Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization; Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 60154 [2020-21105]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 186 (Thursday, September 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 60154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21105]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-520-000]


Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization; Columbia Gas 
Transmission, LLC

    Take notice that on September 9, 2020, Columbia Gas Transmission, 
LLC (Columbia Gas), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 
77002, filed in Docket No. CP20-520-000 a prior notice request pursuant 
to Columbia Gas' blanket authority in Docket No. CP83-76-000 and 
sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the Commission's regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act for authorization to abandon four injection/
withdrawal (I/W) wells and associated pipelines and appurtenances, 
located in the Holmes Storage Field in Holmes County, Ohio and the 
Wayne Storage Field located in Wayne County, Ohio (The Holmes and Wayne 
Wells Abandonment Project), all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    The filing is available for review on the Commission's website 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 TYY, 
(202) 502-8659. 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.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Sorana 
Linder, Director, Modernization & Certificates, Columbia Gas 
Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 
77002, at (832) 320-5209, or at sorana [email protected].
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of 
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the 
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day 
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and 
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    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 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 EA.
    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 commenter's 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 commenter's 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.
    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://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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 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.

    Dated: September 18, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-21105 Filed 9-23-20; 8:45 am]
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