Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization: Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC, 2208 [2019-01149]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 2208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01149]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-55-000]


Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization: Southern Natural 
Gas Company, LLC

    Take notice that on January 22, 2019, Southern Natural Gas Company, 
LLC (Southern) 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 
35209, filed in Docket No. CP19-55-000 a prior notice request pursuant 
to sections 157.205 and 157.210 of the Commission's regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Southern's blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-406-000, seeking authorization to replace a tap and 
suction line tied to its North Main System in order to increase 
capacity (North Main Upgrade Project). Southern states that as a result 
of Southern's open season posted on September 18, 2018, the shipper 
Southern Company Services, Inc. amended their Service Agreement with 
Southern to provide an additional 5,000 dekatherm per day of firm 
transportation on Southern's North Main System. Southern determined 
that operational capacity is available on a short term basis at this 
location, however, additional facilities will be required to provide 
this service throughout the term of the agreement.
    Specifically, Southern proposes to replace the 12-inch tap and 
suction line located at its McConnells Compressor Station with a 20-
inch tap and suction line. This tap and suction line connects to 
Southern's 22-inch North Main System at Milepost 260.742 in Tuscaloosa 
County, Alabama. This proposed tap and suction line replacement will 
take place entirely within the footprint of Southern's property located 
at its McConnells Compressor Station. The North Main Upgrade Project 
will increase the efficiency of Southern's North Main System without 
the need for additional compression or pipeline looping. Southern 
estimates the cost of the Project to be $1.7 million, all as more fully 
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web at 
https://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, please contact FERC Online Support 
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to T. 
Brooks Henderson, Director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs Department, PO 
Box 2563, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2563, by telephone at (205)325-
3843, or by email at brooks_henderson@kindermorgan.com.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, 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 allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    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 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 EA.
    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 documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's 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 strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and seven copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: January 30, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-01149 Filed 2-5-19; 8:45 am]
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