Spire STL Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time, 34613-34614 [2020-12235]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 109 / Friday, June 5, 2020 / Notices time the containers of DU oxide may be transported off site for disposal or some undetermined future use. The impacts of transportation and disposal of DU oxide would likely be similar to the potential impacts described for the Action Alternatives. Environmentally Preferable Alternative The No Action Alternative would be the Environmentally Preferable Alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, transportation and disposal would not occur, and the DU oxide containers would remain in storage at the Paducah and Portsmouth sites, resulting in less impacts from container handling and transportation than under the Action Alternatives. However, the No Action Alternative defers a disposition decision for the DU oxide containers. Because the No Action Alternative defers a disposition decision, it is likely that at some future time the containers of DU oxide would be transported off-site for disposal or some undetermined future use. The impacts of transportation and disposal of DU oxide would likely be similar to the potential impacts described for the Action Alternatives. lotter on DSK9F5VC42PROD with NOTICES Comments Received on Draft DU Oxide SEIS DOE received 24 comment documents which contained 115 comments. All comments were considered in preparing the Final DU Oxide SEIS. DOE did not receive any comments after the close of the comment period. Topics of comments received during the public comment period on the Draft DU Oxide SEIS are presented in Appendix E, of the Final DU Oxide SEIS. DOE has considered comments received on the Draft DU Oxide SEIS and finds that they do not present ‘‘significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns and bearing on the proposed action or its impacts’’ within the meaning of 40 CFR 1502.9(c) and 10 CFR 1021.314(a) and therefore do not require preparation of a supplement analysis or a supplemental EIS. Decision DOE has decided to implement its Preferred Alternative as described in the Final DU Oxide SEIS. DOE’s Preferred Alternative is to dispose of DU oxide, if a beneficial use cannot be found, at one or more of the disposal sites: (1) The EnergySolutions LLW disposal facility near Clive, Utah; (2) the WCS LLW disposal facility near Andrews, Texas; and (3) the NNSS LLW disposal facility in Nye County, Nevada. DOE will only ship to the selected commercial site(s) if VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 250001 the facility is authorized to receive DU oxide. In making its decision, DOE considered several factors especially the potential environmental impacts of the No Action Alternative and the Action Alternatives; each alternative’s ability to meet DOE’s purpose and need; direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of each alternative; and public comments on the Final DU Oxide SEIS. Based on the analysis in the Final DU Oxide SEIS, all disposal locations identified and analyzed are suitable for transportation and disposal of DU oxide, if a beneficial use cannot be found. Impacts to human health and the human environment would be similar for all three sites. The No Action Alternative would not meet the purpose and need for agency action and would only defer a final decision on the ultimate disposition of the DU oxide. In addition, under the No Action Alternative, it is likely that at some future time the containers of DU oxide would be transported off-site for disposal or some undetermined future use, if a use is identified. DOE acknowledges additional commercial DUF6 was analyzed in the DU Oxide SEIS as a reasonably foreseeable future action contributing to cumulative impacts, which is not part of this decision. Mitigation The Proposed Action would include all practical means to avoid or minimize environmental harm, including following standard practices such as Best Management Practices for minimizing impacts on environmental resources. The alternatives evaluated are not expected to produce impacts that would require mitigation. Therefore, a Mitigation Action Plan is not required. Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy (DOE) was signed on June 1, 2020, by William I. White, Senior Advisor for Environmental Management to the Under Secretary for Science, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34613 Signed in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2020. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2020–12185 Filed 6–4–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP17–40–000] Spire STL Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time Take notice that on May 27, 2020, Spire STL Pipeline, LLC (Spire) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until August 3, 2021, to construct and place into service a section of 24-inch diameter pipeline to the Enable Mississippi Transmission, LLC (MRT) interconnect which is part of the original certificate authorization issued on August 3, 2018 (Certificate Order). The Certificate Order required Spire to construct and place the facilities in service by August 3, 2020. In November 2019, Spire requested and the Commission authorized Spire to place most of the project facilities into service including the Mainline, North County Extension, Rex Receipt Station and the Laclede/Lange and Chain of Rocks Delivery Stations. At that time, Spire explained that with respect to the section of 24-inch-diameter pipeline to the MRT interconnect, that it would construct this remaining section of pipeline in the spring of 2020. Spire states that it does not anticipate completing construction of the MRT interconnect due to COVID–19 pandemic related construction delays. In order to allow enough time for the safe completion of construction and to account for uncertainty regarding future COVID related restrictions, Spire requests an extension of time until August 3, 2021 to complete construction of this final section of pipeline. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Spire’s request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 34614 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 109 / Friday, June 5, 2020 / Notices lotter on DSK9F5VC42PROD with NOTICES Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).1 As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,2 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.3 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.4 The Commission will not consider arguments that re-litigate the issuance of the certificate order, including whether the Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience and necessity and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.5 At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.6 The OEP Director, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that are uncontested. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, The Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (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. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 1 Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 39 (2020). 2 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019). 3 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 4 Id. at P 40. 5 Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the permit order complied with NEPA. 6 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40 (2020). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 250001 toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. 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 three 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 June 16, 2020. Dated: June 1, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–12235 Filed 6–4–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (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. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to Commission’ s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 1, 2020. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dated: June 1, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [Project No. 2629–014] [FR Doc. 2020–12219 Filed 6–4–20; 8:45 am] Village or Morrisville, Vermont; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Take notice that on May 28, 2020, the Village of Morrisville (Morrisville), applicant for relicensing the Morrisville Hydroelectric Project No. 2629, filed a petition for declaratory order (petition) pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2). Morrisville requests that the Commission declare that the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has waived its authority to issue a certification for the Morrisville Hydroelectric Project under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1), as more fully explained in the petition. Any person wishing to comment on Morrisville’s petition may do so.1 The deadline for filing comments is 30 days from the issuance of this notice. The Commission encourages electronic submission of comments in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at https:// www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should send comments to the following address: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Be sure to reference the project docket number (P– 2629–014) with your submission. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal 1 Morrisville’s request is part of its relicensing proceeding in Project No. 2629–014. Thus, any person that intervened in the relicensing proceeding is already a party. The filing of the petition in this case does not trigger a new opportunity to intervene. PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC20–67–000. Applicants: Broadview Energy JN, LLC, Broadview Energy KW, LLC. Description: Supplement to May 15, 2020 Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, et al. of Broadview Energy JN, LLC, et al. Filed Date: 5/29/20. Accession Number: 20200529–5510. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/20. Docket Numbers: EC20–69–000. Applicants: Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, FPL Energy Mower County, LLC. Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, et al. of Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, et al. Filed Date: 5/29/20. Accession Number: 20200529–5521. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/20. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG20–173–000. Applicants: Little Bear Solar 1, LLC. Description: Updated Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 109 (Friday, June 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34613-34614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12235]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-40-000]


Spire STL Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time

    Take notice that on May 27, 2020, Spire STL Pipeline, LLC (Spire) 
requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
grant an extension of time, until August 3, 2021, to construct and 
place into service a section of 24-inch diameter pipeline to the Enable 
Mississippi Transmission, LLC (MRT) interconnect which is part of the 
original certificate authorization issued on August 3, 2018 
(Certificate Order). The Certificate Order required Spire to construct 
and place the facilities in service by August 3, 2020.
    In November 2019, Spire requested and the Commission authorized 
Spire to place most of the project facilities into service including 
the Mainline, North County Extension, Rex Receipt Station and the 
Laclede/Lange and Chain of Rocks Delivery Stations. At that time, Spire 
explained that with respect to the section of 24-inch-diameter pipeline 
to the MRT interconnect, that it would construct this remaining section 
of pipeline in the spring of 2020. Spire states that it does not 
anticipate completing construction of the MRT interconnect due to 
COVID-19 pandemic related construction delays. In order to allow enough 
time for the safe completion of construction and to account for 
uncertainty regarding future COVID related restrictions, Spire requests 
an extension of time until August 3, 2021 to complete construction of 
this final section of pipeline.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Spire's request for 
an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will be 
considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party to 
the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the comment 
date stated below, file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and

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Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).\1\
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    \1\ Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to 
the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas 
Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 39 (2020).
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    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on 
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural 
Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order 
issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,\2\ the 
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 
days.\3\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether 
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the 
extension.\4\ The Commission will not consider arguments that re-
litigate the issuance of the certificate order, including whether the 
Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience 
and necessity and whether the Commission's environmental analysis for 
the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.\5\ 
At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on 
certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the 
Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.\6\ The OEP Director, or 
his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that 
are uncontested.
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    \2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
    \3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \4\ Id. at P 40.
    \5\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance 
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed 
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the 
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied 
with NEPA.
    \6\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
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    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, The Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to Commission's Public Reference 
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning 
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on 
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    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 three 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 June 16, 2020.

    Dated: June 1, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-12235 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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