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Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC Submits Document to FERC for Negotiated Rate Agreement Filing

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Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC has submitted a document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for filing a negotiated rate agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. The agreement will be effective on October 1, 2025, and is subject to FERC's review and approval. The document includes a new negotiated rate firm transportation agreement between Natural and Morgan Stanley, pursuant to Section 49 of the General Terms and Conditions of Natural's Tariff. The agreement represents a negotiated rate arrangement between the two companies, with the negotiated rate fixed during the term of the agreement.

Key Takeaways:

  • The negotiated rate agreement between Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC and Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. will be effective on October 1, 2025.
  • The agreement will be subject to review and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
  • The agreement represents a negotiated rate arrangement between the two companies, with the negotiated rate fixed during the term of the agreement.
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC has submitted a new negotiated rate firm transportation agreement between Natural and Morgan Stanley to be filed with FERC.
  • The agreement does not deviate in any material respect from the pro forma service agreement in Natural's Tariff.
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC is revising its Eighth Revised Volume No. 1, Part 4.26, to reflect the agreement with Morgan Stanley and is including a copy of the agreement in the Original Volume No. 1-A, Part 2.13.
  • Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC has requested that FERC accept this tariff filing and permit the proposed tariff records to be effective on October 1, 2025.
  • The company has also requested waivers of the Commission's regulations, including a waiver of the 30-day notice period, to allow the proposed tariff records to become effective on October 1, 2025.

Statistics:

  • The negotiated rate agreement will be effective on October 1, 2025.
  • The agreement will be subject to review and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
  • The agreement represents a negotiated rate arrangement between the two companies, with the negotiated rate fixed during the term of the agreement.

Sources:

  • Document submitted to FERC by Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC on September 24, 2025.
  • Sections 154.7(a)(9) and 154.206(c) of the Commission's regulations.
  • 18 C.F.R. Part 154.7 of the Commission's Regulations.
  • Docket No. RP99-176-000, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  • Policy Statement on the alternatives to Traditional Cost of Service Ratemaking for Natural Gas Pipelines, issued January 31, 1996, in Docket No. RM95-6-000.

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