Spire Storage West LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time, 69609-69610 [2020-24274]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 213 / Tuesday, November 3, 2020 / Notices information and ensure that its decision-making processes are consistent with NEPA as it relates to renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development and demonstration projects. Minor changes have been made to the Environmental Questionnaire that help to clarify certain questions, but do not change the meaning of the questions being asked. The average hours per response have increased from one hour to one and one half hours. The annual estimated number of burden hours increased from 300 to 443; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 300; (6) Average Hours per Response: 1.5; and (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 443. (8) There is no cost associated with reporting and recordkeeping. Statutory Authority: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October, 28, 2020, by Matthew Blevins, Director, Environment, Safety and Health Office, Golden Field Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 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. Signed in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2020. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2020–24307 Filed 11–2–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Extension With Changes U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Nov 02, 2020 Jkt 253001 EIA invites public comment on the proposed three year extension, with changes, to Form EIA–846 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey Report as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The report is part of EIA’s comprehensive energy data program. Form EIA–846 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey Report (Quadrennial) collects information on energy consumption, expenditures, and building characteristics from establishments in the manufacturing sector. DATES: EIA must receive all comments on this proposed information collection no later than January 4, 2021. If you anticipate any difficulties in submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the person listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Tom Lorenz, U.S Energy Information Administration, EI–22, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. Submit comments electronically to Thomas.Lorenz@ eia.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Lorenz by phone at (202) 586–3442, or by email at Thomas.Lorenz@eia.gov. The forms and instructions of EIA–846 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey are available on EIA’s website at www.eia.gov/survey/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No.: 1905–0169. (2) Information Collection Request Title: Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS). (3) Type of Request: Extension with changes. (4) Purpose: Form EIA–846, is a selfadministered sample survey that collects energy consumption and expenditures data from establishments in the manufacturing sector; i.e., North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sector codes 31–33. The information from this survey is used to publish aggregate statistics on the energy consumption of the manufacturing sector including energy used for fuel and nonfuel purposes. The survey also gathers information on energy-related issues such as energy prices, on-site electricity generation, purchases of electricity from utilities and non-utilities, and fuel switching capabilities. MECS is also used to benchmark EIA’s industry forecasting model and update changes in the energy intensity and greenhouse gases data series. (4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection: EIA proposes making a SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69609 change to the survey collection cycle of Form EIA–846. EIA proposes to change the frequency of data collection for the MECS from a quadrennial collection cycle to a triennial collection cycle. The change in frequency is in response to the public and other users need for more timely EIA energy consumption data. Additionally, changing to a triennial collection cycle maximizes the efficiency of EIA’s resource allocation. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000. (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 5,000. (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 46,082. (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA estimates that respondents will have no additional costs associated with the surveys other than burden hours. Comments are invited whether or not: (a) The proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions, including whether the information will have a practical utility; (b) EIA’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used, is accurate; (c) EIA can improve the quality, utility, and clarity of the information it will collect; and (d) EIA can minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, such as automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. Signed in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2020. Samson A. Adeshiyan, Director, Office of Statistical Methods and Research, U.S. Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2020–24374 Filed 11–2–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP19–505–000] Spire Storage West LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time Take notice that on October 26, 2020, Spire Storage West LLC (Spire or Applicant) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until May 6, 2021, to complete construction of the Belle Butte Project (Project) at its Belle Butte Storage E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 69610 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 213 / Tuesday, November 3, 2020 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES facility in Uinta County, Wyoming, and make the Project available for service, as authorized on November 6, 2020. Spire is authorized to complete the construction activities of the project under the Commission’s blanket certificate prior notice procedure. On August 30, 2019, Spire filed with the Commission in Docket No. CP19– 505–000 a Prior Notice of Blanket Certificate Activity describing its plan to complete the Project.1 The Project consists of converting two existing observation wells to vertical injection/ withdrawal wells (Wells #15 and #34), and to construct related connecting flowlines and appurtenances that are necessary to improve the Belle Butte Storage Field’s performance in Uinta County, Wyoming. Spire was required to complete construction of the Project facilities and make them available for service by November 6, 2020. Due to delays related primarily to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Kemmerer Field Office in Kemmerer, Wyoming, was unable to provide Spire with the requisite land agreements to being construction on BLM-administered lands until October 9, 2020. Applicants now request an additional six-month extension of time, until May 6, 2021, to complete construction of the Project and place it into service. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on the Applicant’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 Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).2 As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natura Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,3 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request 1 Prior Notice of Blanket Certificate Activity, Docket No. CP19–505–000 (filed Aug. 30, 2019). 2 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). 3 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Nov 02, 2020 Jkt 253001 within 45 days.4 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.5 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 or necessity and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.6 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.7 The OEP Director, or his or her designee, will act on all 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:// 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 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, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 12, 2020. 4 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 5 Id. P 40. 6 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. 7 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: October 27, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–24274 Filed 11–2–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER21–183–000] Nutmeg Solar, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Nutmeg Solar, LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is November 17, 2020. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-505-000]


Spire Storage West LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time

    Take notice that on October 26, 2020, Spire Storage West LLC (Spire 
or Applicant) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) grant an extension of time, until May 6, 2021, to complete 
construction of the Belle Butte Project (Project) at its Belle Butte 
Storage

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facility in Uinta County, Wyoming, and make the Project available for 
service, as authorized on November 6, 2020. Spire is authorized to 
complete the construction activities of the project under the 
Commission's blanket certificate prior notice procedure.
    On August 30, 2019, Spire filed with the Commission in Docket No. 
CP19-505-000 a Prior Notice of Blanket Certificate Activity describing 
its plan to complete the Project.\1\ The Project consists of converting 
two existing observation wells to vertical injection/withdrawal wells 
(Wells #15 and #34), and to construct related connecting flowlines and 
appurtenances that are necessary to improve the Belle Butte Storage 
Field's performance in Uinta County, Wyoming. Spire was required to 
complete construction of the Project facilities and make them available 
for service by November 6, 2020. Due to delays related primarily to the 
Covid-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Kemmerer Field 
Office in Kemmerer, Wyoming, was unable to provide Spire with the 
requisite land agreements to being construction on BLM-administered 
lands until October 9, 2020. Applicants now request an additional six-
month extension of time, until May 6, 2021, to complete construction of 
the Project and place it into service.
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    \1\ Prior Notice of Blanket Certificate Activity, Docket No. 
CP19-505-000 (filed Aug. 30, 2019).
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    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on the Applicant'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 Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).\2\
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    \2\ 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 Natura Gas 
Act facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. 
For those extension requests that are contested,\3\ the Commission will 
aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\4\ The 
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant 
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\5\ 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 or necessity and whether 
the Commission's environmental analysis for the certificate complied 
with the National Environmental Policy Act.\6\ 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.\7\ The OEP Director, or his or her designee, 
will act on all those extension requests that are uncontested.
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    \3\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
    \4\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \5\ Id. P 40.
    \6\ 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.
    \7\ 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://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 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 ``eFile'' link at 
https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail 
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in 
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 12, 2020.

    Dated: October 27, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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