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United States General Accounting Office                      Office of the General Counsel
Washington, DC 20548

         B-285962



         August 11, 2000

         The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski
         Chairman
         The Honorable Jeff Bingaman
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         United States Senate

         The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
         Chairman
         The Honorable John D. Dingell
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Commerce
         House of Representatives

         Subject: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Well
                 Category Determinations

         Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
         major rule promulgated by the Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory
         Commission (Commission), entitled Well Category Determinations (Docket No.
         RMOO-6-000; Order No. 616). We received the rule on July 28, 2000. It was published
         in the Federal Register as a final rule on July 26, 2000. 65 Fed. Reg. 45859.

         The final rule reinstates regulatory provisions for well category determinations for
         certain categories of high-cost gas under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, section
         107.

         Enclosed is our assessment of the Commission's compliance with the procedural
         steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the
         rule. Our review indicates that the Commission complied with the applicable
         requirements.

         If you have any questions about this report, please contact James W. Vickers,
         Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8210. The official responsible for GAO


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