[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 8696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4089]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-78-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company and Southern Natural Gas 
Company; Notice of Application

February 15, 2000.
    Take notice that on February 4, 2000, Florida Gas Transmission 
Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002 and Southern 
Natural Gas Company (Southern), 1900 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham, 
Alabama 35203 filed a joint application in Docket No. CP00-78-000 
pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, for 
permission and approval to abandon by sale to Arrowhead Pipeline, L.P. 
(Arrowhead), five minor gas supply lines along with related taps, 
valves, three measurement facilities, a dehydrator facility, and other 
minor appurtenant facilities located onshore and offshore in Matagorada 
County, Texas. In addition, the Applicants are seeking determination 
that these facilities, once conveyed to Arrowhead, will be gathering 
facilities not subject to the Commission's jurisdiction pursuant to NGA 
Section 1(b). All as more fully set forth in the joint application on 
file with the Commission which is 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).
    Communications concerning this filing should be addressed to:
For Florida Gas Transmission Company
Mr. Stephen T. Veatch,
Director, Certificates and Regulatory Reporting--(713)-853-6549, Suite 
3997
or Mr. Frazier King, Senior Counsel--(713)-853-7228, Suite 4742
1400 Smith Street,
Florida Gas Transmission Company,
P.O. Box 1188,
Houston, Texas 77251-1188.

For Southern Natural Gas Company
Patrick B. Pope, General Counsel Telephone: (205) 325-7126
or Sandra W. Murvin, Senior Counsel (205) 325-3859,
1900 5th Ave. North,
Southern Natural Gas Company,
Post Office Box 2563,
Birmingham, AL 35202-2563.

    It is stated that the facilities that are the subject of this 
application were initially constructed in order to connect gas supplies 
to the systems of FGT and SNG for rendering their merchant functions. 
Since FGT and SNG ceased making sales of gas, deliveries through these 
facilities have dramatically declined. Thus, these facilities have been 
underutilized for a number of years.
    The Applicants further state that the abandonment and sale of these 
facilities will eliminate the inefficiencies of under-utilization, 
reduce operation and maintenance costs, reduce rate base and avoid 
potential stranded costs while firm service from and to primary points 
will be maintained by FGT and SNG.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before March 1, 2000, 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 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 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 the Applicants to appear or be represented 
at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-4089 Filed 2-18-00; 8:45 am]
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