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###### Department of Energy

###### Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

          - [Docket Nos. CP15-23-000; PF14-12-000]

                    Take notice that on December 3, 2014, Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC (Southern), 569 Brookwood Village Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, filed in the above referenced docket an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 and 284 of the Commission's regulations requesting authorization to construct and operate the North Main Line Relocation Project (Project). Southern proposes to relocate (total of 3.91 miles) and abandon in place (total of 3.41 miles) a segment of each of its three North Main Lines and the Calera Branch Line in Jefferson County, Alabama. The project is designed to ensure the continued safe and efficient operation of Southern's existing fully subscribed pipeline facilities at their certificated design capacity all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site web at                     *http://www.ferc.gov*                     using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at                     *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov*                     or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.                

                    Any questions regarding this application may be directed to Glenn A. Sheffield, Director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Southern Natural Gas Company, L.C.C., 569 Brookwood Village Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209,                     *glenn_sheffield@kindermorgan.com,*                     (205) 325-3813, or Tina Hardy at                     *tina_hardy@kindermorgan.com,*                     (205) 325-3668.                

Specifically, Southern proposes to abandon in place 2.87 miles of existing and parallel 22-inch North Main Line, 24-inch North Main Line Loop, and 24-inch 2nd North Main Line and 0.54 miles of existing Calera Branch Line. Southern also proposes to construct 3.48 miles of relocated segments of each of the three North Main Lines with new above-ground gate settings on each of the three lines and 0.43 miles of relocated Calera Branch Line to replace the abandoned segments. Southern states that the existing lines are located in the path of the ongoing longwall coal mining operations that are planned to extend to the area underneath the existing pipeline facilities by April 1, 2016. Southern estimates the cost of this project to be $42,358,978 and it will be rolled into Southern's existing rates.

On June 24, 2014, the Commission staff granted Southern's request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF14-12-000 to staff activities involved in the Project. Now, as of the filing of the December 3, 2014 application, the Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP15-23-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules (18 CFR 157.9), within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will either: complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.

                    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 the comment date stated below 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 seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding.                          ( print page 77466)    

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 commentors will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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 strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at                     *http://www.ferc.gov.*                     Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.                

*Comment Date:*                     5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 7, 2014.                

Dated: December 17, 2014.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2014-30052 Filed 12-23-14; 8:45 am]

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