FERC ACCEPTS COMPLIANCE FILING IN EL PASO'S GENERAL RATE CASE;EL PASO ANSWERS SHIPPERS ON POST-CONFERENCE ORDER;INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED

摘要

The Commission will convene an informal settlement conference next week on March 11-12 in the pending general rate case filed by El Paso Natural Gas Co.(EPNG)(RP08-426)under Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act(NGA).The pipeline's last general rate case(RP05-422)-its first in 10 years-was settled in December 2006 and approved by FERC in August 2007.The rates established at that time terminated on 12/31/08.