[Federal Register: March 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 55)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP07-98-000]
Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
March 16, 2007.
Take notice that on March 16, 2007, Southern Natural Gas Company
(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed in
Docket No. CP07-98-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the
Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for
authorization to abandon, by sale, to Atmos Energy Corporation (Atmos),
its Columbus Lateral Line, its Columbus Lateral Loop Line, and its
Columbus Meter Station. Southern also proposes to construct a new meter
station under Section 157.211(a) and its blanket authority granted in
Docket No. CP82-406-000 on September 1, 1982, to replace the Columbus
Meter Station that will be sold to Atmos. The new meter station will be
constructed and installed at the new interconnection between Southern's
facilities and Atmos' facilities on Southern's West Point Line and
Loop. All of the facilities are located in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@gerc.gov or call toll-
free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
In addition, Southern states that the proposed abandonment by sale
and construction will not cause any adverse impact to its customers or
their requirements because the sale will simply result in relocation of
the existing custody transfer point for the Columbus Delivery Point and
shippers' transactions will not be affected.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Patrick B. Pope, Vice President and General Counsel, Southern Natural
Gas Company, Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563 at
(205) 325-7126, or Patricia S. Francis, Senior Counsel, Southern
Natural Gas Company, Post Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-
2563 at (205) 325-7696.
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify Federal and State agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all Federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
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, 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
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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 14 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.
Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project, or in support of or in opposition to this project, should
submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of
the Commission. Environmental commenters will be placed on the
Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the
environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated
with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental
commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on
all other parties. The Commission's rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests
only to the applicant. However, the non-party commenters will not
receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by
the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the
Commission's final order.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Comment Date: April 6, 2007.
Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
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