[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76225-76226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30984]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-35-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

November 30, 2000.
    Take notice that on November 21, 2000, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed 
in Docket No. CP01-35-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act for a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity to construct and operate certain pipeline looping facilities 
on its South Georgia Facilities, all 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 states that on August 1, 2000, South Georgia Natural Gas 
Company (South Georgia), which had been a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Southern, was merged into Southern. Southern states that the former 
South Georgia facilities are now owned and operated by Southern as part 
of its system and known as the South Georgia Facilities. Southern 
further states that customers benefiting from the South Georgia 
Facilities continue to pay rates applicable only to the South Georgia 
Facilities pursuant to the May 31, 2000, Order on Uncontested 
Settlement and Granting Certificate Authorization in Docket No. RP99-
496-000, et al.
    Southern states that South Georgia conducted an open season that 
expired on July 14, 2000, to determine whether any shippers were 
interested in acquiring long-term Rate Schedule FT service on the South 
Georgia Facilities. As a result of the open season, Southern states 
that it has entered into long-term service agreements with seven 
shippers who have collectively subscribed for a total of 17,000 Mcf per 
day of firm transportation service on Southern's South Georgia 
Facilities. Southern states that in order to provide this service, it 
seeks authorization to construct and operate 7.1 miles of 16-inch 
pipeline looping on the 12-inch main line of the South Georgia 
Facilities. Southern further states that the pipeline looping will 
extend from the discharge side of Southern's Holy Trinity Compressor 
Station in Russell County, Alabama to the beginning of its 16-inch loop 
in Stewart County, Georgia.
    Southern states that the estimated cost of the proposed project is 
$6.0 million. Southern further states that the project will be financed 
through the use of available cash on hand and cash from operations. 
Southern states that it plans to include the costs and revenues 
attributable to the proposed facilities in the cost of service and 
revenues for its South Georgia Facilities on a rolled-in basis in 
future rate proceedings.
    Questions regarding the details of this proposed project should be 
directed to John Griffin, Southern Natural Gas Company, Post Office Box 
2563,

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Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, call (205) 325-7133.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before December 21, 2000, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to 
intervene 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). A person obtaining party 
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 all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of 
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant 
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the 
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the 
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination 
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its 
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other 
pipelines in the area, and on landowners and communities. For example, 
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to 
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed 
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be 
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on 
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important 
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as 
possible.
    Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the Internet 
in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-30984 Filed 12-5-00; 8:45 am]
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