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1Neligh filed its complaint against KN Interstate

Gas Transmission Company. However, on

December 28, 1999, that company changed its name

to Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC.

2 15 U.S.C. 717(d).

3 18 CFR 385.206.

4 18 CFR 206(h).

5 91 FERC ¶ 61,034(2000).

or other disposition under the FPA,

whichever comes first. If issuance of a

new license (or other disposition) does

not take place on or before April 30,

2001, notice is hereby given that,

pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual

license under section 15(a)(1) of the

FPA is renewed automatically without

further order or notice by the

Commission, unless the Commission

orders otherwise.

If the project is not subject to section

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given

that Great Northern Paper, Inc. is

authorized to continue operation of the

storage Project No. 3634 until such time

as the Commission acts on its

application for subsequent license.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–12084 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–220–000]

Town of Neligh, Nebraska v. Kinder

Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission,

LLC and KN Energy, a division of

Kinder-Morgan, Inc.; Notice on

Procedures

May 9, 2000.

On March 23, 2000, the Town of

Neligh, Nebraska (Neligh) filed a

complaint against Kinder Morgan

Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC

(KMI) 1 and KN Energy, a division of

Kinder-Morgan, Inc. (KN Energy)

pursuant to Section 5 of the Natural Gas

Act (NGA) 2 and Rule 206 of the

Commission’s regulations.3 Neligh

requests that its complaint be

considered under the Commission’s Fast

Track complaint procedures set forth in

section 206(h) of the Commission’s

regulations.4 On April 12, 2000, we

issued and order directing the

Commission Staff to convening a

technical conference at which the

parties and Commission staff could

explore the issues raised in this

proceeding, including whether Fast

Track treatment is appropriate.5 The

technical conference was held on April

18, 2000.

While we recognize Neligh’s desire to

own and operate its distribution system,

the facts provided at the technical

conference and in subsequent pleadings

indicate that KMI and KN Energy will

continue to provide transmission

service to the town of Neligh until the

time that this complaint can be

processed.

The Commission orders:

Neligh’s complaint will be processed

pursuant to the Commission’s standard

complaint procedures.

By direction of the Commission.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–12121 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–233–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Application

May 9, 2000.

Take notice that on May 1, 2000,

Southern Natural Gas Company, Post

Office Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama

35202–2563, filed an application in

Docket No. CP00–233–000 pursuant to

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act

(NGA), for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

the construction and operation of

natural gas pipeline, compression,

measuring and other related facilities,

all 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.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222).

Southern states that during November

1999, it announced an open season to

obtain requests for additional firm

service. It is stated that Southern

Company Services, Inc. (SCS), South

Carolina Pipeline Corporation (SCPC),

and the City of LaGrange, Georgia

(LaGrange) have subscribed for a total of

335,800 Mcf per day of firm

transportation (FT) service on

Southern’s system, with shipper signing

a service agreement with a 15-year term.

To provide this FT service, Southern

requests authorization to construct,

install, and operate certain pipeline

loops, compression, measurement, and

appurtenant facilities in two phases.

Southern indicates that Phase I will

consist of the facilities necessary to

provide 139,900 Mcf per day of

transportation demand, with an inservice date of June 1, 2002. It is further

stated that Phase II will consist of the

facilities to provide the remaining

transportation demand with an inservice date of June 1, 2003.

Specifically, Southern requests

authorization to construct, install, and

operate the following:

Phase I: (1) approximately 5.67 miles

of 30-inch South Main 3rd Loop Line

extending in Clarke County,

Mississippi; (2) approximately 5.0 miles

of 30-inch South Main 3rd Loop Line in

Sumter County, Alabama; (3)

approximately 7.82 miles of 30-inch

South Main 3rd Loop Line in Perry and

Dallas Counties, Alabama; (4)

approximately 7.97 miles of 30-inch

South Main 3rd Loop Line in Dallas and

Autauga Counties, Alabama; (5)

approximately 5.96 miles of 30-inch

South Main 4th Loop Line in Macon

County, Alabama; (6) approximately

5.08 miles of 24-inch South Main 2nd

Loop Line in Jefferson County, Georgia;

(7) approximately 1.50 miles of 8-inch

LaGrange Extension Loop Line in Lee

County, Alabama; (8) install a

Caterpillar 3616 high-speed

reciprocating compression rated at 4,445

horsepower, replace existing primary

pulsation bottles and make piping

modifications at Enterprise Compressor

Station in Clarke County, Mississippi;

(9) reconfigure existing station piping

for parallel operation (currently in series

configuration), re-wheel existing

Dresser-Rand compressors on the GE

turbines, and install a Solar Centaur 40

(ISO rated at 4,700 horsepower) turbinedriven centrifugal compressor at York

Compressor Station in Sumter County,

Alabama; (10) reconfigure existing

station piping for parallel operation

(currently in series configuration) and

re-wheel existing Dresser-Rand

compressors on the GE turbines at

Selma Compressor Station in Dallas

County, Alabama; (11) reconfigure

existing station piping for parallel

operation (currently in series

configuration), re-wheel existing

Dresser-Rand compressors on the GE

turbines, and install a Solar Taurus 70

(ISO rated at 10,310 horsepower)

turbine-driven centrifugal compressor at

Auburn Compressor Station in Lee

County, Alabama; (12) install a

Caterpillar 3616 high-speed

reciprocating compressor, rated at 4,445

horsepower, at Thomaston Compressor

Station in Upson County, Georgia; (13)

interconnection facilities to provide

SCS’s Phase I transportation demand to

the Goat Rock Plant located in Lee

County, Alabama; and (14)

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measurement facilities to provide SCPC

with its transportation demand in Aiken

County, South Carolina.

Southern states that there are also

non-jurisdictional facilities related to

the Phase I Facilities. It is stated that

Southern will construct facilities to

enable delivery of gas to the Goat Rock

Plant located in Lee County, Alabama.

It is indicated that the Goat Rock Plant

is a non-jurisdictional power plant to be

constructed, owned and operated by one

of the electric utility affiliates of SCS.

Southern states that an affiliate of SCS

also will construct and own a new meter

station and approximately 5.07 miles of

20-inch connecting pipeline located

between the Goat Rock Tap and the new

meter station, with Southern operating

the connecting pipe and meter station.

Southern also states that SCPC will

construct, own, and operate

approximately 2.5 miles of 16-inch

connecting pipeline.

Phase II: (1) approximately 10.39

miles of 30-inch South Main 3rd Loop

Line extending Loop in Clarke and

Lauderdale Counties, Mississippi; (2)

approximately 10.54 miles of 30-inch

South Main 3rd Loop Line extending

Loop 2 in Sumter County, Alabama; (3)

approximately 8.06 miles of 30-inch

South Main 3rd Loop Line in Autauga

County, Alabama; (4) approximately 5.0

miles of 30-inch South Main 4th Loop

Line extending Loop 5 in Tallapoosa

and Macon Counties, Alabama; (5)

install a Solar Taurus 70 (ISO-rated at

10,310 horsepower) turbine-driven

centrifugal compressor at Selma

Compressor Station in Dallas County,

Alabama; and (6) interconnection

facilities to deliver 98 Mmcfd at the

Autaugaville Plant in Autauga County,

Alabama.

Southern indicates that there are also

certain non-jurisdictional facilities

related to the Phase II Facilities.

Southern states that it will construct

facilities to enable delivery of gas to the

Autaugaville Plant located in Autauga

County, Alabama. It is stated that the

Autaugaville Plant is a nonjurisdictional power plant to be

constructed, owned and operated by one

of the electric utility affiliates of SCS. It

is also stated that an affiliate of SCS also

will construct and own a new meter

station and approximately 11.2 miles of

20-inch pipeline located between the

Autaugaville Tap and the new meter

station. Southern states that it will

operate the connecting pipe and meter

station.

Southern states that the total cost of

the facilities (Phases I and II) is

estimated to be $147.3 million, to be

financed initially through short term

financing, available cash from

operations or a combination of both, and

ultimately through permanent

financing. Southern requests that the

Commission approve a

predetermination of roll-in for the

expansion in its next rate proceeding,

citing both financial benefits to existing

customers and system-wide operational

benefits.

Southern is requesting that the

Commission issue a Preliminary

Determination on Non-environmental

issues by December 1, 2000, with final

approval on all issues by May 1, 2001.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make protest with reference to said

application should on or before May 30,

2000, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214)

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. 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 as a party

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 Commission and will

receive copies of all documents filed by

the Applicant and by every one of the

intervenors. Any 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

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

jurisdiction conferred upon the

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 herein 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. 00–12080 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–226–000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

May 9, 2000.

Take notice that on April 27, 2000,

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Company (Williston Basin), 1250 West

Century Avenue, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58501, filed in Docket No. CP00–

226–000 a request pursuant to sections

157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR

157.205 and 157.211) under the Natural

Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to

construct and operate delivery point

facilities for service to MI Drilling

Fluids, LLC (MI Drilling) an industrial

end-user in Big Horn County, Wyoming

under blanket certificate issued in

Docket Nos. CP82–487–000, et al

pursuant to section 7 of the NGA, all as

more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission