[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 179 (Thursday, September 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55514-55515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23597]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-233-001]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Amendment

September 8, 2000.
    Take notice that on August 31, 2000, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed 
in Docket No. CP00-233-001 an amendment to its pending application 
filed in Docket No. CP00-233-000, to modify certain compression 
facilities from gas-fired to electric more driven and to reduce the 
length of one of the proposed loops, all as more fully set forth in the 
application to amend 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/htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Southern proposes the following modifications to its initial 
application: (1) At the York Compressor Station (Phase I), delete the 
4,700 horsepower Solar Centaur 40 turbine driven Centrifugal compressor 
and substitute a 15,000 horsepower, electric motor-driven Centrifugal 
compressor; (2) at the Auburn Compressor Station (Phase I), delete the 
10,310 horsepower, Solar Taurus 70 turbine-driven Centrifugal 
compressor and substitute a 15,000 horsepower electric motor-driven 
Centrifugal compressor; (3) at the Selma Compressor Station (Phase II), 
delete the 10,310 horsepower, Solar Taurus 70 driven Centrifugal 
compressor and substitute a 15,000 horsepower motor driven Centrifugal 
compressor; and (4) reduce the length of the Phase II extension of Loop 
I by 5.69 miles so that Phase II, Loop would consist of approximately 
4.70 miles of 30-inch South Main 3rd Loop Line extending from milepost 
72.899 to milepost 77.6 in Clarke County, Mississippi.
    Southern states that the change to electric motor-driven 
compression will require the installation of approximately 10.5 miles 
of non-jurisdictional power transmission lines to be installed and 
owned by Alabama Power Company (APC), an affiliate of Southern Company 
Services, Inc., one of the shippers for the South System Expansion 
project. It is indicated that the electricity will be supplied by APC 
under its Retail Rate Schedule LPTL, Light and Power-Time of Use-Large 
which is on file with the Alabama Public Service Commission.
    Any questions regarding the amendment should be directed to Patrick 
B. Pope at (205) 325-7126.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before September 29, 2000, 
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 385.211 and 385.214) and the regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All

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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 in any proceeding herein 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 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 
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 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 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 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 to be represented at 
the hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-23597 Filed 9-13-00; 8:45 am]
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