[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31310-31311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10814]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Docket No.CP07-389-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

May 30, 2007.
    Take notice that on May 22, 2007, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), 1900 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, filed 
in Docket No. CP07-389-000, an application pursuant to section 7 (b) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, 
for authorization to abandon by sale to STL Pipeline, LLC (STL), 
certain transmission pipelines and related appurtenant facilities 
located in federal waters offshore Texas. Southern also requests a 
determination that the facilities to be abandoned will be considered 
non-jurisdictional facilities under Section 1(b) of the NGA upon the 
closing of the sale, all as more fully set forth in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. 
This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Southern seeks Commission authorization of its proposed abandonment 
by sale to STL of 5.98 miles of 10.75-inch transmission pipelines and 
appurtenant facilities in the Matagorda Island area in federal waters 
offshore Texas (Matagorda Island Facilities). Also included in the sale 
to STL is 2.02 miles of 6.625-inch pipeline (Matagorda 657 Line) that 
will be abandoned by sale pursuant to Southern's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-406-000.
    Southern states that the proposed abandonment by sale to STL will 
not affect the capacity of Southern's pipeline system or impact the 
availability of gas supplies on its system. These facilities do not 
currently provide firm transportation services, only interruptible. 
Southern states that the customers obtaining interruptible 
transportation (IT) from these facilities during the past 12 months 
have consented to the proposed abandonment by sale.
    Southern also requested in its application, a determination from 
the Commission that both the Matagorda Island Facilities and the 
Matagorda 657 Line will be non-jurisdictional gathering facilities 
under 1(b) of the NGA upon closing of the sale to STL. Southern states 
that the Matagorda Island Facilities and the Matagorda 657 Line meet 
the standards set forth by the ``Primary Function Test'' established in 
Farmland Industries Inc., 23 FERC ] 61,063 (1983) and the ``Modified 
Primary Function'' Test established in Amerada Hess Corporation, 52 
FERC ] 61,268 (1990).
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to John 
C. Griffin, Senior Counsel, Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 
35202-2563, at (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 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 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 commentors 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the

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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 
at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission strongly encourages intervenors 
to file electronically. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: June 20, 2007.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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