[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 47487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19457]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-407-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

July 27, 2000.
    Take notice that on July 19, 2000, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), 1900 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, filed in 
Docket No. CP00-407-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 and 
157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR sections 157.205 and 157.216) and Southern's blanket certificate 
authorization granted in Docket No. CP82-406-000 requests authorization 
to abandon certain facilities as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The application may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance.
    Specifically, Southern requests authorization to abandon by sale to 
Mississippi Valley Gas Company (MVGC): (1) The Clayton Village Meter 
Station in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi; and (2) the Starkville Meter 
Station in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Southern states that it will 
abandon these delivery points under section 157.216(b)(1). Southern 
also states that it will abandon by sale to MVGC: (a) Approximately 10 
miles of the 6-inch Starkville Lateral in Lowndes and Oktibbeha 
Counties, Mississippi; and (b) the Starkville Tap Regulator Station 
which consists of two 3-inch regulators and a relief value and is 
located in Lowndes County, Mississippi, under the automatic 
authorization of section 157.216(a)(2). In addition, Southern also 
states that it will make such modifications as deemed necessary to 
effect delivery to MVGC's system after the purchase and sale of the 
Facilities. Specifically, Southern indicates that it will construct, 
install and operate a six-inch tap in Lowndes County, Mississippi. 
Southern has also indicated that it will construct, install and operate 
the tap as a delivery point facility under section 157.211(a) of the 
Commission's Regulations pursuant to its blanket certificate of public 
convenience and necessity. Southern states that MVGC will construct and 
own a new delivery station consisting of one six-inch and one four-inch 
meter run, one regulator station and appurtenant facilities, at its 
property located at Southern's tap.
    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 
therefore, 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-19457 Filed 8-1-00; 8:45 am]
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