[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-339]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-162-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

January 2, 1997.
    Take notice that on December 19, 1996, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), 1900 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, filed 
in Docket No. CP97-162-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.216(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216(b)) for authorization to abandon by 
retiring and dismantling the Berry Meter Station (Berry M.S.), located 
in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, under the blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-406-000, pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas 
Act, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Southern states that the Berry M.S. was constructed and installed 
pursuant to a certificate issued in Docket No. CP69-24, by order dated 
November 11, 1968. Southern notes that the Berry M.S. was utilized to 
provide natural gas service to the Gas Board of the Town of Berry 
(Berry). Berry's sales service agreement with Southern expired on 
October 1, 1992. Southern notes that effective November 1, 1993, it 
abandoned its existing sales service to Berry pursuant to the terms of 
Commission Order No. 636 in Docket No. RS92-10. Southern asserts that 
since that time, it has not provided any natural gas service to Berry, 
and Berry disconnected its distribution facilities from Southern's 
measurement facilities. Southern Claims that at the time the sales 
service was abandoned, it proposed to leave the measurement facilities 
in place in the event Berry desired to receive transportation service 
from Southern. Southern states that no transportation service has been 
requested, and the station has been out of service since October 15, 
1993. According to Southern, Berry has confirmed that it no longer 
desires natural gas service from Southern and that it has other natural 
gas suppliers. Southern states that Berry does not object to the 
abandonment of the facilities.
    Southern seeks authorization to abandon the Berry M.S. by retiring 
and dismantling all of the above-ground facilities, including the meter 
runs, pipeline, valves, building, and fence. Southern alleges that the 
abandonment will decrease maintenance costs for Southern. Southern 
contends that the abandonment will not result in any termination of an 
existing service. Southern states that the proposed abandonment is not 
prohibited by any of its existing tariff.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to 
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, 
the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the 
day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed 
and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-339 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]
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