Document ID: FERC-2012-1547-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Settlement Offers: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
Posted Date: 2012-09-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58126-58127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23031]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP12-1021-000]

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Offer of Settlement

    Take notice that on September 4, 2012, Columbia Gas Transmission, 
LLC (Columbia) filed a Stipulation and Agreement (Settlement), 
including pro forma tariff records, pursuant to 18 CFR 385.602 (2012) 
to reduce its base rates for transportation service and address 
numerous complex issues arising out of recent and anticipated changes 
in pipeline safety requirements, Columbia's dedication to pipeline 
safety and reliability of service, and the aging nature of Columbia's 
system.
    Columbia states that the settlement provides for the implementation 
of a new Capital Cost Recovery Mechanism (CCRM), which will allow 
Columbia to recover, through an additive capital demand rate, its 
revenue requirement for capital investments made under Columbia's long-
term plan to modernize its interstate transmission system. The 
Settlement also establishes: (1) Revised transmission depreciation and 
negative salvage rates effective January 1, 2012 through December 31, 
2024; (2) a revenue sharing mechanism pursuant to which Columbia will 
share 75% of specified revenues earned in excess of an annual 
threshold; (3) a moratorium through January 31, 2018 on changes to 
Columbia's reduced transportation base rates pursuant to the 
Stipulation; (4) a commitment from Columbia that it will file a general 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) Section 4(e) rate application to be effective no 
later than February 1, 2019; and (5) additional shipper-requested 
terms, all as described more fully in the Settlement filing.
    Columbia states that it has served copies of this filing on all 
affected customers and interested state commissions. Columbia 
respectfully requests that the Commission issue an order approving the 
settlement no later than December 1, 2012.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214 (2012)) by the date 
set forth below. 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 proceeding. Any person wishing to 
become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to 
intervene, as appropriate. Such notices or motions must be filed on or 
before the dates as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or 
protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone 
filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or 
protest date set below need not serve motions to intervene or protests 
on persons other than the Applicant. Pursuant to Rule 602(f)(2) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602(f)(2) 
(2012), initial comments

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on the Settlement are due not later than 20 days after the filing of 
the Settlement, and reply comments are due not later than 30 days after 
the filing of the Settlement.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission interventions and 
comments in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an 
``eSubscription'' link on the web site that enables subscribers to 
receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Interventions and Comments are due by: September 24, 2012.
    Reply Comments are due by: October 4, 2012.

    Dated: September 11, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23031 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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