[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15358-15359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7858]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-268-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

March 25, 1999.
    Take notice that on March 22, 1999, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), AmSouth-Sonat Tower, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, filed in 
Docket No. CP99-268-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) Regulations seeking authorization to abandon 
by sale to J.R. Pounds, Inc. (Pounds), certain natural gas transmission 
facilities including pipelines, receiving stations, compressors, and 
appurtenant facilities located in or near the Dexter Field, Hub Field, 
and Sandy Hook Field in Marion and Walthall Counties, Mississippi, as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may be viewed on 
the web at http:///www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 
for assistance).
    Southern maintains that the proposed abandonment by sale to Pounds 
will not affect the capacity of Southern's pipeline system. Southern 
states that this abandonment is in the public interest because the sale 
of the facilities will reduce Southern's operation and maintenance 
costs, fuel and gas loss, and capital expenditures for upgrading of 
line and receiving stations through

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the elimation of approximately 64.966 miles from Southern's pipeline 
system.
    Any person desiring to be heard or make any protest with reference 
to said application should on or before April 15, 1999, file with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion 
to intervene or 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 of 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 abandonment of the facilities 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 so 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. 99-7858 Filed 3-30-99; 8:45 am]
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