[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 178 (Monday, September 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48271-48272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24357]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP94-753-003]


United Cities Gas Company; Notice of Application To Amend

September 9, 1997.
    Take notice that on September 4, 1997, Atmos Energy Corporation 
(Atmos), c/o Crowell & Moring LLP, 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20004-2595 filed an application pursuant to Section 7(c) 
of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations to 
amend the limited jurisdiction certificate of public convenience and 
necessity issued in Docket No. CP94-753-000, et al. to United Cities 
Gas Company (United Cities), by substituting Atmos as the holder of the 
limited jurisdiction certificate. Atmos's application is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Atmos states that on July 31, 1997, a merger between United Cities 
and Atmos became effective; and, the merged company bears the name 
Atmos. The limited jurisdiction certificate was issued in the above-
captioned docket \1\ authorizing United Cities to operate the Barnsley 
Storage Field (Barnsley) in Hopkins County, Kentucky, since it intended 
to lease capacity to a single storage customer, Sonat Marketing Company 
(Sonat), whose gas would flow in interstate commerce. United Cities' 
certificate was amended to replace Sonat with Woodward Marketing, LLC 
as the recipient of the storage service.\2\ The certificate was further 
amended, to add to the certificated storage facilities four storage 
fields in Kansas.\3\
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    \1\ See, 68 FERC para. 61,334 (1994).
    \2\ See, 71 FERC para. 62,220 (1995).
    \3\ See, 75 FERC para. 62,044 (1996).
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    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before September 30, 1997, 
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 Secs. 385.211 and 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. Any 
person wishing to become a party in any proceeding herein 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 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 permission and 
approval for the proposed abandonment are 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 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

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unnecessary for Atmos to appear or to be represented at the hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24357 Filed 9-12-97; 8:45 am]
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