[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-339]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-162-000]
Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
January 2, 1997.
Take notice that on December 19, 1996, Southern Natural Gas Company
(Southern), 1900 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, filed
in Docket No. CP97-162-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and
157.216(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216(b)) for authorization to abandon by
retiring and dismantling the Berry Meter Station (Berry M.S.), located
in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, under the blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82-406-000, pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas
Act, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with
the Commission and open to public inspection.
Southern states that the Berry M.S. was constructed and installed
pursuant to a certificate issued in Docket No. CP69-24, by order dated
November 11, 1968. Southern notes that the Berry M.S. was utilized to
provide natural gas service to the Gas Board of the Town of Berry
(Berry). Berry's sales service agreement with Southern expired on
October 1, 1992. Southern notes that effective November 1, 1993, it
abandoned its existing sales service to Berry pursuant to the terms of
Commission Order No. 636 in Docket No. RS92-10. Southern asserts that
since that time, it has not provided any natural gas service to Berry,
and Berry disconnected its distribution facilities from Southern's
measurement facilities. Southern Claims that at the time the sales
service was abandoned, it proposed to leave the measurement facilities
in place in the event Berry desired to receive transportation service
from Southern. Southern states that no transportation service has been
requested, and the station has been out of service since October 15,
1993. According to Southern, Berry has confirmed that it no longer
desires natural gas service from Southern and that it has other natural
gas suppliers. Southern states that Berry does not object to the
abandonment of the facilities.
Southern seeks authorization to abandon the Berry M.S. by retiring
and dismantling all of the above-ground facilities, including the meter
runs, pipeline, valves, building, and fence. Southern alleges that the
abandonment will decrease maintenance costs for Southern. Southern
contends that the abandonment will not result in any termination of an
existing service. Southern states that the proposed abandonment is not
prohibited by any of its existing tariff.
Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of
the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor,
the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the
day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed
and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-339 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]
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