Notice of Pipeline Carrier Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Kenai Pipeline Company (KPL) filed TL33-306, a revenue requirement study based on a 2016 test year. With this filing, KPL requests rate increases, effective December 1, 2017. Should the Commission determine to suspend TL33-306, KPL has requested an interim rate, subject to refund, equal to the filed rates. The current and proposed transportation rates are shown below.
| From | To | Current Rate | Proposed Rate |
| Plants near Sec. 34, T.8N., R.12W., Nikishka Bay, Cook Inlet | Pipelines of Others | $0.0770/barrel | $0.4904/barrel |
| Tank Trucks | Pipelines of Others | $0.0300/barrel | $0.4904/barrel |
| Receiving Crude Petroleum from Marine Tankers, Storing Crude Petroleum, and Delivering Crude Petroleum to Pipelines of Others | | $0.0590/barrel | $0.4904/barrel |
| Loading Refined Petroleum Products Aboard Marine Vessels | | $0.0590/barrel | $0.4904/barrel |
With TL33-306, KPL proposes a rate restructuring to implement identical rates for all movements of both crude oil and refined products. KPL has requested a waiver of 3 AAC 48.275(h), the requirement that a cost-of-service study be filed if the proposed tariff revision includes a rate redesign, other than an across-the-board increase.
Finally, KPL is proposing to remove Section 2.16 (Adjustments for Gravity Differentials) from its tariff. KPL states that the gravity adjustment was applicable when there were multiple shippers moving varying qualities of crude oil through the common stream of KPL’s system; however, it is no longer necessary because there is only one shipper.
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 Anthony S. Guerriero, Attorney for KPL at 810 N Street, Suite 100, Ste. 1400, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 258-2000. 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 “TL33-306” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., November 27, 2017, at the Commission address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TL33-306 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with the pipeline carrier at its address given above. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Valerie Fletcher-Mitchell 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 November 20, 2017.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 3rd day of November, 2017.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Stephen McAlpine
Chairman