Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

Take notice that on November 30, 2000, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, the revised tariff sheets listed on Appendix A to the filing, with an effective date of January 1, 2001.

Tennessee states that the revised tariff sheets are being filed in compliance with the March 10, 1998 Stipulation and Agreement filed in Docket No. RP97-149, et al., and approved by the Commission on April 29, 1998 (the GRI Settlement), Gas Research Institute, 83 FERC ¶ 61,093 (1998), order on reh'g, 83 FERC ¶ 61,331 (1998), and the Commission's Letter Order approving the Gas Research Institute's Year 2001 Research, Development and Demonstration Program and 2001-2005 Five-Year Plan issued on September 19, 2000 in Docket No. RP00-313. Tennessee further states that the revised tariff sheets revise the Gas Research Institute surcharges for 2001.

Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed in accordance with Section 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection in the Public Reference Room. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site at http:/­/www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.