Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 1992; Notice of Annual Change in the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, 34678-34679 [E7-12192]

Download as PDF sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 34678 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 121 / Monday, June 25, 2007 / Notices This filing may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘FERRIS’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. o. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. p. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–12189 Filed 6–22–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 23:08 Jun 22, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP07–310–000] Mojave Pipeline Company; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference June 18, 2007. Take notice that an informal settlement conference will be convened in this proceeding commencing at 10 a.m. on June 27, 2007, at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, for the purpose of exploring the possible settlement of the above-referenced dockets. Any party, as defined by 18 CFR 385.102(c), or any participant as defined by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to attend. Persons wishing to become a party must move to intervene and receive intervenor status pursuant to the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR 385.214). FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208– 1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208– 2106 with the required accommodations. For additional information, please contact Hollis Alpert at hollis.alpert@ferc.gov (202) 502–8783. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–12179 Filed 6–22–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD07–12–000] Reliability Standard Compliance and Enforcement in Regions With Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations; Notice of Technical Conference June 15, 2007. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a technical conference in the abovereferenced proceeding on September 18, 2007, at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC. It will be held in the Commission Meeting Room (Room 2C) starting at 9:30 a.m. ET. The conference will explore issues associated with cost PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 recovery of penalties for Reliability Standard violations assessed against Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations, as set forth in Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., 119 FERC ¶ 61,222 (May 31, 2007) in Docket Nos. ER07–701–000 and AD07–12–000. This notice is to alert you to the date of the conference. Further notices will define the issues to be explored in greater detail. The conference will be transcribed and Web cast. All interested parties are invited, and there is no registration fee to attend. Questions about the conference should be directed to Don Lekang by email at donald.lekang@ferc.gov or by phone at 202–502–8127. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–12183 Filed 6–22–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM93–11–000] Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 1992; Notice of Annual Change in the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods May 16, 2007. The Commission’s regulations include a methodology for oil pipelines to change their rates through use of an index system that establishes ceiling levels for such rates. The Commission bases the index system, found at 18 CFR 342.3, on the annual change in the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods (PPI–FG), plus one point three percent (PPI+1.3). The Commission determined in an ‘‘Order Establishing Index For Oil Price Change Ceiling Levels’’ issued March 21, 2006, that PPI+1.3 is the appropriate oil pricing index factor for pipelines to use.1 The regulations provide that the Commission will publish annually, an index figure reflecting the final change in the PPI–FG, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the final PPI–FG in May of each calendar year. The annual average PPI–FG index figures were 155.7 for 2005 and 160.4 for 2006.2 1 114 FERC ¶ 61,293 at P 2 (2006). of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes the final figure in mid-May of each year. This figure is publicly available from the Division of Industrial Prices and Price Indexes of the BLS, at (202) 691– 7705, and in print in August in Table 1 of the annual data supplement to the BLS publication 2 Bureau E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 121 / Monday, June 25, 2007 / Notices Thus, the percent change (expressed as a decimal) in the annual average PPI–FG from 2006 to 2007, plus 1.3 percent, is positive .043186.3 Oil pipelines must multiply their July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, index ceiling levels by positive 1.043186 4 to compute their index ceiling levels for July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, in accordance with 18 CFR 342.3(d). For guidance in calculating the ceiling levels for each 12 month period beginning January 1, l995,5 see Explorer Pipeline Company, 71 FERC 61,416 at n.6 (1995). In addition to publishing the full text of this Notice in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print this Notice via the Internet through FERC’s Home Page (https:// www.ferc.gov) and in FERC’s Public Reference Room during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The full text of this Notice is available on FERC’s Home Page at the eLibrary link. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket number field and follow other directions on the search page. User assistance is available for eLibrary and other aspects of FERC’s Web site during normal business hours. For assistance, please contact the Commission’s Online Support at 1–866– 208–3676 (toll free) or 202–502–6652 (email at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov), or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502–8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. E-mail the Public Reference Room at public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–12192 Filed 6–22–07; 8:45 am] sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Producer Price Indexes via the Internet at https:// www.bls.gov/ppi]. To obtain the BLS data, click on ‘‘Get Detailed PPI Statistics,’’ and then under the heading ‘‘Most Requested Statistics’’ click on ‘‘Commodity Data.’’ At the next screen, under the heading ‘‘Producer Price Index—Commodity,’’ select the first box, ‘‘Finished goods— WPUSOP3000’’, then scroll all the way to the bottom of this screen and click on Retrieve data. 3 [160.4¥155.7] / 155.7 = 0.030186 + .013 = 0.043186. 4 1 + 0.043186 = 1.043186. 5 For a listing of all prior multipliers issued by the Commission, see the Commission’s website, https://www.ferc.gov. The table of multipliers can be found under the headings ‘‘Oil’’ and ‘‘Index’’. VerDate Aug<31>2005 23:08 Jun 22, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration Post-2009 Resource Pool, Loveland Area Projects Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of request for letters of interest. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western), Rocky Mountain Region, a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), is publishing this notice of Request for Letters of Interest to determine which eligible new customers may be interested in an allocation of Federal power, and to gather information and comments to aid Western in determining the appropriate purposes for a proposed Loveland Area Projects (LAP) resource pool. Under the Energy Planning and Management Program (Program), a Federal power resource pool of up to 1 percent (not to exceed 7 megawatts) of the LAP’s longterm marketable resource may become available October 1, 2009, within the LAP marketing area. This Federal Register notice initiates the process for the proposed resource pool. DATES: Western will hold one public information forum on July 23, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. MDT. ADDRESSES: The public information forum will be held at the Radisson Stapleton Plaza, 3333 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado. Send Letters of Interest to Mr. James D. Keselburg, Regional Manager, Rocky Mountain Region, Western Area Power Administration, 5555 East Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538–8986, or e-mail POST2009LAP@wapa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melanie Reed, Contracts and Energy Services Manager, Rocky Mountain Region, Western Area Power Administration, 5555 East Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538–8986, telephone (970) 461–7229, e-mail mreed@wapa.gov. On October 20, 1995, Western published the Final Program Rule at 60 FR 54151. The Final Rule became effective on November 20, 1995. Subpart C-Power Marketing Initiative of the Program, 10 CFR part 905, provides for projectspecific resource pools and allocations of power from these pools to eligible new customers and/or for other appropriate purposes as determined by Western. The goal of the Program is to require planning for efficient electric SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34679 energy use by Western’s long-term firm power customers. Specifically, 10 CFR part 905.32 (b) provides: At two 5-year intervals after the effective date of the extension to existing customers, Western shall create a project-specific resource pool increment of up to an additional 1 percent of the long-term marketable resource under contract at the time. The size of the additional resource pool increment shall be determined by Western based on consideration of the actual fairshare needs of eligible new customers and other appropriate purposes. Letters of Interest for the proposed LAP resource pool should contain the following information: Name(s) of the interested entity, entity’s interest, geographic location of the entity, and suggested appropriate purposes of the resource pool. Letters of Interest will aid Western in determining potential eligible new customers as well as the appropriate purposes for the proposed resource pool. All Letters of Interest must be received by 4 p.m., MDT, on August 20, 2007. Letters of Interest submitted via regular mail through the United States Postal Service will be accepted if postmarked at least 3 days before August 20, 2007, and received no later than August 24, 2007. Western reserves the right to not consider any Letters of Interest that are received after the prescribed dates. Western does not consider that a Letter of Interest is an application for power from the proposed LAP Resource Pool. If Western decides to create the resource pool, it will publish a separate Federal Register notice seeking applications. Availability of Information All documents developed or retained by Western in developing this Post-2009 Resource Pool will be available for inspection and copying at the Rocky Mountain Regional office in Loveland, Colorado. Letters of Interest will be available for viewing at https:// www.wapa.gov/rm/PMcontractRM/ Post2009.html after the close of the submittal period. Resource Pool Procedure Requirements Determination Under Executive Order 12866 Western has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required. Environmental Compliance Western completed an environmental impact statement on the Program, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The Record of Decision was published in the E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 121 (Monday, June 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34678-34679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12192]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM93-11-000]


Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations Pursuant to the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992; Notice of Annual Change in the Producer Price Index 
for Finished Goods

May 16, 2007.
    The Commission's regulations include a methodology for oil 
pipelines to change their rates through use of an index system that 
establishes ceiling levels for such rates. The Commission bases the 
index system, found at 18 CFR 342.3, on the annual change in the 
Producer Price Index for Finished Goods (PPI-FG), plus one point three 
percent (PPI+1.3). The Commission determined in an ``Order Establishing 
Index For Oil Price Change Ceiling Levels'' issued March 21, 2006, that 
PPI+1.3 is the appropriate oil pricing index factor for pipelines to 
use.\1\
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    \1\ 114 FERC ] 61,293 at P 2 (2006).
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    The regulations provide that the Commission will publish annually, 
an index figure reflecting the final change in the PPI-FG, after the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the final PPI-FG in May of each 
calendar year. The annual average PPI-FG index figures were 155.7 for 
2005 and 160.4 for 2006.\2\

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Thus, the percent change (expressed as a decimal) in the annual average 
PPI-FG from 2006 to 2007, plus 1.3 percent, is positive .043186.\3\ Oil 
pipelines must multiply their July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, 
index ceiling levels by positive 1.043186 \4\ to compute their index 
ceiling levels for July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, in accordance 
with 18 CFR 342.3(d). For guidance in calculating the ceiling levels 
for each 12 month period beginning January 1, l995,\5\ see Explorer 
Pipeline Company, 71 FERC 61,416 at n.6 (1995).
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    \2\ Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes the final figure 
in mid-May of each year. This figure is publicly available from the 
Division of Industrial Prices and Price Indexes of the BLS, at (202) 
691-7705, and in print in August in Table 1 of the annual data 
supplement to the BLS publication Producer Price Indexes via the 
Internet at https://www.bls.gov/ppi]. To obtain the BLS data, click 
on ``Get Detailed PPI Statistics,'' and then under the heading 
``Most Requested Statistics'' click on ``Commodity Data.'' At the 
next screen, under the heading ``Producer Price Index--Commodity,'' 
select the first box, ``Finished goods--WPUSOP3000'', then scroll 
all the way to the bottom of this screen and click on Retrieve data.
    \3\ [160.4-155.7] / 155.7 = 0.030186 + .013 = 0.043186.
    \4\ 1 + 0.043186 = 1.043186.
    \5\ For a listing of all prior multipliers issued by the 
Commission, see the Commission's website, https://www.ferc.gov. The 
table of multipliers can be found under the headings ``Oil'' and 
``Index''.
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    In addition to publishing the full text of this Notice in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print this Notice via the Internet through 
FERC's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) and in FERC's Public Reference 
Room during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time) at 
888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The full text of 
this Notice is available on FERC's Home Page at the eLibrary link. To 
access this document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the 
last three digits of this document in the docket number field and 
follow other directions on the search page.
    User assistance is available for eLibrary and other aspects of 
FERC's Web site during normal business hours. For assistance, please 
contact the Commission's Online Support at 1-866-208-3676 (toll free) 
or 202-502-6652 (e-mail at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov), or the Public 
Reference Room at (202) 502-8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. E-mail the Public 
Reference Room at public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-12192 Filed 6-22-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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