[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 349-350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-87]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-114-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

December 28, 1995.
    Take notice that on December 21, 1995, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), P.O. 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed an 
application in Docket No. CP96-114-000 pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act requesting permission and approval 
to abandon certain pipeline and appurtenant facilities and for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to 
construct, install and operate modifications to certain facilities, all 
as more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    Southern requests authorization to (1) abandon by sale to the City 
of LaGrange, Georgia (LaGrange) approximately 34 miles of Southern's 
Grantville Lateral, commencing in Troup County, Georgia and extending 
to and including Southern's existing Grantville meter station in Coweta 
County, Georgia, and two laterals extending from this pipeline, as well 
as appurtenant facilities including five meter stations and one 
regulator station and (2) to modify and operate the LaGrange No. 2 
meter station at Milepost 33.74 on Southern's Auburn-Grantville Line in 
Troup County, Georgia. Southern estimates the total cost of these 
facilities to be $202,000, which will be reimbursed to Southern by 
LaGrange.
    Southern states that the abandonment will result in reduced 
operating expenses. The Auburn-Grantville Line, a long small-diameter 
pipeline with multiple meter stations, extends off of Southern's 
mainline facilities. Southern states that since the line is over 40 
years old, maintenance expenses are relatively high. By the sale to 
LaGrange, Southern asserts that it will realize future savings on 
repairs. Southern states that as part of the purchase, LaGrange has 
agreed to extend the term of and increase contract demand under its 
firm transportation agreement with Southern, which will benefit 
Southern's system. Southern states that the proposal will not result in 
any abandonment of transportation service or change in the quality of 
such service to Southern's shippers and has been consented to by all of 
the operators of the delivery points to be affected. Southern states 
that all existing customers which are served at delivery points on the 
portion of the line to be sold have agreed to be served at the modified 
LaGrange No. 2 meter station.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 18, 1996, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 
20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the 
requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 
CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be 
considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but 
will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein must file a 

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motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and procedure, a hearing will be 
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on 
this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that a grant of the certificate and permission and approval for 
the proposed abandonment is required by the public convenience and 
necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if 
the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is 
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Southern to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-87 Filed 1-3-96; 8:45 am]
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