Re: Southwest Gas proceeding (CP99-592-000)

I think we both ought to (and the shippers as well if someone can talk them
into filing). We aren't a shipper but we do get happy customers and maybe
even more throughput from the deal, so we clearly have a legitimate interest
in expedited treatment. DF

From: Mary Kay Miller 02/15/2000 05:11 PM

To: Susan Scott/ET&S/Enron@ENRON
cc: Keith Petersen/ET&S/Enron@ENRON, Drew Fossum@ENRON

Subject: Re: Southwest Gas proceeding (CP99-592-000)

I'd suggest that Southwest Gas make the filing to expedite vs TW, it always
seems strange to me when someone other than the applicant files unless the
party is an actual shipper which we are not-- thoughts??? MK

From: Susan Scott 02/15/2000 05:06 PM

To: Mary Kay Miller/ET&S/Enron@ENRON, Keith Petersen/ET&S/Enron@ENRON
cc: Drew Fossum@ENRON

Subject: Southwest Gas proceeding (CP99-592-000)

As you know, we are still waiting for FERC to issue the necessary certificate
authority for the Southwest Gas/TW interconnect. Ideally, the interconnect
facilities would be approved so that they could be constructed by the Gallup
in-service date. Two of our Gallup shippers, Sempra and Reliant, have
provisions in their Gallup contracts giving them the option to change their
primary delivery point to the proposed Southwest Gas interconnect. The TW
commercial group approached me about a motion to expedite based on this
contractual right. (Keith, I know we've spoken about this before with
Lorraine). Lorraine called her business contact at Reliant, and Reliant's
regulatory counsel in D.C. called me today to get more information. He
sounded very positive about filing a motion to expedite a decision in this
proceeding and I sent him the relevant background information to get him
started. Getting Sempra to consider filing a similar motion might be more
difficult, but Jeff Fawcett is going to work on his business contact there.

I am going to put together and circulate a motion or letter to FERC from TW,
stating that TW's ability to provide service to its shippers will be affected
unless certificate authority is granted soon. Any comments in the meantime
-- let me know.