[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31984-31985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1262]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP04-340-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

May 28, 2004.
    Take notice that on May 18, 2004, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern Natural) filed in the above-captioned docket an application 
pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, as 
amended, and pursuant to the Commission's Regulations requesting an 
order approving the abandonment of certain pipeline and appurtenant 
facilities and for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing the construction, installation, and operation of certain 
other pipeline and appurtenant facilities. Southern Natural's proposals 
are more fully set forth in the application which is on file

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with the Commission and open to public inspection. The name, address, 
and telephone number of the person to whom any further questions, 
correspondence and communications concerning this application should be 
addressed is: Patricia S. Francis, Senior Counsel, Southern Natural Gas 
Company, P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563; phone: (205) 
325-7696.
    Southern Natural requests authorization to abandon by sale to 
Atlanta Gas Light Company (Atlanta Gas) about 253.6 miles of various 
pipelines located between Southern Natural's south main lines and north 
main lines which serve the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia. 
Southern Natural proposed to sell the various pipelines and appurtenant 
facilities to Atlanta Gas at a cost of about $32,000,000. In addition, 
Southern will abandon 10 meter stations and two regulator stations and 
construct, install, and operate four new delivery points consisting of 
tap, metering, and appurtenant facilities at Southern's existing 
property at the Thomaston Compressor Station, the Bass Junction 
Crossover, the South Atlanta 1 site and the Ben Hill Check 
Station. Southern also requests authorization to construct, install, 
and operate about 6.36 miles of 30-inch pipeline to close the gap 
between its 20-inch Thomaston-Griffin 2nd Loop and 30-inch Ocmulgee-
Atlanta 3rd Loop in Spalding County, Georgia. The total cost of these 
facilities is estimated to be $19,280,289. Finally, Southern proposes 
to uprate about 11.4 miles of its 16-inch South Main Line between 
Milepost 459.9 and 471.3 in Jefferson and Richmond Counties, Georgia 
from a Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) of 1,100 psig to an 
MAOP of 1,200 psig.
    In addition, Southern Natural and Atlanta Gas have agreed to extend 
the terms of various natural gas transportation agreements between 
themselves on a staggered basis until 2015. Southern Natural requests 
the Commission's approval of the application by no later than October 
31, 2004, in order to close on the sale of facilities by April 1, 2005.
    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, 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 (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.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project, or in support of or in opposition to 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. The Commission's rules require that persons filing 
comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests 
only to the applicant. 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 strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Comment Date: June 18, 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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