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[Docket No. RP97–195–001]

Viking Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Compliance Filing

February 28, 1997.

Take notice that on February 25, 1997,

Viking Gas Transmission Company

(Viking) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, the following tariff sheets

proposed to be effective January 15,

1997:

Second Substitute Fourth Revised Sheet No.

1

Second Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.

117

Second Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.

118

Second Substitute Fourth Revised Sheet No.

141

Second Substitute Original Sheet No. 142

Second Substitute Original Sheet No. 143

Second Substitute Original Sheet No. 144

Second Substitute Original Sheet No. 145

Second Substitute Original Sheet No. 146

Viking states that purpose of this

filing is to comply with the Office of

Pipeline Regulation’s January 15, 1997,

Letter in Docket No. RP97–195–000

requesting that Viking correct the

pagination on these sheets consistent

with the tariff sheet pagination

guidelines set forth by the Commission.

Viking states that the copies of the

filing have been mailed to all of its

jurisdictional customers and to affected

state regulatory commissions.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure. All such

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 proceeding.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–5489 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP97–249–000]

William Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

February 28, 1997.

Take notice that on February 14, 1997,

Williston basin Interstate Pipeline

Company (Williston Basin), 200 North

Third Street, Suite 300, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP97–

249–000 a request pursuant to

§§ 157.205, 157.211, and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211, 157.216) for authorization to

modify an existing tap and to abandon

the operation of the existing tap at

Station 68+97, located in Ramsey

County, North Dakota, under Williston

Basin’s blanket certificate issued in

Docket No. CP82–487–000, pursuant to

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, all

as more fully set forth in the request that

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection.

Williston Basin proposes to modify an

existing tap at Station 68+97 located in

Ramsey County, North Dakota, on its

line from Cleveland to Grafton, North

Dakota, to effectuate natural gas

transportation deliveries to MontanaDakota Utilities Company (MontanaDakota), a local distribution company,

under currently effective transportation

service agreements. Williston Basin

states the existing tap is owned and was

installed by Montana-Dakota to serve

industrial, commercial and/or

residential customers. Williston Basin

also proposes to abandon the operation

of the existing tap at Station 68+97,

located in Ramsey County, North

Dakota.

Williston Basin declares the

authorization requested herein includes

installation of a two-inch tap and riser

connected by approximately twelve feet

of two-inch pipe. Williston Basin asserts

they will retain ownership of the twoinch tap, riser, and piping through the

first high-pressure valve.

Williston Basin states the estimated

total cost of this project to be $3,700,

100% reimbursable by Montana-Dakota.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant § 157.205

of the Regulations under the Natural Gas

Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. if no protest is filed within the

time allowed therefor, the proposed

activity shall be deemed to be

authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest if filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–5488 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER97–783–000, et al.]

Illinois Power Company, et al.; Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

February 27, 1997.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–783–000]

Take notice that on February 10, 1997,

Illinois Power Company tendered for

filing its amended summary of activity

report for the second and third quarters

of 1996.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. PECO Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97–1501–000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1997,

PECO Energy Company (PECO)

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

dated January 8, 1997 with Green

Mountain Power Corporation (Green

Mountain) under PECO’s FERC Electric

Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (Tariff).

The Service Agreement adds Green

Mountain as a customer under the

Tariff.

PECO requests an effective date of

January 8, 1997, for the Service

Agreement.

PECO states that copies of the filing

have been supplied to Green Mountain

and to the Pennsylvania Public Utility

Commission.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

3. Dayton Power & Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1529–000]

Take notice that on January 30, 1997,

Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L)

tendered for filing a summary of

transactions made by DP&L for the 4th

quarter of 1996.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

4. Cinergy Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1531–000]

Take notice that on January 30, 1997,

Cinergy Services, Inc. (Cinergy)

tendered for a quarterly transaction

report for the quarter ending December

31, 1996.
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Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

5. Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company

[Docket No. ER97–1532–000]

Take notice that on January 31, 1997,

Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company (CEI) tendered for a quarterly

transaction report for the quarter ending

December 31, 1996.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

6. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1589–000]

Take notice that on February 10, 1997,

Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne)

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

between Duquesne and Ohio Edison

Company.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

7. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1590–000]

Take notice that on February 10, 1997,

Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne)

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

between Duquesne and The Dayton

Power & Light Company.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

8. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1591–000]

Take notice that on February 10, 1997,

Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne)

tendered for filing an Agreement

between Duquesne and The Cleveland

Electric Illuminating Company.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

9. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1592–000]

Take notice that on February 10, 1997,

Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne)

tendered for filing an Agreement

between Duquesne and The Toledo

Edison Company.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

10. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1593–000]

Take notice that on February 10, 1997,

Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne)

tendered for filing an Agreement

between Duquesne and Allegheny

Power.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

11. Duquesne Light Company

[Docket No. ER97–1594–000]

Take notice that on February 10, 1997,

Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne)

tendered for filing a Service Agreement

between Duquesne and WPS Energy

Services, Inc.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

12. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1654–000]

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

Duke Power Company (Duke), tendered

for filing a Transmission Service

Agreement between Duke, on its own

behalf and acting as agent for its whollyowned subsidiary, Nantahala Power and

Light Company, and Southern Energy

Trading and Marketing, Inc. Duke states

that the TSA sets out the transmission

arrangements under which Duke will

provide Southern Energy Trading and

Marketing, Inc., non-firm point-to-point

transmission service under Duke’s Pro

Forma Open Access Transmission

Tariff. Duke requests that the Agreement

be made effective as of January 18, 1997.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

13. Nevada Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1655–000]

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

Nevada Power Company (Nevada

Power), tendered for filing an Electric

Service coordination Tariff

(Coordination Tariff) having a proposed

effective date of March 1, 1997. The

Coordination Tariff provides for the sale

of capacity and energy by Nevada Power

to all eligible parties under the

Coordination Tariff. Customers who

take service under the Coordination

Tariff can purchase any of the following

services: 1) short term energy and

capacity, 2) limited term energy and

capacity, 3) economy energy, or 4)

emergency energy.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

14. Florida Power Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–1656–000]

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

Florida Power Corporation (‘‘FPC’’)

tendered for filing a contract for the

provision of interchange service

between itself and PanEnergy Trading

and Market Services, Inc.

(‘‘PanEnergy’’). The contract provides

for service under Schedule J, Negotiated

Interchange Service, Schedule S, FERC

Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 and OS,

Opportunity Sales.

FPC requests Commission waiver of

the 60-day notice requirement in order

to allow the contract to become effective

as a rate schedule on February 12, 1997.

Waiver is consistent with Commission

policies because it will allow voluntary

economic transactions to go forward.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–1657–000]

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

New York State Electric & Gas

Corporation (NYSEG), filed three Firm

and one Non-Firm Service Agreements

between NYSEG and New York State

Electric & Gas Corporation, (Customer).

The Service Agreements specify that the

Customer has agreed to the rates, terms

and conditions of the NYSEG open

access transmission tariff filed on July 9,

1996 in Docket No. OA96–195–000.

NYSEG requests waiver of the

Commission’s sixty-day notice

requirements and an effective date:

January 12, 1997 Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service Agreement,

January 19, 1997 Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service Agreement,

January 26, 1997 Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service Agreement, and

January 12, 1997 Non-Firm Point-toPoint Transmission Service Agreement.

NYSEG also requests that the

Commission approve the termination of

the above-referenced Firm Service

Agreements as of the termination date

set forth in each such agreement

without the need for filing a separate

notice of termination pursuant to the

Commission’s Rules. NYSEG has served

copies of the filing on The New York

State Public Service Commission and on

the Customer.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Duke Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1658–000]

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

Duke Power Company (Duke), tendered

for filing a Transmission Service

Agreement between Duke, on its own

behalf and acting as agent for its whollyowned subsidiary, Nantahala Power and

Light Company, and The Power

Company of America, L.P. Duke states

that the TSA sets out the transmission

arrangements under which Duke will

provide The Power Company of
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America, L.P., non-firm point-to-point

transmission service under Duke’s Pro

Forma Open Access Transmission

Tariff. Duke requests that the Agreement

be made effective as of January 23, 1997.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1659–000]

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

Illinois Power Company (‘‘Illinois

Power’’), 500 South 27th Street, Decatur,

Illinois 62526, tendered for filing a

Power Sales Tariff, Service Agreement

under which NIPSCO Energy Services

will take service under Illinois Power

Company’s Power Sales Tariff. The

agreements are based on the Form of

Service Agreement in Illinois Power’s

tariff.

Illinois Power has requested an

effective date of February 1, 1997.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Western Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1660–000]

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

Western Resources, Inc., tendered for

filing non-firm transmission agreements

between Western Resources and Illinois

Power Company, St. Joseph Light &

Power Company, Wisconsin Electric

Power Company, Western Power

Services, Inc., Heartland Energy

Services, and Sonat Power Marketing

L.P. Western Resources states that the

purpose of the agreements is to permit

non-discriminatory access to the

transmission facilities owned or

controlled by Western Resources in

accordance with Western Resources’

open access transmission tariff on file

with the Commission. The agreements

are proposed to become effective as

follows: Illinois Power Company,

January 24, 1997, St. Joseph Light &

Power Company, January 30, 1997;

Wisconsin Electric Power Company,

January 30, 1997; Western Power

Services, Inc., January 31, 1997;

Heartland Energy Services, February 1,

1997; and Sonat Power Marketing L.P.,

February 5, 1997.

Copies of the filing were served upon

Illinois Power Company, St. Joseph

Light & Power Company, Wisconsin

Electric Power Company, Western

Power Services, Inc., Heartland Energy

Services, and Sonat Power Marketing

L.P., and the Kansas Corporation

Commission.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1661–000]

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

Wisconsin Electric Power Company

(Wisconsin Electric), tendered for filing

a transmission service agreement

between itself and Northern Indiana

Public Service Company (Northern).

The agreement establishes Northern as a

customer under Wisconsin Electric’s

transmission service tariff (FERC

Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 7).

Wisconsin Electric respectfully

requests an effective date sixty days

after filing. Wisconsin Electric is

authorized to state that Northern joins

in the requested effective date.

Copies of the filing have been served

on Northern and the Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Wisconsin Public Service

Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–1662–000]

Take notice that on February 11, 1997,

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

(‘‘WPSC’’), tendered for filing an

executed Transmission Service

Agreement between WPSC and

American Electric Power Service Corp.

The Agreement provides for

transmission service under the Open

Access Transmission Service Tariff,

FERC Original Volume No. 11.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation,

Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–1664–000]

Take notice that on February 12, 1997,

Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

(including its wholly-owned subsidiary,

Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation)

(OVEC), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service, dated January 31,

1997 (the Service Agreement) between

Federal Energy Sales, Inc. (Federal

Energy Sales) and OVEC. OVEC

proposes an effective date of January 31,

1997 and requests waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirement to

allow the requested effective date. The

Service Agreement provides for nonfirm transmission service by OVEC to

Federal Energy Sales.

In its filing, OVEC states that the rates

and charges included in the Service

Agreement are the rates and charges set

forth in OVEC’s Order No. 888

compliance filing (Docket No. OA96–

190–000).

A copy of this filing was served upon

Federal Energy Sales.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

Indian-Kentucky Electric Corporation

[Docket No. ER97–1665–000]

Take notice that on February 12, 1997,

Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

(including its wholly-owned subsidiary,

Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation)

(OVEC), tendered for filing a Service

Agreement for Non-Firm Point-to-Point

Transmission Service, dated February 5,

1997 (the Service Agreement) between

Duke/Louis Dreyfus L.L.C. (Duke/Louis

Dreyfus) and OVEC. OVEC proposes an

effective date of February 5, 1997 and

requests waiver of the Commission’s

notice requirement to allow the

requested effective date. The Service

Agreement provides for non-firm

transmission service by OVEC to Duke/

Louis Dreyfus.

In its filing, OVEC states that the rates

and charges included in the Service

Agreement are the rates and charges set

forth in OVEC’s Order No. 888

compliance filing (Docket No. OA96–

190–000).

A copy of this filing was served upon

Duke/Louis Dreyfus.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

23. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1666–000]

Take notice that on February 12, 1997,

New England Power Company (NEP)

filed Service Agreements with U.S.

Generating Co. and Wisconsin Electric

Power Co. for non-firm, point-to-point

transmission service under NEP’s open

access transmission tariff, FERC Electric

Tariff, Original Volume No. 9.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

24. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ER97–1667–000]

Take notice that on February 12, 1997,

Portland General Electric Company

(PGE), tendered for filing under FERC

Electric Tariff, Second Revised Volume

No. 2, an executed Service Agreement

with the Okanogan Public Utility

District.

Pursuant to 18 CFR 35.11 and the

Commission’s order issued July 30, 1993

(Docket No. PL93–2–002), PGE

respectfully requests the Commission

grant a waiver of the notice

requirements of 18 CFR 35.3 to allow

the executed Service Agreement to

become effective February 1, 1997.
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1Pipeline Service Obligations and Revisions to

Regulations Governing Self-Implementing

Transportation; and Regulation of Natural Gas

Pipelines After Partial Wellhead Decontrol, [Regs.

Preambles Jan. 1991–June 1996] FERC Stats. & Regs.

¶ 30,939 (1992), order on reh’g, Order No. 636–A,

[Regs. Preambles Jan. 1991–June 1992] FERC Stats.

& Regs. ¶ 30,950 (1992), order on reh’g, Order No.

636–B, 61 FERC ¶ 61,272 (1992), reh’g denied, 62

FERC ¶ 61,007 (1993).

2For example, the winters of 1993–94 and 1995–

96 were relatively cold and capacity in some

regions was tight, and the winter of 1994–95

relatively warm and capacity was unusually slack

in some regions.

A copy of this filing was caused to be

served upon the Okanogan Public

Utility District as noted in the filing

letter.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

25. New England Power Company

[Docket No. ER97–1668–000]

Take notice that on February 12, 1997,

New England Power Company (NEP)

filed a Service Agreement with

Fitchburg Gas & Electric Co. (FG&E) for

non-firm, point-to-point transmission

service under NEP’s open access

transmission tariff, FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No. 9.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Public Service Company of New

Mexico

[Docket No. ER97–1669–000]

Take notice that on February 12, 1997,

Public Service Company of New Mexico

(PNM), submitted for filing an executed

service agreement under the terms of

PNM’s Open Access Transmission Tariff

with Southwestern Public Service

Company. PNM’s filing is available for

public inspection at its offices in

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

27. Southern Company Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER97–1670–000]

Take notice that on February 12, 1997,

Southern Company Services, Inc.

(SCSI), acting on behalf of Alabama

Power Company, Georgia Power

Company, Gulf Power Company,

Mississippi Power Company and

Savannah Electric and Power Company

(collectively referred to as Southern

Companies) filed two (2) service

agreements under Southern Companies’

Market-Based Rate Power Sales Tariff

(FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume

No. 4) with the following entities: (i)

Illinois Power Company; and (ii)

Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

SCSI states that the service agreements

will enable Southern Companies to

engage in short-term market-based rate

transactions with this entity.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

28. Black Brook Energy Company

[Docket No. ER97–1676–000]

Take notice that on February 12, 1997,

Black Brook Energy Company tendered

for filing a Petition for Initial Rate

Schedule, Waivers and Blanket

Authority.

Comment date: March 13, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

29. City of Vernon, California

[Docket No. OA97–524–000]

Take notice that on February 7, 1997,

City of Vernon, California (Vernon) filed

an application for waiver of the

requirements of Order No. 889. Vernon

states that it meets the standards

enunciated by the Commission for

eligibility for such a waiver.

Comment date: March 20, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. 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, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. 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. 97–5481 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Project Nos. 11285–003]

Casitas Municipal Water District;

Notice of Extension of Comment Date

February 28, 1997.

Because of delayed newspaper

publication of the notice issued

February 5, 1997 (62 FR 8235, February

24, 1997), for the Lake Casitas Power

Project, the comment date in item j. is

being extended from March 25, 1997 to

April 1, 1997.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–5480 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. PL97–1–000]

Issues and Priorities for the Natural

Gas Industry; Notice of Public

Conference and Opportunity To

Comment

February 28, 1997.

Take notice that the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission is convening a

public conference on May 29 and 30,

1997, to conduct a broad inquiry into

the important issues facing the natural

gas industry today, and the

Commission’s regulation of the industry

for the future. The Commission expects

a broad ranging discussion that will

allow the members of the Commission

to discuss these issues with the

industry, and the public generally, in

order for the Commission to establish its

regulatory goals and priorities in the

post-Order No. 636 1 environment. We

anticipate engaging all industry

segments in a dialogue about how the

industry currently works, how the

industry is changing, and how the

Commission’s regulatory policies

should respond to such changes in the

marketplace.

I. Background

Since the issuance and

implementation of Order No. 636,

natural gas markets have developed

rapidly and the industry has gained

experience functioning under different

conditions.2 Also, significant changes in

the structure of the natural gas industry

have occurred since Order No. 636

issued. These include consolidation in

the ownership of interstate pipelines,

the spin-off and spin-down of gathering

with the potential for state regulation,

the emergence of mega marketers, and

the emerging electric and gas

convergence. In addition, many more

market centers exist today, offering a

wide array of services that increase the

flexibility of the system and facilitate

connections between gas sellers and

buyers. These services commonly

include wheeling, parking, loaning, and

storage.

The interstate pipeline transportation

grid has expanded significantly, offering