[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33987]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP96-248-009 and CP96-249-009]


Portland Natural Gas Transmission System; Notice of Initial FERC 
Gas Tariff

December 17, 1998.
    Take notice that on December 11, 1998, Portland Natural Gas 
Transmission System (PNGTS) filed to place into effect its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Original Sheet Nos. 1 through 650 
(tariff). PNGTS requests that its tariff be made effective on February 
11, 1999, which is the expected in-service date for the PNGTS 
facilities. The tariff will allow PNGTS to provide interstate 
transportation service in compliance with the Commission orders issued 
on July 31, 1996, July 31, 1997, September 24, 1997, and April 23, 
1998.\1\
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    \1\ See, 76 FERC para. 61,123 (July 31, 1996); 80 FERC 61,134 
(July 31, 1997); 80 FERC 61,345 (September 24, 1997), and 83 FERC 
61,080 (April 23, 1998).
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    PNGTS states that complete copies of this filing are being mailed 
to potential customers and interested state commissions. However, due 
to the voluminous nature of this filing, copies of the redlined tariff 
sheets in Appendix B, will not be included in the mailing. PNGTS states 
that redlined tariff sheets of this filing will be made available upon 
request, and complete copies of this filing are on file with the 
Commission.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing should file with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, 
DC 20426, in accordance with Section 385.211 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations. All such 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 proceeding.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-33987 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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