[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 20175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10819]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP98-188-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

April 17, 1998.
    Take notice that on April 15, 1998, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Tennessee), tendered for filing as part of Tennessee's FERC Gas 
Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No. 1, Ninth Revised Sheet No. 317, Eighth 
Revised Sheet No. 318 and Third Revised Sheet No. 339A. Tennessee 
requests that these revised tariff sheets be made effective on June 1, 
1998.
    Tennessee states that the revised tariff sheets eliminate three 
practices on Tennessee's system. These practices are:

    1. Once segmented capacity has been released to a replacement 
shipper, nominations by the releasing shipper or by the replacement 
shipper outside of their respective retained or acquired capacity 
segment resulting in overlapping use of capacity;
    2. Multiple releases of the same segment of capacity (each 
release creating a new contract) so that the sum of the contracts' 
total quantity (TQ) exceeds the original contract holder's capacity 
rights through that segment of pipe; and
    3. Releases by a replacement shipper of capacity segments 
outside of the capacity segment the shipper acquired through 
capacity release.

    Tennessee states that these three practices occur due to the use of 
a priority of service entitled Secondary Segmenting Within a Zone, a 
service flexibility unique to Tennessee's system that is provided to 
firm transportation shippers who segment capacity through Tennessee's 
capacity release program. It is Secondary Segmenting Within a Zone that 
allows firm shippers on Tennessee's system, in both the supply and 
market areas, to effectuate the practices discussed herein, and, 
through those practices, overlap and extend capacity entitlements 
beyond an original contract's capacity entitlements. Tennessee further 
states that the multiplication and overlap of capacity entitlements is 
not consistent with Commission policy and is not required by Tennessee 
to provide the flexibility envisioned by Order No. 636, et al.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this filing should 
file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed as provided 
in 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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-10819 Filed 4-22-98; 8:45 am]
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