Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice To Place Suspended Rates Into Effect

Take notice that on October 29, 2004, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume Nos. 1 and 2, the revised tariff sheets as listed on Attachment A to the filing, to become effective November 1, 2004.

Southern Star states that the purpose of Southern Star's instant filing is to move the suspended rates and tariff provisions into effect on November 1, 2004, in accordance with the Commission's regulations at 18 CFR 154.206. Southern Star further states that the motion rates have been revised pursuant to 18 CFR 154.303(c)(2) to exclude the costs associated with facilities that will not be in service as of October 31, 2004, the end of the test period.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). 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 proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of 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 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 5, 2004.