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[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1589]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-175-000]

Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

January 16, 1998.
    Take notice that on January 8, 1998, Southern Natural Gas Company 
(Southern), P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-175-000 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 certain farm tap 
measurement facilities in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, under 
Southern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-406-000 
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.
    Southern states that it constructed farm tap facilities to sell and 
deliver natural gas at the King's Gin Farm Tap on its Vicksburg Lines 
in Warren County, Mississippi under a May 27, 1952 agreement with 
King's Gin Company, Incorporated. Southern constructed farm tap 
facilities at the Miller Farm Tap on its Vicksburg Lines in Warren 
County, Mississippi under a June 14, 1963 agreement with the City of 
Vicksburg. Southern constructed farm tap facilities at the Priddy Farm 
Tap to serve Joe Priddy and Sons on its North Main Lines in Sharkey 
County, Mississippi under a May 14, 1962 agreement and assigned to 
Travelers Insurance Companies on August 29, 1985. Southern constructed 
farm tap facilities at the Black Belt-Dairymen Farm Tap on its South 
Main Line in Hale County, Alabama under a December 1, 1952 agreement 
with Black Belt Dairies, Incorporated. Southern constructed farm tap 
facilities at the Leon Farm Tap to serve Ruth Robinson Leon at its Toca 
Compressor Station in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana under a sales 
agreement dated June 20, 1952. Southern constructed farm tap facilities 
at the Gaddis Farm Tap on its South Meridian Line in Lauderdale County, 
Mississippi under a February 23, 1968 agreement with Mississippi Valley 
Gas Company. Southern constructed farm tap facilities at the Witman 
Farm Tap to serve M.J. Witman on its South Main Lines in Bibb County, 
Alabama under a February 6, 1951 agreement and assigned to Asa M. 
Marshall on November 22, 1982. Southern constructed farm tap facilities 
at the J.D. Behrens Farm Tap on its Montgomery-Columbus Line in Elmore 
County, Alabama under a March 24, 1951 agreement with John Skinner and 
assigned to John D. Behrens, Jr. on November 6, 1977.
    Southern has not provided natural gas service at any of these 
locations for over five years. Accordingly, Southern requests 
authorization to abandon the King's Gin, Miller, Priddy, Black Belt-
Dairymen, Leon, Gaddis, Witman, and J.D. Behrens Farm Taps. Abandonment 
of these farm tap facilities will decrease maintenance costs for 
Southern.
    Southern states that the abandonment of facilities will not result 
in any termination of currently provided service. Southern states that 
its existing tariff does not prohibit this activity and that there is 
sufficient capacity to accommodate the proposed changes without 
detriment or disadvantage to its other customers.
    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 Commission'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,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-1589 Filed 1-22-98; 8:45 am]
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