Letter to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service re the Designation of Non-federal Representative to Conduct Informal Endangered Species Consultations - Elba Liquefaction Project and EEC Modification Project under PF13-3.

EXHIBIT NO. S-1R FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY DOCKET NO. RP10-1398-003 PREPARED DIRECT TESTIMONY OF TRIAL STAFF WITNESS VLADIMIR EKZARKHOV March 4, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 Exhibit No. S-1R UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION El Paso Natural Gas Company ) Docket No. RP10-1398-003 Summary of the Prepared Direct Testimony of Vladimir Ekzarkhov Witness for the Trial Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Mr. Ekzarkhov testifies regarding the issues set for remand hearing procedures in Opinion No. 528: (1) whether any costs of unsubscribed or discounted 1995 capacity has been shifted to the rates of Article 11.2(b) shippers; (2) what portion of the recourse rates for Article 11.2(b) shippers reflects costs that should be excluded; and (3) the appropriate rates that remove these costs. Mr. Ekzarkhov concludes that El Pasos compliance rates improperly include costs of unsubscribed or discounted pre-1996 Settlement capacity and should be reduced. He then calculates appropriate Article 11.2(b) rates using billing determinants that are based on the minimum presumed threshold of 4,068,000 Dth per day. Mr. Ekzarkhov calculates these rates for three rate periods used in El Pasos compliance filing. Mr. Ekzarkhov explains why the rate calculation differs for the three periods. Finally, Mr. Ekzarkhov calculates the revenue impacts of the reduced Article 11.2(b) rates for each of the three rate periods. Exhibit No. S-1R UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION El Paso Natural Gas Company ) Docket No. RP10-1398-003 Prepared Direct Testimony of Vladimir Ekzarkhov Witness for the Trial Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1 Q. Please state your name and business address. 2 A. My name is Vladimir Ekzarkhov. My business address is 888 First 3 Street N.E., Washington, DC, 20426. 4 Q. By whom are you employed? 5 A. I am employed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the 6 Office of Administrative Litigation as an Energy Industry Analyst. 7 Q. Please describe your educational and professional background. 8 A. I graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1968 with a BA 9 degree in Russian. I joined the United States Navy in 1968 and served 10 with the Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Forces and Naval Advisory Forces, 11 South Vietnam until 1971. I received a Master of Business 12 Administration degree with a major in Finance from Syracuse 13 University in 1973. From 1973 to 1976, I was employed as a financial 14 analyst by the Niagara Mohawk Power Company. From 1976 to 1980 I 15 was employed ...