Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application, 50822-50823 [2020-17998]
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State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC as
the Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Spencer Mountain Hydropower,
LLC filed a Pre-Application Document
(PAD; including a proposed process
plan and schedule) with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of
the Commission’s regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed
on the Commission’s website (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 the 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 Online
Support at FERCONlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208 3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY).
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a
new license for Project No. 2607–015.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10
each application for a new license and
any competing license applications
must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration
of the existing license. All applications
for license for this project must be filed
by June 30, 2023.
p. Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: August 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP20–503–000; PF20–1–000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
of Application
Take notice that on July 31, 2020,
Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,
Omaha, NE 68124, filed an application
in Docket No. CP20–503–000, pursuant
to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and
Part 157 of the Commission’s
Regulations thereunder, requesting the
issuance of a certificate of public
convenience and necessity to construct,
modify, replace and operate certain
compression and pipeline facilities,
with appurtenances, located in various
counties in Minnesota. All relevant
information is 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, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director,
Certificates and External Affairs for
Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street,
Omaha, Nebraska 68124, or by calling
(402) 398–7103.
Specifically, Northern proposes to: (1)
Construct an 0.80-mile-long, 24-inchdiameter pipeline extension and an
0.63-mile-long, 24-inch-diameter
pipeline loop; (2) replace an 0.08-milelong, 8-inch-diameter branch line with
an equivalent length of 12-inchdiameter pipeline; (3) construct a new
11,153 hp gas-fired turbine greenfield
compressor station; (4) install an
additional 1,100 hp electric-driven
reciprocating compressor unit at its
Pierz Compressor Station; and (5)
construct various appurtenances, all
located within Minnesota.
On December 6, 2019, the
Commission staff granted Northern’s
request to utilize the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) PreFiling Process and assigned Docket No.
PF20–1–000 to staff activities involving
the Project. Now, as of the filing of this
application on July 31, 2020, the NEPA
Pre-Filing Process for this project has
ended. From this time forward, this
proceeding will be conducted in Docket
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No. CP20–503–000, as noted in the
caption of this Notice.
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 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 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
3 copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must provide a copy to the applicant
and to every other party. 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
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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 commenters will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list and will be
notified of any 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 and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
As of the February 27, 2018 date of
the Commission’s order in Docket No.
CP16–4–001, the Commission will
apply its revised practice concerning
out-of-time motions to intervene in any
new NGA section 3 or section 7
proceeding.1 Persons desiring to become
a party to a certificate proceeding are to
intervene in a timely manner. If seeking
to intervene out-of-time, the movant is
required to show good cause why the
time limitation should be waived, and
should provide justification by reference
to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of
the Commission’s Rules and
Regulations.2
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 the 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.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments in lieu of
paper using the eFile link at https://
www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing,
you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal
1 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162
FERC 61,167 at 50 (2018).
2 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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Service must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on September 2, 2020.
Dated: August 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC20–20–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–523); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on a renewal of
currently approved information
collection, FERC–523 (Application for
Authorization for the Issuance of
Securities or the Assumption of
Liabilities).
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due October 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC20–20–000)
by one of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
https://www.ferc.gov.
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
Postal Service should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
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at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by
phone at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DATES:
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Title: FERC–523, Application for
Authorization for the Issuance of
Securities or the Assumption of
Liabilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0043.
Type of Request: Three-year approval
of the FERC–523 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
by FERC–523 is required to implement
the statutory provisions of section 204
of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16
U.S.C. 824c). Under section 204 of the
FPA, no public utility or licensee shall
issue any security, or assume any
obligation or liability as guarantor,
endorser, surety, or otherwise in respect
of any security of another person, until
the public utility applies for and
receives Commission approval by order
authorizing the issuance or assumption
of the liability. The Commission issues
an order if it finds that such issuance or
assumption (a) is for lawful object,
within the corporate purposes of the
applicant and compatible with the
public interest, which is necessary or
appropriate for or consistent with the
proper performance by the applicant as
a public utility, and which will not
impair its ability to perform that service,
and (b) is reasonably necessary or
appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission uses the information
contained in filings to determine its
acceptance and/or rejection of
applications for authorization to either
issue securities or to assume an
obligation or liability by the public
utilities and licensees who submit these
applications.
The specific application requirements
and filing format are found at 18 CFR
part 34, and 18 CFR 131.43 and 131.50.
This information is filed electronically.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities
subject to the Federal Power Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP20-503-000; PF20-1-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
Take notice that on July 31, 2020, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, NE 68124, filed an
application in Docket No. CP20-503-000, pursuant to section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations
thereunder, requesting the issuance of a certificate of public
convenience and necessity to construct, modify, replace and operate
certain compression and pipeline facilities, with appurtenances,
located in various counties in Minnesota. All relevant information is
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, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates and External Affairs
for Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, or by
calling (402) 398-7103.
Specifically, Northern proposes to: (1) Construct an 0.80-mile-
long, 24-inch-diameter pipeline extension and an 0.63-mile-long, 24-
inch-diameter pipeline loop; (2) replace an 0.08-mile-long, 8-inch-
diameter branch line with an equivalent length of 12-inch-diameter
pipeline; (3) construct a new 11,153 hp gas-fired turbine greenfield
compressor station; (4) install an additional 1,100 hp electric-driven
reciprocating compressor unit at its Pierz Compressor Station; and (5)
construct various appurtenances, all located within Minnesota.
On December 6, 2019, the Commission staff granted Northern's
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF20-1-000 to staff activities
involving the Project. Now, as of the filing of this application on
July 31, 2020, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended.
From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No.
CP20-503-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
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 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 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 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must provide a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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
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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 commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list and will be
notified of any 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 and will not have the right to seek
court review of the Commission's final order.
As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission's order in
Docket No. CP16-4-001, the Commission will apply its revised practice
concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new NGA section 3 or
section 7 proceeding.\1\ Persons desiring to become a party to a
certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely manner. If seeking
to intervene out-of-time, the movant is required to show good cause why
the time limitation should be waived, and should provide justification
by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of the Commission's
Rules and Regulations.\2\
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\1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC 61,167 at
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\2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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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 the 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
in lieu of paper using the eFile link at https://www.ferc.gov. In lieu
of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via
the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 2, 2020.
Dated: August 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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