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sections 211 and section 213 of the
Federal Power Act as amended and
added by the Energy Policy Act 1992.
FERC–716 also includes the
requirement to file a section 211 request
if the negotiations between the
transmission requestor and the
transmitting utility are unsuccessful.
For the initial process, the information
is not filed with the Commission.
However, the request and response may
be analyzed as a part of a section 211
action. The Commission may order
transmission services under the
authority of FPA 211.
The Commission’s regulations in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 18
CFR 2.20, provide standards by which
the Commission determines if and when
a valid good faith request for
transmission has been made under
section 211 of the FPA. By developing
the standards, the Commission sought to
encourage an open exchange of data
with a reasonable degree of specificity
and completeness between the party
requesting transmission services and the
transmitting utility. As a result, 18 CFR
2.20 identifies 12 components of a good
faith estimate and 5 components of a
reply to a good faith request.
Type of Respondents: Transmission
Requestors and Transmitting Utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–716 (GOOD FAITH REQUESTS FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND GOOD FAITH RESPONSES BY TRANSMITTING
UTILITIES UNDER SECTIONS 211(a) AND 213(a) OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT (FPA))
Annual
number
of responses
per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
and cost per
response 2
Total annual
burden hours and
total annual cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Information exchange between parties .......................
Application submitted to FERC if parties’ negotiations
are unsuccessful.
6
6
1
1
6
6
100 hrs.; $8,300 ...
2.5 hrs.; $207.50 ..
600 hrs.; $49,800
15 hrs.; $1,245 .....
Total .....................................................................
........................
........................
12
...............................
615 hrs.; $51,045
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: April 14, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Number of
respondents
1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
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$8,300
207.50
8,507.50
Take notice that on April 6, 2021,
Gulf States Transmission LLC (Gulf
States) 1300 Main Street, Houston,
Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP21–
116–000, an abbreviated application
pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the
Commission’s regulations requesting
authorization to abandon by sale to ETC
Haynesville LLC (ETCH) the Gulf States
interstate pipeline system in its entirety
consisting of approximately 10 miles of
12-inch and 20-inch pipelines, meter
and regulator stations, receipt and
delivery points, and related and
appurtenant facilities (collectively
referred to as the Pipeline System)
located in Harrison County, Texas, and
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Gulf States is
also requesting authority to abandon its:
(i) NGA Section 7 certificate of public
convenience and necessity for the
acquisition, construction, and operation
of the Pipeline System; (ii) blanket
certificate issued under Part 157,
Subpart F of the Commission’s
regulations; and (iii) Part 284 blanket
certificate to provide open access
transportation; as well as the
cancellation of its FERC Gas Tariff,
Second Revised Volume No. 1,
including all rate schedules therein, all
as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection.
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 the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
2 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response × $83/hour = Average Cost per
Response. The cost per hour figure is the FERC
2020 average salary plus benefits. Subject matter
experts found that industry employment costs
closely resemble FERC’s regarding the FERC–716
information collection.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP21–116–000]
Gulf States Transmission LLC; Notice
of Application and Establishing
Intervention Deadline
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Any questions regarding this filing
may be directed to Blair Lichtenwalter,
Senior Director of Certificates, Gulf
States Transmission LLC, 1300 Main
Street, Houston, Texas 77002; by phone
at (713) 989–2605, or by email at
blair.lichtenwalter@energytransfer.com.
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure,1 within 90 days of this
Notice the Commission staff will either:
complete its environmental review 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 environmental assessment (EA) for
this proposal. The filing of an 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.
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Public Participation
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project: you can file comments on
the project, and you can file a motion
to intervene in the proceeding. There is
no fee or cost for filing comments or
intervening. The deadline for filing a
motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on May 6, 2021.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on
the project may do so. Comments may
include statements of support or
objections to the project as a whole or
specific aspects of the project. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly
recorded, please submit your comments
on or before May 6, 2021.
There are three methods you can use
to submit your comments to the
Commission. In all instances, please
reference the Project docket number
CP21–116–000 in your submission.
(1) You may file your comments
electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website at www.ferc.gov
under the link to Documents and
Filings. Using eComment is an easy
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CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 157.9.
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method for interested persons to submit
brief, text-only comments on a project;
(2) You may file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and
Filings. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by
attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must
first create an account by clicking on
‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making; first
select ‘‘General’’ and then select
‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address below 2. Your written
comments must reference the Project
docket number (CP21–116–000).
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of comments (options 1
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff
available to assist you at (202) 502–8258
or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Persons
who comment on the environmental
review of this project will be placed on
the Commission’s environmental
mailing list, and will receive
notification when the environmental
documents (EA or EIS) are issued for
this project and will be notified of
meetings associated with the
Commission’s environmental review
process.
The Commission considers all
comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken. However, the filing of a comment
alone will not serve to make the filer a
party to the proceeding. To become a
party, you must intervene in the
proceeding. For instructions on how to
intervene, see below.
Interventions
Any person, which includes
individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities,3 has
the option to file a motion to intervene
in this proceeding. Only intervenors
have the right to request rehearing of
Commission orders issued in this
proceeding and to subsequently
challenge the Commission’s orders in
the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
To intervene, you must submit a
motion to intervene to the Commission
in accordance with Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure 4 and the regulations under
the NGA 5 by the intervention deadline
for the project, which is May 6, 2021. As
described further in Rule 214, your
motion to intervene must state, to the
extent known, your position regarding
the proceeding, as well as the your
interest in the proceeding. [For an
individual, this could include your
status as a landowner, ratepayer,
resident of an impacted community, or
recreationist. You do not need to have
property directly impacted by the
project in order to intervene.] For more
information about motions to intervene,
refer to the FERC website at https://
www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/
intervene.asp.
There are two ways to submit your
motion to intervene. In both instances,
please reference the Project docket
number CP21–116–000 in your
submission.
(1) You may file your motion to
intervene by using the Commission’s
eFiling feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and
Filings. New eFiling users must first
create an account by clicking on
‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making; first
select ‘‘General’’ and then select
‘‘Intervention.’’ The eFiling feature
includes a document-less intervention
option; for more information, visit
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/
document-less-intervention.pdf.; or
(2) You can file a paper copy of your
motion to intervene, along with three
copies, by mailing the documents to the
address below.6 Your motion to
intervene must reference the Project
docket number CP21–116–000.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of motions to intervene
(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff
available to assist you at (202) 502–8258
or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
Motions to intervene must be served
on the applicant either by mail or email
at: Gulf States Transmission LLC, 1300
Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002; or at
blair.lichtenwalter@energytransfer.com.
Any subsequent submissions by an
intervenor must be served on the
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2 Hand
delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and
Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
3 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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CFR 385.214.
CFR 157.10.
6 Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and
Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
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applicant and all other parties to the
proceeding. Contact information for
parties can be downloaded from the
service list at the eService link on FERC
Online. Service can be via email with a
link to the document.
All timely, unopposed 7 motions to
intervene are automatically granted by
operation of Rule 214(c)(1).8 Motions to
intervene that are filed after the
intervention deadline are untimely, and
may be denied. Any late-filed motion to
intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the
time limitation should be waived and
provide justification by reference to
factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the
Commission’s Rules and Regulations.9
A person obtaining party status will be
placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and
will receive copies (paper or electronic)
of all documents filed by the applicant
and by all other parties.
Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding,
additional information about the project
will be available from the Commission’s
Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–
FERC, or on the FERC website at
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
as described above. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all
formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. For more information and to
register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on May 6, 2021.
Dated: April 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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7 The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of
a motion to intervene to file a written objection to
the intervention.
8 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
9 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Loveland Area Projects and Western
Area Colorado Missouri Balancing
Authority—Rate Order No. WAPA–197
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed
transmission, energy and generator
imbalance, and losses formula rates for
use under the Western Energy
Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market.
AGENCY:
The Rocky Mountain Region
(RMR) of the Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA) proposes to
convert its existing rates for short-term
sales for RMR to use under the WEIS
Market to new long-term formula rates
for use October 1, 2021, through
September 30, 2024. The existing
formula rates (approved under the
WAPA Administrator’s short-term rate
authority) expire on September 30,
2021. No changes are being proposed to
the existing formula rates under the
rates for short-term sales Rate Schedules
L–NFJDT (joint dispatch transmission),
L–AS4 (energy imbalance), L–AS9
(generator imbalance), and L–AS7
(balancing authority real power losses).
DATES: A consultation and comment
period will begin April 21, 2021 and
end May 21, 2021. RMR will accept
written comments at any time during
the 30-day consultation and comment
period.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
requests to be informed of Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
actions concerning the proposed
formula rates submitted by WAPA to
FERC for approval should be sent to:
Mr. Timothy A. Vigil, Acting Regional
Manager, Rocky Mountain Region,
Western Area Power Administration,
5555 East Crossroads Boulevard,
Loveland, CO 80538–8986, or email:
LAPtransadj@wapa.gov. RMR will post
information about the proposed formula
rates and written comments received to
its website at: https://www.wapa.gov/
regions/RM/rates/Pages/2021-LongTerm-Rates---WEIS-Market.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
Sheila D. Cook, Rates Manager, Rocky
Mountain Region, Western Area Power
Administration, (970) 685–9562 or
email: scook@wapa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
9, 2017, FERC approved and confirmed
LAP transmission and LAP, WACM, and
Colorado River Storage Project ancillary
services formula rates under Rate
Schedules L–NT1 (network), L–FPT1
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(firm point-to-point), L–NFPT1 (nonfirm point-to-point), L–UU1 (unreserved
use), L–AS1 (scheduling and dispatch),
L–AS2 (reactive supply and voltage
control (VAR) support), L–AS3
(regulation), L–AS4 (energy imbalance),
L–AS5 (spinning reserves), L–AS6
(supplemental reserves), L–AS7
(transmission losses), and L–AS9
(generator imbalance) under Rate Order
No. WAPA–174 for a 5-year period
through September 30, 2021.1 On
December 29, 2020, WAPA’s
Administrator approved rates for shortterm sales for RMR to use under the
WEIS Market, which superseded the
previously approved Rate Schedules L–
AS4 (energy imbalance), L–AS9
(generator imbalance), and L–AS7
(transmission losses) and which created
a new Rate Schedule, L–NFJDT (joint
dispatch transmission), for the 8-month
period February 1, 2021, through
September 30, 2021.
The existing formula rates under the
rates for short-term sales provide
sufficient revenue to recover annual
costs within the cost recovery criteria
set forth in Department of Energy (DOE)
Order RA 6120.2. RMR proposes that
the long-term formula-based rates would
take effect October 1, 2021. The
proposed formula rates would remain in
effect until September 30, 2024, or until
WAPA changes the formula rates
through another public rate process
pursuant to 10 CFR part 903, whichever
occurs first. For more information on
the proposed rates, please see the
customer brochure located on RMR’s
website at: https://www.wapa.gov/
regions/RM/rates/Pages/2021-LongTerm-Rates---WEIS-Market.aspx.
Under a separate rate extension
process, Rate Order No. WAPA–196,
RMR is concurrently proposing to
extend the remaining 5-year formula
rates under Rate Schedules L–NT1
(network), L–FPT1 (firm point-to-point),
L–NFPT1 (non-firm point-to-point), L–
UU1 (unreserved use), L–AS1
(scheduling and dispatch), L–AS2 (VAR
support), L–AS3 (regulation), L–AS5
(spinning reserves), and L–AS6
(supplemental reserves) for this same 3year period, October 1, 2021, through
September 30, 2024.
This 3-year period would allow RMR
time to refine the WEIS Market
implementation and investigate the
potential expansion of and participation
in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
Regional Transmission Organization
(RTO) in the Western Interconnection.
1 Order Confirming and Approving Rate
Schedules on a Final Basis, FERC Docket Nos.
EF16–5–000 and EF16–5–001, 158 FERC ¶ 62,181
(2017).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-116-000]
Gulf States Transmission LLC; Notice of Application and
Establishing Intervention Deadline
Take notice that on April 6, 2021, Gulf States Transmission LLC
(Gulf States) 1300 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket
No. CP21-116-000, an abbreviated application pursuant to Section 7(b)
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the Commission's
regulations requesting authorization to abandon by sale to ETC
Haynesville LLC (ETCH) the Gulf States interstate pipeline system in
its entirety consisting of approximately 10 miles of 12-inch and 20-
inch pipelines, meter and regulator stations, receipt and delivery
points, and related and appurtenant facilities (collectively referred
to as the Pipeline System) located in Harrison County, Texas, and Caddo
Parish, Louisiana. Gulf States is also requesting authority to abandon
its: (i) NGA Section 7 certificate of public convenience and necessity
for the acquisition, construction, and operation of the Pipeline
System; (ii) blanket certificate issued under Part 157, Subpart F of
the Commission's regulations; and (iii) Part 284 blanket certificate to
provide open access transportation; as well as the cancellation of its
FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, including all rate
schedules therein, all as more fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
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 the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
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Any questions regarding this filing may be directed to Blair
Lichtenwalter, Senior Director of Certificates, Gulf States
Transmission LLC, 1300 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002; by phone at
(713) 989-2605, or by email at [email protected].
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure,\1\ within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will
either: complete its environmental review 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 environmental
assessment (EA) for this proposal. The filing of an 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.
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Public Participation
There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project: you can file comments on the project, and you can file a
motion to intervene in the proceeding. There is no fee or cost for
filing comments or intervening. The deadline for filing a motion to
intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 6, 2021.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. Comments
may include statements of support or objections to the project as a
whole or specific aspects of the project. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments
are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments on or
before May 6, 2021.
There are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the
Commission. In all instances, please reference the Project docket
number CP21-116-000 in your submission.
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's website at www.ferc.gov
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy
method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a
project;
(2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you
are making; first select ``General'' and then select ``Comment on a
Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address below \2\. Your written comments must reference
the Project docket number (CP21-116-000).
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\2\ Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
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First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments (options 1
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or [email protected] Persons who comment on the
environmental review of this project will be placed on the Commission's
environmental mailing list, and will receive notification when the
environmental documents (EA or EIS) are issued for this project and
will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's
environmental review process.
The Commission considers all comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. However, the filing of
a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the
proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding.
For instructions on how to intervene, see below.
Interventions
Any person, which includes individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities,\3\ has the option to file a motion
to intervene in this proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to
request rehearing of Commission orders issued in this proceeding and to
subsequently challenge the Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit
Courts of Appeal.
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To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure \4\ and the regulations under the NGA \5\ by the
intervention deadline for the project, which is May 6, 2021. As
described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to
the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as
the your interest in the proceeding. [For an individual, this could
include your status as a landowner, ratepayer, resident of an impacted
community, or recreationist. You do not need to have property directly
impacted by the project in order to intervene.] For more information
about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both
instances, please reference the Project docket number CP21-116-000 in
your submission.
(1) You may file your motion to intervene by using the Commission's
eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. New eFiling
users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You
will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select
``General'' and then select ``Intervention.'' The eFiling feature
includes a document-less intervention option; for more information,
visit https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf.; or
(2) You can file a paper copy of your motion to intervene, along
with three copies, by mailing the documents to the address below.\6\
Your motion to intervene must reference the Project docket number CP21-
116-000.
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\6\ Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
The Commission encourages electronic filing of motions to intervene
(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or [email protected]
Motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail
or email at: Gulf States Transmission LLC, 1300 Main Street, Houston,
Texas 77002; or at [email protected]. Any
subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the
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applicant and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact information
for parties can be downloaded from the service list at the eService
link on FERC Online. Service can be via email with a link to the
document.
All timely, unopposed \7\ motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\8\ Motions to intervene that
are filed after the intervention deadline are untimely, and may be
denied. Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the time limitation should be waived
and provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule
214(d) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\9\ A person obtaining
party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the
Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or
electronic) of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other
parties.
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\7\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
\8\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
\9\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project
will be available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at
(866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides
access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. For more information and to register, go to
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 6, 2021.
Dated: April 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-08240 Filed 4-20-21; 8:45 am]
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