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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. 98–15100 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–228–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 29, 1998,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing, as part of its FERC Gas Tariff

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following tariff sheet proposed to

become effective June 1, 1998:

Thirty-Eighth Revised Sheet No. 18

ANR states that the above-referenced

tariff sheet is being filed by ANR to

reflect the impact of the annual update

of the Eligible MDQ that is used to

calculate its currently effective Gas

Supply Realignment (GSR) and Pricing

Differential (PD) Reservation

Surcharges, as required by and

consistent with ANR’s transition cost

recovery mechanism set forth in its

tariff. ANR advises that the Eligible

MDQ has increased by approximately

three percent, thereby reducing the level

of the PD surcharge. The GSR surcharge,

however, did not change as a result of

the eligible MDQ increase.

Any person desiring the 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 Section

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. 98–15102 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. TM98–5–32–000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Tariff Filing

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that, on May 29, 1998,

Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1,

Eighth Revised Sheet No. 11A reflecting

a decrease in its fuel reimbursement

percentage for Lost, Unaccounted-For

and Other Fuel Gas from 0.79% to

0.70% effective July 1, 1998.

CIG states that copies of this filing

have been served on CIG’s jurisdictional

customers and public bodies.

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. 98–15094 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–569–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Application

June 2, 1998.

Take notice that on May 22, 1998,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway,

Fairfax, Virginia 22030–0146, filed in

Docket No. CP98–569–000, an

application pursuant to Section 7(b) of

the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the

Commission’s Regulations for an order

permitting and approving the

abandonment by sale to Norse Pipeline,

LLC, (Norse) of certain certificated

natural gas facilities, designated as the

Project Penny facilities, located in the

states of New York and Pennsylvania, as

more fully set forth in the application,

which is on file with the Commission

and open for public inspection.

Specifically, Columbia proposes to

abandon by sale the Project Penny

System which includes approximately

336 miles of 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12-inch

diameter pipeline, seven compressor

stations, and other appurtenant

facilities. Also, Columbia will sell to

Norse approximately 4.53 miles of nonjurisdictional gathering lines and

appurtenances. Columbia states that the

Project Penny facilities will be sold for

a negotiated amount of $21,800,000.

Columbia states that as a result of

Order Nos. 436 and 636, it has

experienced a shift from primarily a

merchant function to that of transporter.

As a result, Columbia says it is taking

steps to redefine its pipeline system.

Columbia further states that the Project

Penny facilities are not an integral part

of its transmission system and that the

long-term needs of its customers are best

served through a divestiture of the noncore facilities.

Columbia relates that it does not

propose the abandonment of service to

customers other than the firm and

interruptible customers currently served

directly from the Project Penny

facilities. Columbia relates that Norse

has agreed to assume Columbia’s service

obligation to both.

Concurrently with this application,

Norse filed a Petition for Declaratory

Order Disclaiming Jurisdiction Over

Gathering Facilities in Docket No.

CP98–568–000. Columbia states that

Norse owns no facilities under the

jurisdiction of the Commission, but does

own, through a Norse affiliate, discrete

gathering facilities located in

Chautauqua County, New York.
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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