97-3848. Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7225]
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[FR Doc No: 97-3848]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP97-223-000]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

February 11, 1997.
    Take notice that on February 3, 1997, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed an 
application with the Commission in Docket No. CP97-223-000 pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for permission and approval 
to abandon in place approximately 87.2 miles of pipeline and pursuant 
to Section 7(c) of the NGA to construct and operate approximately 5.5 
miles of pipeline in Alabama, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is open to the public for inspection.
    Southern purposes to abandon in place approximately (1) 40.1 miles 
of 12-inch diameter pipe and 23.5 miles of 10-inch diameter pipe on the 
Montgomery-Columbus line in Dallas and Elmore Counties; (2) 19.3 miles 
of 12-inch diameter pipe on the Montgomery-Columbus loop line in Dallas 
and Autauga Counties; (3) 4.3 miles of 6-inch diameter pipe on the 
Selma main line in Dallas County; and (4) abandon by removal auxiliary 
appurtenant facilities.\1\ Southern also proposes to construct, install 
and operate approximately 4 miles of 30-inch diameter pipe in Macon 
County and 1.5 miles of 30-inch diameter pipe in Dallas County to 
restore the pipeline capacity lost as a result of the proposed 
abandonment on Southern's Montgomery-Columbus line and loop line. 
Southern estimates that it would cost $6.4 million to construct the 5.5 
miles of 30-inch diameter pipe on the South Main loop line.
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    \1\ Southern states that it received authorization to operate 
these facilities under the grandfathered certificate issued October 
6, 1942, in Docket No. G-296.
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    Southern states that all current firm and interruptible 
transportation shippers who have contracts for natural gas deliveries 
via any of the facilities proposed for abandonment would continue to 
receive equivalent service upon completion of the above South Main loop 
line modifications.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before March 4, 1997, 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 NGA (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 motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA 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 
permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are 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. 97-3848 Filed 2-14-97; 8:45 am]
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