Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that ENSTAR Natural Gas Company (ENSTAR) filed tariff revision TA267-4 seeking Commission approval of an amendment to a special contract regarding the Contribution in Aid of Construction Agreement (CIAC Agreement) for Alaska Pipeline Company (APLC) Station K671. APLC is the sister company of ENSTAR and owns the natural gas transmission pipeline that delivers gas to ENSTAR’s service area. Historically, the Commission has regulated ENSTAR and APLC as a single entity.
The original construction cost of Station K671 was partly funded by Union Oil Company of California (Union). Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) is the successor to Union. The existing CIAC Agreement allows Hilcorp to charge natural gas shippers using Station K671 a portion of the original construction cost. Hilcorp believes participation in the CIAC Agreement may cause confusion for future shippers and APLC is willing to shorten the reimbursement term. The existing CIAC Agreement is set to expire on December 31, 2017; the proposed amendment would allow the CIAC Agreement to expire on October 31, 2014.
This notice may not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification, which varies from that proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Dan Dieckgraeff, Director of Rates and Regulatory Affairs for ENSTAR, at P. O. Box 190288, Anchorage, AK 99519-0288; phone: (907) 277-5551. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission's office at 701 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222 or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing TA267-4 in the Find the Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., February 23, 2015, at the Commission address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA267-4 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with ENSTAR at its address given above or by email at Dan.Dieckgraeff@enstarnaturalgas.com.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by February 16, 2015.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 23rd day of January, 2015.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Rich Gazaway
Advisory Section Manager