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(Southern) in Chatham County, Georgia

to an interconnection with the facilities

of Florida Gas Transmission Company

in Clay County, Georgia. In addition,

Cypress proposes to construct and

operate at 13,000 horsepower

compressor station and four metering

stations. Cypress states that the capacity

of the proposed pipeline is 310,000 Mcf

per day. Further, Cypress seeks

authorization to acquire an undivided

interest in 310,000 Mcf per day of

capacity on Southern’s existing pipeline

between Elba Island, Georgia and the

proposed interconnection between

Southern and Cypress in Chatham

County, Georgia. Cypress states that the

estimated cost of the proposed facilities

is approximately $236.1 million and

when the cost of acquiring the interest

in Southern’s facilities is included, the

estimated cost is approximately $241.7

million. Cypress states that the project

will be financed with equity

contributions from its parent, Southern.

Cypress proposes to provide open

access firm and interruptible service

under Rate Schedules FT and IT,

respectively. Cypress will offer both

negotiated and recourse rates. Cypress

designed its recourse rate using the

straight fixed-variable method. Cypress

states that its firm rate is designed to

recover all fixed costs, less $500,000

which will be allocated to interruptible

transportation service, through the

monthly reservation charge. Cypress

states that variable costs, except

compressor power costs and gas lost and

unaccounted for, will be recovered

through the commodity charge.

According to Cypress, compressor

power costs and gas lost and

unaccounted for are to be recovered

through a fuel retention percentage of

0.5%. Cypress has also included a pro

forma FERC Gas Tariff.

Cypress asserts that its project will

provide a new source of supply—

regasified liquefied natural gas (LMG)

from the reactivated Southern LNG

terminal at Elba Island, Georgia—to

markets in south Georgia and north

Florida, including new gas-fired electric

generation. Further, Cypress states that

its proposal is consistent with the

Commission’s statement of policy on

certification of new interstate natural

gas pipeline facilities. Cypress requests

a preliminary determination on nonenvironmental issues by October 1,

2001, and final certificate authorization

by August 1, 2002. Cypress states that

this will allow construction to be

completed by its proposed in-service

date of June 1, 2003.

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to

Patricia S. Francis, Senior Counsel,

Cypress Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.,

P.O. Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama

35202–2563 at 205–325–7696.

There are two ways to become

involved in the Commission’s review of

this project. First, any person wishing to

obtain legal status by becoming a party

to the proceedings for this project

should, on or before May 29, 2001, file

with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC 20426, a motion to

intervene 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). A

person obtaining party 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 all other

parties. A party must submit 14 copies

of filings made with the Commission

and must mail a copy to the applicant

and to every other party in the

proceeding. Only parties to the

proceeding can ask for court review of

Commission orders in the proceeding.

However, a person does not have to

intervene in order to have comments

considered. The second way to

participate is by filing with the

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as

possible, an original and two copies of

comments in support of or in opposition

to this project. The Commission will

consider these comments in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but the filing of a comment alone

will not serve to make the filer a party

to the proceeding. The Commission’s

rules require that persons filing

comments in opposition to the project

provide copies of their protests only to

the party or parties directly involved in

the protest.

Persons who wish to comment only

on the environmental review of this

project should submit an original and

two copies of their comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Environmental commenters will be

placed on the Commission’s

environmental mailing list, will receive

copies of the environmental review

process. Environmental commenters

will not be required to serve copies of

filed documents on all other parties.

However, the non-party commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission (except for the mailing of

environmental documents issued by the

Commission) and will not have the right

to seek court review of the

Commission’s final order.

The Commission may issue a

preliminary determination on nonenvironmental issues prior to the

completion of its review of the

environmental aspects of the project.

This preliminary determination

typically considers such issues as the

need for the project and its economic

effect on existing customers of the

applicant, on other pipelines in the area,

and on landowners and communities.

For example, the Commission considers

the extent to which the applicant may

need to exercise eminent domain to

obtain rights-of-way for the proposed

project and balances that against the

non-environmental benefits to be

provided by the project. Therefore, if a

person has comments on community

and landowner impacts from this

proposal, it is important either to file

comments or to intervene as early in the

process as possible.

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.

If the Commission decides to set the

application for a formal hearing before

an Administrative Law Judge, the

Commission will issue another notice

describing that process. At the end of

the Commission’s review process, a

final Commission order approving or

denying a certificate will be issued.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–402–000]

Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

May 7, 2001.

Take notice that on May 2, 2001

Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

(Destin) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

Third Revised Sheet No. 65 with a

proposed effective date of June 1, 2001.

Destin states that the filing is being

made to clarify Section 8.3 of Destin’s

General Terms and Conditions (force

majeure provision) to the effect that a

force majeure declaration by a shipper

does not excuse such shipper from the

payment of any applicable reservation

charges during the period of the force

majeure.

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Destin states that a copy of this filing

has been served upon is customers and

interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

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. Protest 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). Comments, protests, and

interventions 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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11887 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER01–1169–000]

Nicor Energy, L.L.C; Notice of

Issuance of Order

May 7, 2001.

Nicor Energy, L.L.C. (Nicor) submitted

for filing a rate schedule under which

Nicor will engage in wholesale electric

power and energy transactions at

market-based rates. Nicor also requested

waiver of various Commission

regulations. In particular, Nicor

requested that the Commission grant

blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34

of all future issuances of securities and

assumptions of liability by Nicor.

On April 17, 2001, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Corporate Applications,

Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates,

granted requests for blanket approval

under Part 34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by Nicor should file a motion

to intervene 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).

Absent a request to be heard in

opposition within this period, Nicor is

authorized to issue securities and

assume obligations or liabilities as a

guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise

in respect of any security of another

person; provided that such issuance or

assumption is for some lawful object

within the corporate purposes of the

applicant, and compatible with the

public interest, and is reasonably

necessary or appropriate for such

purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of Nicor’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is May 17,

2001.

Copies of the full text of the Order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. The Order may

also be viewed on the Internet at

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

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance).

Comments, protests, and interventions

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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11886 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–403–000]

OkTex Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

May 7, 2001.

Take notice that on May 2, 2001,

OkTex Pipeline Company (OkTex), filed

revised tariff sheets in compliance with

the Commission’s directives in Order

No. 587–M.

OkTex states that the tariff sheets

reflect the changes to OkTex’s tariff that

result from the Gas Industry Standards

Board’s (GISB) consensus standards that

were adopted by the Commission in its

November 30, 2000 Order No. 587–M in

Docket No. RM96–1–015. OkTex will

implement the GISB consensus

standards for May 1, 2001 business, and

that the revised tariff sheets therefore

reflect an effective date of May 1, 2001.

OkTex states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to all affected

customers and state regulatory

commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

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). Comments, protests, and

interventions 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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11888 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–404–000]

Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice

of Tariff Filing

May 7, 2001.

Take notice that on May 3, 2001,

Overthrust Pipeline Company

(Overthrust) tendered for filing of its

FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume

No. 1, the following tariff sheets to be

effective June 4, 2001:

Seventh Revised Sheet No. 1