[Federal Register: February 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 37)] [Notices] [Page 9331] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr25fe99-57] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP99-199-000] South Georgia Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization February 19, 1999. Take notice that on February 8, 1999, South Georgia Natural Gas Company (South Georgia), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed in Docket No. CP99-199-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216) for authorization to abandon a pipeline lateral located in Gadsden County, Florida, under the blanket authorization issued in CP82-548-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The application may be viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. South Georgia states that it constructed and installed the two-inch pipeline lateral to provide interruptible transportation service to the Floridin Company, Inc. (Floridin) in Gadsden County, Florida. South Georgia was notified by the Englehard Corporation (Englehard) in a letter dated October 12, 1998 that Englehard had purchased Floridin. In the letter, Englehard stated that the Jamieson Plant has been out of operation for decades and that all remnants of the Jamieson plant had been removed. Englehard also stated that all of its gas requirements are met at an alternate site and that it has no present or future requirements for natural gas transportation services through the pipeline lateral, and has requested that South Georgia abandon the pipeline lateral in place. No other customers are presently receiving service from the pipeline lateral under any South Georgia rate schedule and the abandonment will have no adverse impact on South Georgia's pipeline system. The proposed abandonment of the pipeline lateral is not prohibited by any existing tariff of South Georgia. 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 Commisison'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. David P. Boergers, Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-4615 Filed 2-24-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M