September 29, Ms. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20426

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1 September 29, 2017 Ms. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE Washington, DC RE: Motion to Place Suspended Tariff Sections into Effect Docket No. RP Dear Ms. Bose: Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership Houston, TX John A. Roscher Director, Rates & Tariffs tel fax web Pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act ( NGA ), Part 154 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC or Commission ) regulations, 1 Rule 212 of the Commission s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 2 and the April 26, 2017, Order Accepting and Suspending Filing, Subject to Refund, and Establishing Hearing and Settlement Judge Procedures in Docket No. RP issued by the Commission s Office of Energy Marketing Regulation acting pursuant to delegated authority ( Suspension Order ), 3 Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership ( Great Lakes ) hereby submits as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1 ( Tariff ) this Type motion to place the suspended tariff sections into effect on October 1, Correspondence The names, titles and mailing address of the persons to whom correspondence and communications concerning this filing should be directed are as follows: 1 18 C.F.R. Part 154 (2017) C.F.R (2017) ( Rule 212 ). 3, 159 FERC 62,089 (2017). 4 Type of Filing Code 610 Motion Filing, pursuant to the Commission s Order No See Electronic Tariff Filings, 124 FERC 61,270 (2008).

2 Richard Bralow * Legal Counsel Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership Houston, Texas Tel. (832) richard_bralow@transcanada.com John A. Roscher Director, Rates &Tariffs Joan F. Collins * Manager, Tariffs and Compliance Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership Houston, Texas Tel. (832) * Persons designated for official service pursuant to Rule Statement of Nature, Reasons and Basis for Proposed Changes On March 31, 2017, in Docket No. RP , Great Lakes filed revised tariff sections pursuant to Section 4 of the NGA to implement a general rate case and propose certain changes to the General Terms and Conditions of the Tariff ( Rate Case Filing ). By its Suspension Order, the Commission accepted and suspended Great Lakes tariff sections to become effective, upon motion, October 1, 2017 subject to refund and conditions and the outcome of an evidentiary hearing, which was held in abeyance in lieu of the Chief Administrative Law Judge appointing a settlement judge to assist the parties in trying to reach settlement before beginning hearing procedures. 5 Great Lakes is submitting the instant filing to move the suspended tariff sections listed in Appendix A into effect October 1, 2017, 6 consistent with Great Lakes rights pursuant to Section and the Suspension Order. Motion to Place Tariff into Effect Pursuant to Section of the Commission s Regulations and Rule 212 of the Commission s Rules of Practice and Procedure, Great Lakes hereby moves to place the 5 Suspension Order, pp Contemporaneous with the instant filing, Great Lakes is additionally filing a separate Type 580 motion in Docket No. RP to place interim tariff sections and management-adjusted rates into effect pursuant to Commission regulation (a)(7)(v) to reflect an agreement in principle reached on September 14, 2017, by GLGT and all participants in this proceeding. It should be noted that ANR Pipeline Company used this same 610 & 580 motion process in Docket No. RP ANR s motions were submitted on July 29, 2016 and were approved. 2

3 suspended tariff sections, as listed in Appendix A, into effect October Great Lakes requests that the Commission grant any waivers necessary for the proposed tariff sections to become effective. Other Filings Which May Affect this Proceeding There are no other filings before the Commission that may significantly affect the changes proposed herein. Material Enclosed In accordance with Section 154.7(a)(1) of the Commission s Regulations, Great Lakes is submitting the following XML filing package, which includes: 1) This transmittal letter; and 2) A listing of the tariff sections that will become effective (Appendix A). Certificate of Service As required by Section 154.7(b) and of the Commission s regulations, copies of this filing are being served on all of Great Lakes existing customers and upon interested state regulatory agencies. A copy of this letter, together with other attachments, is available during regular business hours for public inspection at Great Lakes principal place of business. Pursuant to Section and Section (c)(5), the undersigned has read this filing and knows its contents, and the contents are true as stated, to the best of his knowledge and belief. The undersigned possesses full power and authority to sign such filing. 3

4 Any questions regarding this filing may be directed to Joan Collins at (832) Respectfully submitted, /s/ Richard Bralow Richard Bralow Legal Counsel Enclosures 4

5 Appendix A FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1 Docket No. RP Suspended Tariff Sections To Become Effective October 1, 2017 Tariff Section Version Part 1 - Table of Contents v Statement of Rates, Rate Schedules FT, LFT & EFT v Statement of Rates, Reserved for Future Use v Statement of Rates, Rate Schedule IT v Statement of Rates, Rate Schedule MC v Rate Schedule MC, Rates v Rate Schedule MC, Park and Loan Charges v.2.0.0