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to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. Protests will

be considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11778 Filed 5–10–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–231–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Application

May 5, 2000.

Take notice that on April 28, 2000,

Southern Natural Gas Company

(Southern), AmSouth-Sonat Tower,

1900 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham,

Alabama 35203, filed in Docket No.

CP00–231–000 an application pursuant

to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act

(NGA), for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

Southern to construct, install, and

operate a 3,500 horsepower compressor

unit at its existing Wrens Compressor

Station in Jefferson County, Georgia, all

as more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection. The

filing may be viewed at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Ms.

Patricia S. Francis, Senior Counsel,

Southern Natural Gas Company, Post

Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama

35202–2563 or call (205) 325–7696.

Southern states that the proposed

compressor addition is an integral part

of an Offer of Settlement filed by

Southern on March 10, 2000, in Docket

Nos. RP99–496–000 and RP99–496–001

to resolve all outstanding issues in

Southern’s Section 4 rate proceeding.

Southern also states that pursuant to

Article X of the Offer of Settlement, it

requests permission to roll the costs of

the compressor addition into its systemwide rates in Southern’s next rate case.

Southern estimates that the compressor

addition will cost about $5.2 million.

Southern states that the proposed

compressor addition will improve

system operations at a critical

compressor station on Southern’s South

Maine Line which provides service to

Southern’s existing customers.

Specifically, Southern states that the

compressor addition will stabilize

pressures at the eastern end of its

system and will reduce the amount of

switching between its South Main Lines

and Wrens Savannah Lines.

Any person desiring to participate in

the hearing process or to make any

protest with reference to said

application should on or before May

May 26, 2000, 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.

The Commission’s rules require that

protestors provide copies of their

protests to the party or parties directly

involved. Any person wishing to

become a party to a proceeding or to

participate in any hearing therein must

file a motion to intervene in accordance

with the Commission’s Rules.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be 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 every one of the intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervenor must submit

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as 14 copies with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of the

environmental documents and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

other parties. However, commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties, or issued by the

Commission and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a federal

court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by commenters or those

requesting intervenor status.

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 a grant of the

certificate 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 of such hearing

will be duly given.

Under the procedure provided for,

unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Southern to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11773 Filed 5–10–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–48–000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of Site Visit

May 5, 2000.

On May 16 and 17, 2000 the Office of

Energy Projects (OEP) staff will inspect

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company’s

(TGP) proposed route and potential

alternative routes for the Londonderry

20’’ Replacement Project in Middlesex

County, Massachusetts, and Hillsboro

and Rockingham Counties, New

Hampshire. The areas will be inspected

by automobile and on foot.

Representatives of TGP will accompany

the OEP staff. Anyone interested in