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Columbia asserts Norse is not an

affiliate of Columbia.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before June 23,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214) and the regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All

protests filed with the Commission will

be considered by it in determining the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the proceeding. Any person wishing

to become a party in any proceeding

herein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the

Natural Gas Act and the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure, a

hearing will be held without further

notice before the Commission or its

designee on this application, if no

motion to intervene is filed within the

time required herein, if the Commission

on its own review of the matter finds

that permission and approval for the

proposed abandonment are required by

the public convenience and necessity. If

a motion for leave to intervene is timely

filed, or if the Commission on its own

motion believes that formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Columbia to appear or

to be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15091 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–231–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 29, 1998,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets

to become effective July 1, 1998.

Original Sheet No. 99Q

Original Sheet No. 99R

Purusant to the prior agreements of

the parties following Columbia’s first

filing to recover Accrued-But-Not-Paid

Gas Costs, this filing should be subdocketed under the RP96–140 docket

number.

Columbia states that the instant filing

is being submitted pursuant to Article

VII, Section C, Accrued-But-Not-Paid

Gas Costs, of the ‘‘Customer Settlement’’

in Docket No. GP94–02, et al., approved

by the Commission on June 15, 1995 (71

FERC ¶ 61,337 (1995)). The Customer

Settlement became effective on

November 28, 1995, when the

Bankruptcy Court’s November 1, 1995

order approving Columbia’s Plan of

Reorganization became final. Under the

terms of Article VII, Section C,

Columbia is entitled to recover amounts

for Accrued-But-Not-Paid Gas Costs. As

directed by Article VII, Section C, the

tariff sheets contained herein are being

filed in accordance with Section 39 of

the General Terms and Conditions of the

Tariff, to direct bill the Accrued-ButNot-Paid Gas Costs that have been paid

subsequent to November 28, 1995.

Columbia states that the instant filing

reflects Accrued-But-Not-Paid Gas Costs

in the amount of $382,636.45 plus

applicable FERC interest of $7,421.23.

This is Columbia’s eighth filing

pursuant to Article VII, Section C, and

Columbia reserves the right to make the

appropriate additional filings pursuant

to that provision. The allocation factors

on Appendix F of the Customer

Settlement were used as prescribed by

Article VII, Section C.

Columbia states that copies of its

filing have been mailed to all parties on

the Commission’s service list in Docket

No. RP96–140 and RP96–140–002, and

to each of Columbia’s firm customers,

interruptible customers, and affected

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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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. 98–15099 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. TM98–9–23–000]

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 29, 1998,

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

(Eastern Shore) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

revised tariff sheets, with a proposed

effective date of July 1, 1998:

First Revised Sheet No. 4

First Revised Sheet No. 5

First Revised Sheet No. 6

Eastern Shore states that it submitted

this filing pursuant to the provisions of

Section 31, Fuel Retention Adjustment,

of the General Terms and Conditions

(GT & C) of its Tariff. First Revised

Sheet Nos. 4, 5, and 6, respectively, set

forth Eastern Shore’s Fuel Retention

Percentage (FRP), as revised by this

filing and proposed to be effective July

1, 1998. Eastern Shore states that

Section 31 of the GT & C permits

Eastern Shore to file with the

Commission revised tariff sheets

containing a re-determined FRP for the

affected transportation rate schedules.

Such FRP is designed to reimburse

Eastern Shore for the cost of its Gas

Required for Operations (GRO) which

consists of (a) gas used for compressor

fuel and (b) gas otherwise used, lost or

unaccounted for, in its operations.

Eastern Shore’s states that its new FRP

is .30% and was determined by

computing the GRO quantities

attributable to system wide operations

for the affected transportation rate

schedules using the twelve (12) month

period ending April, 1998 and then

dividing such result by the

transportation quantities received by

Eastern Shore for the corresponding

twelve (12) month period.

Eastern Shore further states that

Section 31 also requires Eastern Shore

to determine for each month the

difference, positive or negative, between

(a) total GRO quantities actually
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incurred and (b) the total quantities

retained from all Buyers for

transportation service in accordance

with the applicable FRP. For every such

month the foregoing difference is

multiplied by the applicable monthly

GRO Index Price. The resulting product

is recorded in a Deferred GRO Account

and interest is computed on the balance

in the manner prescribed in Section

154.305(h) of the Commission’s

regulations. The actual Deferred GRO

Account balance at the end of each

twelve (12) month period ending March

31 is incorporated in Eastern Shore’s

Refund of ‘‘Cash Out’’ Revenues in

Excess of Costs as contained in Section

35 of the GT & C of Eastern Shore’s

Tariff.

Lastly, Eastern Shore states that

copies of its filing is available for

inspection at its office at 417 Bank Lane,

Dover, Delaware; and has been mailed

to all firm customers, interruptible

customers, and affected 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, N.E., Washington, D.C.

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. 98–15093 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. GT98–45–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 27, 1998, El

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso)

tendered for filing two firm

Transportation Service Agreements

(TSAs) between El Paso and Pemex Gas

y Petroquimica Basica (Pemex) and

Eighth Revised Sheet No. 1 to its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No.

1–A.

El Paso states that it is submitting the

TSAs for Commission approval since

the TSAs contain payment provisions

which differ from El Paso’s Volume No.

1–A General Terms and Conditions. The

tariff sheet, which references the TSAs,

is proposed to become effective on June

26, 1998.

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, N.E., Washington D.C.

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 service to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to became 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. 98–15109 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–235–000]

Gas Research Institute; Notice of

Annual Application

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 22, 1998, Gas

Research Institute (GRI) filed an

application requesting advance approval

of its 1999–2003 Five-Year Research,

Development and Demonstration

(RD&D) Plan and 1999 RD&D Program,

and the funding of its RD&D activities

for 1999, pursuant to the Natural Gas

Act, Section 154.401(b) of the

Commission’s Regulations, and the

Order Approving Settlement issued by

the Commission on April 29, 1998 [83

FERC ¶ 61,093 (1998)]. GRI’s application

seeks to collect funds to supports its

1999 RD&D Program through

jurisdictional rates and charges during

the twelve months ending December 31,

1999.

In its application, GRI proposes to

incur contract obligations of $132

million in 1999, which GRI states is

consistent with the April 29 Order. This

amount comprises $114.5 in RD&D

obligations and $17.5 million in

Administrative and General (operating)

obligations. GRI states that $77.1 of the

1999 contract obligations will be for

Core Projects and $54.9 for Non-Core

Projects.

Also consistent with the

Commission’s April 29 Order

Approving Settlement, GRI proposes to

fund the 1999 RD&D program by the use

of the following surcharges: (1) a

demand/reservation surcharge of 23

cents per Dth per month for ‘‘high load

factor customers’’; (2) a demand/

reservation surcharge of 14.2 cents per

Dth per month for ‘‘low load factor

customers’’; (3) a volumetric

commodity/usage surcharge of .75 cents;

and (4) a special ‘‘small customer’’

surcharge of 1.8 cents per Dth.

In addition, GRI plans to make a

series of one-time charges against its

cash balance in 1998 and 1999 to fund

expenses associated with its required

transition to a fully voluntary funding

system. GRI estimates these charges to

be $2.7 million in 1998 and $1.2 million

in 1999.

The Commission Staff will analyze

GRI’s application and prepare a

Commission Staff Report. This Staff

Report will be served on all parties and

filed with the Commission as a public

document by August 7, 1998. Comments

on the Staff Report by all parties, except

GRI, must be filed with the Commission

on or before August 21, 1998. GRI’s

reply comments must be filed on or

before August 28, 1998.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest GRI’s application, except for GRI

members and state regulatory

commissions, who are automatically

permitted to participate in the instant

proceedings as intervenors, 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 Rules 214

and 211 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and procedure, 18 CFR 385.214

and 385.211. All protests, motions to

intervene and comments should be filed

on or before June 16, 1998. All

comments and protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to this proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party,

other than a GRI member or a state

regulatory commission, must file a

motion to intervene. Copies of this

application are on file with the