[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 92 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 30397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11773]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-231-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

May 5, 2000.
    Take notice that on April 28, 2000, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), AmSouth-Sonat Tower, 1900 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham, 
Alabama 35203, filed in Docket No. CP00-231-000 an application pursuant 
to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity authorizing Southern to construct, install, 
and operate a 3,500 horsepower compressor unit at its existing Wrens 
Compressor Station in Jefferson County, Georgia, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection. The filing may be viewed at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Ms. 
Patricia S. Francis, Senior Counsel, Southern Natural Gas Company, Post 
Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563 or call (205) 325-7696.
    Southern states that the proposed compressor addition is an 
integral part of an Offer of Settlement filed by Southern on March 10, 
2000, in Docket Nos. RP99-496-000 and RP99-496-001 to resolve all 
outstanding issues in Southern's Section 4 rate proceeding. Southern 
also states that pursuant to Article X of the Offer of Settlement, it 
requests permission to roll the costs of the compressor addition into 
its system-wide rates in Southern's next rate case. Southern estimates 
that the compressor addition will cost about $5.2 million.
    Southern states that the proposed compressor addition will improve 
system operations at a critical compressor station on Southern's South 
Maine Line which provides service to Southern's existing customers. 
Specifically, Southern states that the compressor addition will 
stabilize pressures at the eastern end of its system and will reduce 
the amount of switching between its South Main Lines and Wrens Savannah 
Lines.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
May May 26, 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 
NGA (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. The 
Commission's rules require that protestors provide copies of their 
protests to the party or parties directly involved. Any person wishing 
to become a party to a proceeding or to participate in any hearing 
therein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules.
    A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service 
list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive 
copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by every one of the 
intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any Commission 
order and can petition for court review of any such order. However, an 
intervenor must submit copies of comments or any other filing it makes 
with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as 
well as 14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of 
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed 
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
the environmental documents and will be able to participate in meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents filed by other parties, or issued by the Commission and will 
not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final 
order to a federal court.
    The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, 
whether filed by commenters or those requesting intervenor status.
    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 NGA 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 a 
grant of the certificate 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 provided for, unless otherwise advised, it will 
be unnecessary for Southern to appear or be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-11773 Filed 5-10-00; 8:45 am]
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