[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12358]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP98-204-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Filing

May 5, 1998.
    Take notice that on May 1, 1998 Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company 
(Eastern Shore) tendered a filing to terminate its Account No. 191--
Unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs as of October 31, 1997, and to refund 
the balance in such account to its customers. Eastern Shore states that 
such termination is the result of Eastern Shore's conversion to a Part 
284 open access transportation pipeline and the implementation of its 
new open access FERC Gas Tariff on November 1, 1997, (see 81 FERC para. 
61,013).
    Eastern Shore states that Section 38--Transition Cost Recovery 
Mechanism, of the General Terms and Conditions (GT&C) of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, effective November 1, 1997, 
provides for the recovery of costs incurred as a result of 
implementing, in connection with implementing, or attributable to the 
requirements of the Commission's Order No. 636, such costs being 
referred to as ``transition costs''. The Commission identified four 
specific types of transition costs: (1) Account No. 191 costs; (2) Gas 
Supply Realignment Costs; (3) Stranded Costs; and (4) certain new 
facilities. This filing, however, pertains only to the first category 
described above, Account No. 191 costs.
    Eastern Shore further states that Section 38(A) of the GT&C permits 
Eastern Shore to direct bill a customer, in the case of a positive 
(debit) Account No. 191 balance, or refund a customer, in the case of a 
negative (credit) Account No. 191 balance, that customer's share of the 
total unrecovered costs contained in Eastern Shore's Account No. 191. 
The portion of unrecovered costs that relate to demand shall be 
allocated on the basis of each particular customer's contract demand 
quantity under Eastern Shore's former CD-1 or CD-E rate schedule in 
effect on October 31, 1997, the day prior to the implementation of open 
access on Eastern Shore's system. The portion of unrecovered costs that 
relate to commodity shall be allocated on the basis of each particular 
customer's commodity purchases under Eastern Shore's former CD-1 or CD-
E rate schedules for the period November 1, 1996 through October 31, 
1997, the twelve months immediately preceding the implementation of 
open access on Eastern Shore's system.
    Finally, Eastern Shore states that it is its intention to 
distribute refunds on July 1, 1998, and in anticipation of this date, 
has calculated the appropriate carrying charges through such date. Such 
refund date is intended to provide the Commission staff with sufficient 
time to review the information submitted in its filing.
    Eastern Shore states that copies of the filing have been served 
upon its affected customers and interested state commissions.
    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 on or 
before May 12, 1998. 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. 98-12358 Filed 5-8-98; 8:45 am]
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