[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1621-1622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-539]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP00-56-000]


Atmos Energy Corporation; Notice of Application

January 5, 2000.
    Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Atmos Energy Corporation, 
(Atmos), Three Lincoln Center, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75040, 
filed in Docket No CP00-56-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) 
of the Natural Gas Act, for a limited-jurisdiction blanket certificate 
pursuant to Section 284.224 of the Commission's Regulations to engage 
in non-discriminatory basis sales and/or transportation of natural gas 
through facilities in the state of Missouri and for approval of the 
rates for the services as set forth in an operating statement attached 
to the application, 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.us/online/
rims.htm (call 202-208-2222).
    Atmos states that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the 
Missouri intrastate facilities of Arkansas Western Gas (AWG) doing 
business in Missouri as Associated Natural Gas (ANG). Atmos further 
states that the authorizations requested are necessary to preserve the 
ability of AWG and customers with access to AWG's Arkansas distribution 
system to access supplies of natural gas available through interstate 
pipeline delivery points in Missouri. Atmos proposes maximum rates for 
firm transportation service of $5.3858 per MMBtu and for interruptible 
transportation service of $0.1771 per MMBtu with minimum rates in each 
case of $0.00 per MMBtu, with each rate subject to an add-on fuel 
charge. It is indicated that the proposed rates are derived on a SFV 
rate design and based on the projected cost of service based in part of 
the historical cost of service and throughput experience of ANG in 
operating the Missouri facilities. It is

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stated that the costs include an overall rate of return based on the 
rate of return approved for Atmos by the Missouri Public Service 
Commission.
    Atmos indicates that ANG has filed in Docket No CP00-60-000 to 
revise its Section 7(f) service area determination to reflect that it 
has agreed to sell most of its Missouri facilities to Atmos.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before January 26, 2000, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 385.214 or 385.211) 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 take but will 
not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. 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.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act 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 and permission for abandonment 
are 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 unnecessary for Atmos to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-539 Filed 1-10-00; 8:45 am]
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