[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16831]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-586-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

June 23, 1997.
    Take notice that on June 16, 1997, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed in 
Docket No. CP97-586-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.212 
and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212 157.216) for authorization to abandon certain 
regulating facilities in connection with a change in the operation of a 
delivery point for an existing customer, under Southern's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-406-000 pursuant to Section 7 of 
the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Southern states that it is currently authorized to deliver natural 
gas to Alabama Gas Corporation (Alagasco) at the Alabaster #3 delivery 
point (Alabaster #3). This delivery point is located at or near Mile 
Post 1.65 on Southern's 4-inch Longview/Saginaw Line in Section 7, 
Township 21 South, Range 2 West, Shelby County, Alabama. Specifically, 
Southern proposes to abandon the regulating facilities at Alabaster #3, 
install a 2-inch rotary meter to accommodate volume measurement at low 
flow and some incidental piping. The modifications will all be 
performed on Southern's existing station property located in Shelby 
County, Alabama. As a result of these modifications, the meter station 
at the delivery point will be redesigned to deliver gas to Alagasco at 
mainline pressure. Alagasco agrees that it shall be responsible for any 
necessary regulation or modification to its facilities downstream of 
the station to receive the gas at mainline pressure. The estimated cost 
for the modifications is $29,900, which Alagasco has agreed to 
reimburse Southern.
    Southern states that the abandonment of facilities and change in 
operation of the meter station proposed in this application will not 
result in any termination of service or any change to the total Firm 
Transportation Demand delivered to Alagasco. Southern states also that 
the revised delivery pressure will not cause a detriment or 
disadvantage to its other firm customers; that deliveries at the 
revised delivery pressure will have no impact on Southern's peak day 
and annual deliveries; and, that the abandonment and delivery pressure 
change are not prohibited by Southern's existing tariff. Southern has 
stated that abandonment of the regulating facilities will decrease 
maintenance costs for Southern and the change to mainline pressure will 
benefit Alagasco's operations and its ability to provide service to its 
customers in its distribution area.
    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. 97-16831 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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