[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 349-350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-87]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-114-000]
Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
December 28, 1995.
Take notice that on December 21, 1995, Southern Natural Gas Company
(Southern), P.O. 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed an
application in Docket No. CP96-114-000 pursuant to Sections 7(b) and
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act requesting permission and approval
to abandon certain pipeline and appurtenant facilities and for a
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to
construct, install and operate modifications to certain facilities, all
as more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection.
Southern requests authorization to (1) abandon by sale to the City
of LaGrange, Georgia (LaGrange) approximately 34 miles of Southern's
Grantville Lateral, commencing in Troup County, Georgia and extending
to and including Southern's existing Grantville meter station in Coweta
County, Georgia, and two laterals extending from this pipeline, as well
as appurtenant facilities including five meter stations and one
regulator station and (2) to modify and operate the LaGrange No. 2
meter station at Milepost 33.74 on Southern's Auburn-Grantville Line in
Troup County, Georgia. Southern estimates the total cost of these
facilities to be $202,000, which will be reimbursed to Southern by
LaGrange.
Southern states that the abandonment will result in reduced
operating expenses. The Auburn-Grantville Line, a long small-diameter
pipeline with multiple meter stations, extends off of Southern's
mainline facilities. Southern states that since the line is over 40
years old, maintenance expenses are relatively high. By the sale to
LaGrange, Southern asserts that it will realize future savings on
repairs. Southern states that as part of the purchase, LaGrange has
agreed to extend the term of and increase contract demand under its
firm transportation agreement with Southern, which will benefit
Southern's system. Southern states that the proposal will not result in
any abandonment of transportation service or change in the quality of
such service to Southern's shippers and has been consented to by all of
the operators of the delivery points to be affected. Southern states
that all existing customers which are served at delivery points on the
portion of the line to be sold have agreed to be served at the modified
LaGrange No. 2 meter station.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before January 18, 1996,
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20426, a motion to intervene or a protest 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 Natural Gas Act
(18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be
considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but
will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a
party in any hearing therein must file a
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motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and
the Commission's Rules of Practice and procedure, a hearing will be
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on
this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter
finds that a grant of the certificate and permission and approval for
the proposed abandonment is required by the public convenience and
necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if
the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for Southern to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-87 Filed 1-3-96; 8:45 am]
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