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385.214). All such motions, comments

and protests should be filed on or before

November 20, 2000. Protests will be

considered by the Commission to

determine 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 may also be viewed on the

Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). Beginning November 1,

2000, comments and protests may be

filed electronically via the internet in

lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27555 Filed 10–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–13–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Application

October 20, 2000.

Take notice that on October 17, 2000,

Southern Natural Gas Company

(Southern), 1900 Fifth Avenue North,

Birmingham, Alabama 35203, filed an

application pursuant to and in

accordance with section 7(c) of the

Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of

the Commission’s regulations,

requesting a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

the reinstatement and the operation of

an existing reciprocating engine

currently held in standby status at its

Albany Compressor Station (Albany

C.S.) in Dougherty County, Georgia, all

as more fully set forth in the application

which is on file with the Commission

and open to the public inspection. The

application may be viewed on the web

at http://www.ferc.us/online/rims.htm

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance). Any

questions regarding the application

should be directed to: John C. Griffin,

Senior Counsel, at (205) 325–7133 or

Patrick B. Pope, General Counsel, at

(205) 325–7126, Southern Natural Gas

Company, P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham,

Alabama 35202–2563.

Due to increases in South Georgia’s

peak winter and peak summer load,

Southern now seeks to reinstate the

1,232 horsepower reciprocating

compressor at the existing Albany C.S.

from a standby basis to full time

availability. Reinstating the engine will

provide Southern the flexibility to use

the engine when the peak day loads

require such usage. Southern is not

proposing any increase in

Transportation Demand and it has not

signed any new firm transportation

agreements for incremental service to

support this reinstatement. Southern

states that the proposed application will

enable Southern to operate South

Georgia at more stable pressures.

Southern contends that the incremental

horsepower at Albany will enhance

Southern’s operational efficiency,

flexibility, and reliability without

having an impact on its existing

customers. Southern states that due to

mainline constraints upstream of

Albany, such incremental horsepower

will not provide any increase in the firm

capacity on South Georgia. Southern

requests authorization be granted by

November 30, 2000, so that the

compressor unit may be in service by

December 1, 2000 for the winter heating

season.

Southern contends that the costs

associated with the reinstatement of the

facilities are minor costs needed for

compliance with the Commission’s

noise guidelines, that there is only a de

minimis financial or rate impact and

that the cost of the facilities are already

included in the cost of service. The

estimated cost associated with the

reinstatement is approximately

$139,500.00. In addition, these facilities

are maintained as though they are fully

operational, so there will be no

additional maintenance costs associated

with the reinstatement. In addition,

there will be no impact on other

pipelines or landowners. Southern

states that since the proposed project is

designed to maintain reliability and

improve efficiency and flexibility, that it

is consistent with the FERC’s Policy

Statement issued September 15, 1999 in

Docket No. PL99–3–000.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make protest with reference to said

application should on or before October

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. 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

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

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unnecessary for Southern to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27557 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RT01–34–000]

Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; Notice of

Filing

October 20, 2000.

Take notice that on October 13, 2000,

Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP),

tendered for filing a request for

recognition as a Regional Transmission

Organization (RTO). SPP states that the

filing includes its Open Access

Transmission Tariff revised to meet all

of the RTO requirements of Order No.

2000.

The Applicants state that copies of the

filing were served on all SPP members

and customers, as well as on all state

commissions within the region.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest such filing should file a motion

to intervene, comments, or protest with

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with Rules 211 and 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214). All such motions, comments

and protests should be filed on or before

November 20, 2000. Protests will be

considered by the Commission to

determine 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

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

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

202–208–2222 for assistance). Beginning

November 1, 2000, comments and

protests may be filed electronically via

the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27553 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–8–000]

Texas Eastern Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Application

October 20, 2000.

Take notice that on October 10, 2000,

Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation

(Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court,

P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251–

1642, filed in Docket No. CP01–8–000

an application pursuant to the

provisions of Section 7 of the Natural

Gas Act for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

the leasing of capacity on Algonquin

Gas Transmission Company’s

(Algonquin) system 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.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Specially, Texas Eastern seeks

authorization to lease 80,000 Dth per

day of capacity on Algonquin’s system.

The leased capacity will extend from

the interconnection near Beverly,

Massachusetts between Algonquin’s

proposed facilities in Docket No. CP01–

5–000 and the facilities proposed by

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.

(Maritimes & Northeast) in Docket No.

CP01–4–000 to the existing

interconnection between Texas Eastern

and Algonquin in Lambertville, New

Jersey. The term of the lease is for 20

years and the lease will commence on

November 1, 2002 which coincides with

the in-service dates of the proposed

Algonquin and Maritimes & Northeast

facilities.

The fixed monthly lease payment

under the lease agreement is $559,360.

In addition, Texas Eastern will pay a

volumetric charge equal to the

maximum commodity charge applicable

to Rate Schedule AFT–1 per dekatherm

delivered at Lambertville. Algonquin

states that the monthly lease payment is

less than the maximum recourse rate

and thus meets Commission standards

for lease payments. Texas Eastern states

that the leased capacity will provide

certain firm hourly swing rights. In

addition, Texas Eastern states that the

capacity rights will further the goals of

Order No. 637 by enhancing Texas

Eastern’s ability to provide imbalance

management services on its system and

mitigate the need to issue operational

flow orders.

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Steven

E. Tillman, Director of Regulatory

Affairs, Texas Eastern Transmission

Corporation, P.O. Box 1642, Houston,

Texas 77251–1642 at 713–627–5113.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before

November 13, 2000, file with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC

20426, a motion to intervene or protest

in accordance with the requirements of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214) 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. Any person wishing to

become a party in any proceeding must

file a motion to intervene in accordance

with the Commission’s rules. Beginning

November 1, 2000, comments and

protests may be filed electronically via

the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

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 issued by the

Commission, filed by the applicant, or

filed by all other 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 serve

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as filing an original and 14 copies

with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit original and two copies of such

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.