[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 173 (Monday, September 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52918-52919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22729]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP03-576-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes to FERC 
Gas Tariff

August 29, 2003.
    Take notice that on August 25, 2003, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh 
Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised tariff sheets to become 
effective October 1, 2003:

Third Revised Sheet No. 101A
Second Revised Sheet No. 101B
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 116
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 117

    Southern states that the tariff sheets filed by Southern set forth 
the terms and conditions under which Southern proposes to replace its 
first-come, first-served method of awarding primary firm receipt point 
capacity with a net present value (NPV) method. The NPV method is the 
same method that Southern uses for awarding available primary firm 
delivery point and pipeline capacity.
    Southern states that it will be more equitable to award all 
available capacity under the same method. In addition, Southern is 
shortening the time period for an open season for requests for receipt 
point or delivery point amendments to be a minimum of 3 business days. 
Southern's existing open season time tables shall apply to open seasons 
for generally available capacity or requests for available capacity. 
Southern also clarifies that for purposes of determining whether a bid 
has met

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the reserve price, bids entailing only amendments of points will be 
granted a value of zero.
    Southern also proposes to change its Tariff to allow shippers to 
amend their primary Receipt Points for a limited consecutive term even 
when capacity at the Receipt Point is not available for the remainder 
of the primary term. In the event a Shipper amends its Receipt Point 
for a limited term, the previous Receipt Point will not revert back 
unless it was in the path of the amended point. Southern has requested 
to place the new capacity award methodology into effect on October 1, 
2003.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed in 
accordance with Sec.  154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests 
will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate 
action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to 
the proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must file a 
motion to intervene. This filing is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free 
at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the 
``eLibrary'' link.
    Comment Date: September 8, 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-22729 Filed 9-5-03; 8:45 am]
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