Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application, 30103 [2019-13584]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 30103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13584]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-479-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on June 6, 2019, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in 
Docket No. CP19-479-000 an application pursuant to section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, 
requesting authorization to abandon in-place Northern's A-line and J-
line located in Clay, Cloud, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa, and Rice 
Counties, Kansas, and to construct and operate certain compression 
facilities at Northern's existing Tescott Compressor Station (CS) in 
Ottawa County, Kansas (A-line Replacement Project), 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 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates and External 
Affairs, Northern Natural Gas Company, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, 
Nebraska 68124, or by calling (402) 398-7103.
    Specifically, Northern proposes to (1) abandon in place a total of 
approximately 92.76 miles of 26-inch-diamter A-line and 15.74 miles of 
24-inch-diameter J-line; and to (2) construct and operate an additional 
natural gas-driven ISO-rated 11,152 horsepower Solar Mars turbine unit. 
Northern states that the project will eliminate the safety risk from 
leaks, pipeline stress, and provide for safer long-term operation of 
the mainline. Northern further states that abandonment of these 
facilities will not result in any impact on certificated capacity on 
its system or in a reduction in firm service to existing customers of 
Northern. The cost to construct the proposed Tescott CS unit is 
estimated at $35,088,662.
    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 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 five 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 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 
https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit original and five 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 July 11, 2019.

    Dated: June 20, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-13584 Filed 6-25-19; 8:45 am]
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