[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37213-37214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14730]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-497-000]


Southern Union Company, d/b/a Missouri Gas Energy; Laclede Gas 
Company; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on June 12, 2013, Southern Union Company, d/b/a 
Missouri Gas Energy (MGE Southern Union), 3420 Broadway, Kansas City, 
Missouri 64111, and Laclede Gas Company (Laclede), 720 Olive Street, 
St. Louis, Missouri 63101, jointly filed in Docket No. CP13-497-000 an 
application: (1) Requesting authorization for MGE Southern Union 
pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to abandon by 
transfer to Laclede its limited jurisdiction certificate to transport 
gas on a no-fee exchange basis and (2) for Laclede pursuant to section 
7(c) of the NGA to be issued a limited jurisdiction certificate for the 
purpose of transporting natural gas in the same manner as MGE Southern 
Union. In addition, Laclede requests: (1) a determination that the 
limited jurisdiction certificate will not affect the non-jurisdictional 
status of the remainder of its facilities and operations and (2) that 
the Commission waive the requirements of Part 154 of the Commission's 
Regulations for as long as no fee is charged by Laclede for the 
exchange.
    Specifically, MGE Southern Union and Laclede are public utilities 
providing natural gas service in Missouri. Pursuant to its limited 
jurisdiction certificate issued on January 12, 1994, in Docket No. 
CP93-750-000, MGE Southern Union also provides transportation service 
on a no-fee exchange basis through its Missouri facilities to supply a 
few stranded retail customers of ONEOK, Inc. located in Kansas and 
Oklahoma. Southern Union Company and Laclede have entered into an 
agreement whereby Laclede will acquire the assets of MGE Southern Union 
utilized to provide such service to ONEOK's stranded customers. The 
requested authorizations will allow Laclede to continue such service in 
the same manner as MGE Southern Union. No construction of facilities is 
proposed. The applicants request that an order be issued by July 31, 
2013 granting the requested authorizations.
    Any questions regarding the joint application should be directed 
to: Gearold L. Knowles, Attorney for Missouri Gas Energy, Schiff Hardin 
LLP, 901 K Street NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001, by phone at 
(202) 778-6400, or by email at [email protected]; or Mark C. 
Darrell, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance 
Officer, The Laclede Group, Inc., 720 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri 
63101, by email at [email protected].
    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 an original and 7 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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426. This filing

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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 email notification when a 
document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any 
FERC Online service, please email [email protected], or call 
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: July 1, 2013.

    Dated: June 14, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14730 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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