Commissioner James Danly Statement
October 29, 2021
Docket No. RP21-778-000
I concur with today’s order and agree that the Commission should reject Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.’s variable maximum Winter Storage Inventory requirements as unsupported. In today’s order, the Commission notes information[1] that could potentially assist in substantiating such a proposal under section 4 of the Natural Gas Act[2] in a future submission.
I write to point out that the Commission already held a paper hearing and could have solicited any or all of this information during that process. Alternatively, the Commission could have simply issued a data request. In my view, either would have provided a more efficient means by which to consider the proposal than to reject without prejudice.
For these reasons, I respectfully concur.