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additional work space and for any other

authorization deemed necessary

associated with a pipeline replacement

project in Bolivar County, Mississippi,

all as more fully set forth in the

application on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

ANR states that it is required to

replace two 0.30 mile segments of its

Southeast mainline system because of

increased population density and in

order to satisfy U.S. Department of

Transportation safety regulations. ANR

states that in order to accomplish this

replacement construction, it will have to

utilize work areas which may not have

been included in the scope of the

authorizations for the facilities when

they were originally certificated and

constructed. Therefore, ANR requests

the temporary use of work space in

order to make the replacement. ANR

states that the construction will be done

under the authority of Section 2.55 of

the Commission’s Regulations, which

authorizes replacement within the

existing right-of-way.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before July 7,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 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 be 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 ANR to appear or to be

represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. RP98–249–000 and RP98–250–

000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation, Columbia Gulf

Transmission Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

June 16, 1998.

Take notice that on June 11, 1998,

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation, (Columbia Transmission)

and Columbia Gulf Transmission

Company (Columbia Gulf) (collectively

referred to as Columbia), tendered for

filing as part of their FERC Gas Tariffs,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following pro forma tariff sheets:

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

Pro Forma Fifth Revised Sheet No. 171

Pro Forma Third Revised Sheet No. 185

Pro Forma Fourth Revised Sheet No. 197

Pro Forma Third Revised Sheet No. 208

Pro Forma Fourth Revised Sheet No. 217

Pro Forma Second Revised Sheet No. 223

Pro Forma Fourth Revised Sheet No. 261

Pro Forma Second Revised Sheet No. 463

Pro Forma Original Sheet No. 463A

Pro Forma Original Sheet No. 463B

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company

Pro Forma Fourth Revised Sheet No. 125

Pro Forma First Revised Sheet No. 287

Pro Forma Original Sheet No. 288

Pro Forma Original Sheet No. 289

Pro Forma Original Sheet No. 290

In these filings, Columbia

Transmission and Columbia Gulf are

presenting a specific proposal to permit

the negotiation of the terms and

conditions of tariffed services to provide

a specific framework within which the

Commission may address the issue of

negotiated terms and conditions. In this

regard, Columbia states that the

proposal is set forth in the format of pro

forma tariff sheets to provide the

Commission with the opportunity to

examine Columbia’s proposal without

the necessity of accepting or rejecting

the sheets within a short time period.

Columbia is not filing here any specific

negotiated arrangement. Given the

nature of the proposal and as explained

in greater detail in its ‘‘Statement of

Nature, Reasons and Basis,’’ Columbia

requests that the Commission set this

filing for resolution by means of a

technical conference, and permit

Columbia, its customers, and interested

parties an opportunity to discuss the

issues presented. Columbia further

requests that the technical conference be

scheduled no earlier than 120 days from

the date of this filing to permit

Columbia and its customers to meet

informally to discuss the issues raised

by the filing.

Columbia further states that the

specific proposal contained in the pro

forma tariff sheets defines recourse or

standard service as that which is

provided under the current tariffs. It

also lists certain non-negotiable tariff

provisions as well as the procedures for

the disclosure and implementation of an

actual negotiated service arrangement.

The procedures are consistent with

procedures submitted on May 4, 1998

by the American Gas Association. As

explained in greater detail in the filings,

these elements of the proposal address

stated concerns about the continuing

viability of recourse services, market

power and undue discrimination in the

negotiated terms and conditions

context.

Columbia Transmission and Columbia

Gulf state that copies of its filing are

available for inspection at its offices at

12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax,

Virginia; 2603 Augusta, Suite 124,

Houston, Texas; and 700 Thirteenth

Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC;

and have 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, 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 with the Commission and

are available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16488 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

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