[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 73 (Thursday, April 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 19991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-850]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP04-98-000]


Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Application

April 8, 2004.
    On March 30, 2004, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. 
(Southern Star), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 43201, 
filed an application in the above referenced docket, pursuant to 
sections 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and part 157 of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) rules and regulations for 
an order permitting and approving the abandonment of four Type 26 
compressor engines and auxiliary equipment at the Hugoton Compressor 
Station located in Grant County, Kansas. Southern Star states that the 
four Cooper Bessemer Type 26 compressor engines are no longer required 
to provide the service for which they were originally installed due to 
production decline from the Kansas-Hugoton Gas Field. Southern Star 
asserts that the horsepower additions at the Hugoton station approved 
by the Commission in 1968 and 1997 are more than sufficient to move 
Southern Star's current contractual obligations as well as any 
anticipated future volumes. Furthermore, the Type 26 compressor engines 
are now inefficient to operate and maintain and, consequently, are no 
longer used and useful.
    Southern Star states that the reclaim will include the twelve (12) 
engines previously abandoned and disconnected in 1968 and 1997 that 
still remain in the same place. The building housing of all of the Type 
26 engines will be removed except for one section that will be used for 
storage. 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 ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
David N. Roberts, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, at (270) 853-4654.
    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 the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 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 in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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.
    Protests and interventions 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 under the ``e-Filing'' link. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    Comment Date: April 29, 2004.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-850 Filed 4-14-04; 8:45 am]
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