[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 28331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11569]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 284
[Docket No. RM96-1-037]
Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Request for additional comment.
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SUMMARY: On February 22, 2012, the Commission published in the Federal
Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (77 FR 10415) (NOPR) proposing
to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference the latest version
(Version 2.0) of business practice standards adopted by the Wholesale
Gas Quadrant of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)
applicable to natural gas pipelines. The Commission, however, did not
propose to adopt two standards it found inconsistent with its
regulations. Among the comments filed with the Commission were comments
from NAESB explaining that its Wholesale Gas Quadrant Executive
Committee was in the process of voting on two standards to rectify the
inconsistency noted in the NOPR by the Commission. On May 4, 2012,
NAESB filed a status report informing the Commission that it had
finalized the two corrections.
The Commission is providing interested parties an opportunity to
file comments with respect to the two corrected standards adopted by
NAESB and whether the Commission should incorporate these revised
standards into its regulations.
DATES: Comments are due June 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit reply comments, identified by Docket No.
RM96-1-037, by any of the following methods:
Agency Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov. Documents created
electronically using word processing software should be filed in native
applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned format.
Mail/Hand Delivery: Commenters unable to file comments
electronically must mail or hand deliver an original of their comments
to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Bednarczyk (technical issues), Office of Energy Market Regulation,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, (202) 502-6444, Email: [email protected].
Tony Dobbins (technical issues), Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6630, Email: [email protected].
Gary D. Cohen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, Telephone: (202) 502-8321, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Additional Comments
May 8, 2012
On February 16, 2012, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NOPR) \1\ proposing to amend its regulations at 18 CFR
284.12 to incorporate by reference the latest version (Version 2.0) of
business practice standards adopted by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant of
the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) applicable to natural
gas pipelines. The Commission, however, did not propose to adopt two
standards it found inconsistent with its regulations.
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\1\ Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines, notice of proposed rulemaking, 77 FR 10415 (Feb. 22,
2012), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 32,686 (Feb. 16, 2012).
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Among the comments filed with the Commission in this proceeding
were comments from NAESB explaining that NAESB's Wholesale Gas Quadrant
Executive Committee was in the process of voting on minor corrections
to NAESB WGQ Standard Nos. 0.3.19 and 0.3.21 to rectify the
inconsistency noted in the NOPR by the Commission. On May 4, 2012,
NAESB filed a status report informing the Commission that it had
finalized the two corrections.
The Commission is providing interested parties an opportunity to
file comments with respect to the two corrected standards adopted by
NAESB and whether the Commission should incorporate the version of the
standards that reflects these corrections into its regulations.
By this notice, additional comments should be filed on or before
June 4, 2012.
Dated: May 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-11569 Filed 5-11-12; 8:45 am]
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