[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24212]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-751-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

September 3, 1998.
    Take notice that on August 26, 1998, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed 
in Docket No. CP98-751-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of 
the Natural Gas Act, for permission and approval to abandon by sale to 
Whiskey Bay Pipeline Company, Ltd (Whiskey Bay), a Louisiana intrastate 
pipeline company, various pipeline, measurement and appurtenant 
facilities located in Iberville and St. Martin Parishes, Louisiana, all 
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    Specifically, Southern states that it proposes to abandon, by sale 
to Whiskey Bay, the Bayou Boullion Line consisting of 6.45 miles of 10-
inch pipeline, and related facilities, located in St. Martin Parish, 
Louisiana; the East Happytown Line consisting of 11.13 miles of 8-inch 
pipeline, and related facilities, located in St. Martin Parish, 
Louisiana; the Wilbert Well Line consisting of 0.65 mile of 4-inch 
pipeline, and related facilities, located in St. Martin Parish, 
Louisiana; the Bayou Boullion Lateral Line consisting of 1.2 miles of 
4-inch pipeline, and related facilities, located in St. Martin Parish, 
Louisiana; the East Happytown Exchange Station consisting of dual 4-
inch orifice meter runs, and related facilities, excluding any 
electronic gas measurement equipment, located in St. Martin Parish, 
Louisiana; the Cone Mills Receiving Station consisting of a single 3-
inch orifice meter run, and related facilities, excluding any 
electronic gas measurement equipment, located in Iberville Parish, 
Louisiana; the Wilbert Well Receiving Station consisting of a single 4-
inch orifice meter run, and related facilities, excluding any 
electronic gas measurement equipment, located in St. Martin Parish, 
Louisiana; and the Bayou Boullion Receiving Station consisting of a 
single 4-inch orifice meter run, and related facilities, excluding any 
electronic gas measurement equipment, located in St. Martin Parish, 
Louisiana. Southern maintains that it is no longer economical to 
maintain the above facilities in view of the minimal gas production 
that is received by the facilities.
    Southern states that is has no firm transportation services on the 
facilities to be abandoned; however, some producers have gas production 
on the facilities. Southern states that upon abandonment these 
producers may elect to deliver gas volumes to Whiskey Bay's pipeline 
system. In addition, Southern states that the producers may access 
Southern's pipeline system or another interstate system through 
existing interconnections in the area.
    Southern states that it will sell the above facilities to Whiskey 
Bay for $30,000. Southern further states that Whiskey Bay has agreed to 
purchase the above facilities so that Whiskey Bay can connect the 
purchased facilities to pipeline facilities that Whiskey Bay purchased 
from the Gas Gathering Company (Gas Gathering) located in St. Martin 
Parish, Louisiana. It is stated that according to terms of the purchase 
and sales agreement, Whiskey Bay has the option to connect the 
facilities to Southern's pipeline system through a meter station to be 
constructed at the terminus of the facilities if Southern and Whiskey 
Bay enter into a mutually acceptable construction, installation, 
operation and maintenance agreement for such a meter station. 
Otherwise, Whiskey Bay will disconnect the facilities from Southern's 
pipeline system and Whiskey Bay may continue to flow gas through 
Southern's pipeline or another interstate pipeline company's system 
through the facilities that Whiskey Bay purchased from Gas Gathering in 
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before September 24, 1998, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 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 motion to 
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the 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 permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are 
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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-24212 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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