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, 30912 [E8-11912]
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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
160.4 for 2006 and 166.6 for 2007.2
Thus, the percent change (expressed as
a decimal) in the annual average PPI–FG
from 2006 to 2007, plus 1.3 percent, is
positive .051653.3 Oil pipelines must
multiply their July 1, 2007, through June
30, 2008, index ceiling levels by
positive 1.051653 4 to compute their
index ceiling levels for July 1, 2008
through June 30, 2009, in accordance
with 18 CFR § 342.3(d). For guidance in
calculating the ceiling levels for each 12
month period beginning January 1,
1995,5 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.
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
Producer Price Indexes via the Internet at https://
www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm. 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 [166.6—160.4]/160.4 = 0.038653 + .013 =
0.051653
4 1 + 0.051653 = 1.051653
5 For a listing of all prior multipliers issued by the
Commission, see the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.ferc.gov. The table of multipliers can be
found under the headings ‘‘Oil’’ and ‘‘Index.’’
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
May 21, 2008.
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP99–301–208.
Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
Description: ANR Pipeline Co submits
an amendment to Rate Schedule FTS–1
and gathering negotiated rate
agreements with Eagle Energy Partners I,
LP.
Filed Date: 05/19/2008.
Accession Number: 20080520–0299.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, June 2, 2008.
Docket Numbers: RP06–200–043.
Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline
LLC.
Description: Rockies Express Pipeline
LLC submits First Revised Sheet 9E.01
et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Second
Revised Volume 1, to become effective
5/20/08.
Filed Date: 05/19/2008.
Accession Number: 20080520–0296.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, June 2, 2008.
Docket Numbers: RP08–251–001.
Applicants: Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corp.
Description: Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corp submits Fifty-Third
Revised Sheet 27 et al. to FERC Gas
Tariff, Third Revised Volume 1.
Filed Date: 05/19/2008.
Accession Number: 20080520–0295.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, June 2, 2008.
Docket Numbers: RP08–381–000.
Applicants: Questar Southern Trails
Pipeline Company.
Description: Questar Southern Trails
Pipeline Co submits Third Revised
Sheet 65 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff,
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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 21, 2008.
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 160.4 for
2006 and 166.6 for 2007.\2\ Thus, the percent change (expressed as a
decimal) in the annual average PPI-FG from 2006 to 2007, plus 1.3
percent, is positive .051653.\3\ Oil pipelines must multiply their July
1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, index ceiling levels by positive
1.051653 \4\ to compute their index ceiling levels for July 1, 2008
through June 30, 2009, in accordance with 18 CFR Sec. 342.3(d). For
guidance in calculating the ceiling levels for each 12 month period
beginning January 1, 1995,\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/home.htm. 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\ [166.6--160.4]/160.4 = 0.038653 + .013 = 0.051653
\4\ 1 + 0.051653 = 1.051653
\5\ For a listing of all prior multipliers issued by the
Commission, see the Commission's Web site, 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 website 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.
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