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Rder Nos. 712 And 712-A Compliance Filing

126 FERC ¶ 61,162
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
February 23, 2009
In Reply Refer To:
El Paso Natural Gas Company
Docket No. RP09-284-000
El Paso Natural Gas Company
Post Office Box 1087
Colorado Springs, CO 80944
Attention: Catherine E. Palazzari, Vice President
Reference: Order Nos. 712 and 712-A Compliance Filing
Dear Ms. Palazzari:
1.
On January 26, 2009, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso) filed revised tariff sheets1 to comply with the Commission’s directives in Order Nos. 712 and 712-A2 and to reflect certain housekeeping changes. In Order Nos. 712 and 712-A, the Commission revised its regulations to promote a more efficient capacity release market by lifting the maximum rate ceiling on capacity releases of one year or less. The Commission also facilitated retail open access programs and the use of asset management agreements by exempting associated capacity releases from bidding requirements. The revised tariff sheets listed in footnote No. 1 are accepted effective February 25, 2009, as proposed, subject to the conditions discussed below.
1 Ninth Revised Sheet No. 214A, Sixth Revised Sheet No. 286, Eighth Revised Sheet No. 339, Third Revised Sheet No. 339A, Seventh Revised Sheet No. 340, Second Revised Sheet No. 341A, Fourth Revised Sheet 342, Fifth Revised Sheet No. 346, Sixth Revised Sheet No. 349, Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 350, and Fifth Revised Sheet No. 353 to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1A.
2 Promotion of a More Efficient Capacity Release Market, Order No. 712, 73 Fed. Reg. 37,058 (June 30,2008), FERC Stats & Regs. ¶ 31,271 (2008), order on reh’g, Order No. 712-A, 73 Fed. Reg. 72,692 (December 1, 2008), FERC Stats & Regs. ¶ 31,284 (2008).
Docket No. RP09-284-000
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El Paso’s filing proposes several changes to its General Terms and Conditions (GT&C) to provide that capacity releases of one-year or less are not subject to the maximum rate cap. El Paso also proposes modifications...