[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15358-15359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7858]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-268-000]
Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
March 25, 1999.
Take notice that on March 22, 1999, Southern Natural Gas Company
(Southern), AmSouth-Sonat Tower, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, filed in
Docket No. CP99-268-000, an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's (Commission) Regulations seeking authorization to abandon
by sale to J.R. Pounds, Inc. (Pounds), certain natural gas transmission
facilities including pipelines, receiving stations, compressors, and
appurtenant facilities located in or near the Dexter Field, Hub Field,
and Sandy Hook Field in Marion and Walthall Counties, Mississippi, as
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may be viewed on
the web at http:///www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222
for assistance).
Southern maintains that the proposed abandonment by sale to Pounds
will not affect the capacity of Southern's pipeline system. Southern
states that this abandonment is in the public interest because the sale
of the facilities will reduce Southern's operation and maintenance
costs, fuel and gas loss, and capital expenditures for upgrading of
line and receiving stations through
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the elimation of approximately 64.966 miles from Southern's pipeline
system.
Any person desiring to be heard or make any protest with reference
to said application should on or before April 15, 1999, file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion
to intervene or 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 of 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 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 abandonment of the facilities 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 so 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-7858 Filed 3-30-99; 8:45 am]
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