Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline, 10505-10506 [2023-03462]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 / Notices Description: Northern Natural Gas submits report of the penalty and daily delivery variance charge (DDVC) revenues that have been credited to shippers. Filed Date: 2/13/23. Accession Number: 20230213–5084. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/23. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. Filings in Existing Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP19–78–008. Applicants: Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP. Description: Compliance filing: Opinion No. 885 Compliance FilingDocket Nos. RP19–78, RP19–1523, and RP19–257 to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 2/14/23. Accession Number: 20230214–5047. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/23. Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: February 14, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–03550 Filed 2–17–23; 8:45 am] (Viking), 100 West 5th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105, filed a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157.210 of the Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82– 414–000 requesting authorization to construct its Viking Project—Line MNG2207B–100. Specifically, Viking proposes to install a new 2,500 horsepower gas-fired reciprocating compressor unit at its Angus Compressor Station in Polk County, Minnesota. The Project is designed to transport up to 30,000 dekatherms per day of incremental firm transportation service to an existing delivery point in Fargo, North Dakota. Viking estimates the cost of the project to be $11,381,461, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Any questions concerning this request should be directed to Denise Adams, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Viking Gas Transmission Company, 100 West 5th Street, ONEOK Plaza, Tulsa, Oklahoma, by telephone at (918) 732–1408 or by email at regulatoryaffairs@oneok.com. 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 (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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Public Participation DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [Docket No. CP23–41–000] Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline Take notice that on January 30, 2023, Viking Gas Transmission Company VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Feb 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 There are three ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of this project: you can file a protest to the project, you can file a motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the project. There is no fee or cost for filing protests, motions to intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 10, 2023. How to file protests, motions to intervene, and comments is explained below. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10505 Protests Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission’s regulations under the NGA,1 any person 2 or the Commission’s staff may file a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed or if a protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request for authorization will be considered by the Commission. Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section 157.205(e) of the Commission’s regulations,3 and must be submitted by the protest deadline, which is April 10, 2023. A protest may also serve as a motion to intervene so long as the protestor states it also seeks to be an intervenor. Interventions Any person 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 April 10, 2023. As described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as 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. All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to intervene that are filed after the 1 18 CFR 157.205. include individuals, organizations, businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d). 3 18 CFR 157.205(e). 4 18 CFR 385.214. 5 18 CFR 157.10. 2 Persons E:\FR\FM\21FEN1.SGM 21FEN1 10506 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 / Notices 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. 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. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Comments Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The Commission considers all comments received about the project in determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments on or before April 10, 2023. 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. How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number CP23–41–000 in your submission. (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments 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 ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or ‘‘Comment on a Filing.’’ The Commission’s eFiling staff are available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission. Your submission must reference the Project docket number CP23–41–000. To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: Denise Adams, Director, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Feb 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 Regulatory Affairs, Viking Gas Transmission Company, 100 West 5th Street, ONEOK Plaza, Tulsa, Oklahoma, by telephone at (918) 732–1408 or by email at regulatoryaffairs@oneok.com. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the 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. 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. Dated: February 9, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–03462 Filed 2–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD23–5–000] Roundtable on Environmental Justice and Equity in Infrastructure Permitting; Supplemental Notice of Roundtable As announced in the Notice of Roundtable and Request for Panelists issued in this proceeding on January 27, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) will convene a Commissioner-led roundtable to discuss environmental justice and equity in its jurisdictional infrastructure permitting processes. The roundtable will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. This roundtable will be held in person in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, with hybrid capabilities. The preliminary agenda for this event is attached. The roundtable will be open for the public to attend both in-person and virtually, and there is no fee for attendance. Simultaneous Spanish translation will be available for virtual attendees. Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to preregister on the event page for both virtual and in-person attendance. Inperson seating will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis on the day of the event and overflow rooms will be available. A second supplemental notice will be issued prior to the roundtable with the confirmed panelists and questions. Information on this roundtable will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The event will be recorded and recordings in both English and Spanish will be posted within one day of the event. English and Spanish transcriptions will also be made available following the event at no charge. As a reminder, the Commission is seeking nominations of panelists to participate in the roundtable by February 17, 2023. Each nomination should indicate name, contact information, organizational affiliation, and what issues the proposed panelist would speak on to EnvironmentalJusticeRoundtable@ ferc.gov. Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. American Sign Language Interpretation will be provided for in-person attendees and the live stream will feature closed captioning. For additional accessibility accommodations, please send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov, call toll-free (866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 208– 8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208– 2106 with the required accommodations. For more information about this roundtable, please contact EnvironmentalJusticeRoundtable@ ferc.gov. For information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502–8368. Dated: February 14, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–03545 Filed 2–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\21FEN1.SGM 21FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10505-10506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03462]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP23-41-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline

    Take notice that on January 30, 2023, Viking Gas Transmission 
Company (Viking), 100 West 5th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105, filed a 
prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157.210 
of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and its 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-414-000 requesting 
authorization to construct its Viking Project--Line MNG2207B-100. 
Specifically, Viking proposes to install a new 2,500 horsepower gas-
fired reciprocating compressor unit at its Angus Compressor Station in 
Polk County, Minnesota. The Project is designed to transport up to 
30,000 dekatherms per day of incremental firm transportation service to 
an existing delivery point in Fargo, North Dakota. Viking estimates the 
cost of the project to be $11,381,461, all as more fully set forth in 
the request which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Any questions concerning this request should be directed to Denise 
Adams, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Viking Gas Transmission Company, 
100 West 5th Street, ONEOK Plaza, Tulsa, Oklahoma, by telephone at 
(918) 732-1408 or by email at [email protected].
    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 (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 the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free, 
(886) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.

Public Participation

    There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review 
of this project: you can file a protest to the project, you can file a 
motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the 
project. There is no fee or cost for filing protests, motions to 
intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to 
intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 10, 2023. 
How to file protests, motions to intervene, and comments is explained 
below.

Protests

    Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under 
the NGA,\1\ any person \2\ or the Commission's staff may file a protest 
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed or if a 
protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed 
time for filing a protest, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be 
authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a 
protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time 
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request for authorization 
will be considered by the Commission.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 157.205.
    \2\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses, 
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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    Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section 
157.205(e) of the Commission's regulations,\3\ and must be submitted by 
the protest deadline, which is April 10, 2023. A protest may also serve 
as a motion to intervene so long as the protestor states it also seeks 
to be an intervenor.
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    \3\ 18 CFR 157.205(e).
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Interventions

    Any person 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 April 10, 2023. As 
described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to 
the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as 
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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    \4\ 18 CFR 385.214.
    \5\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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    All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically 
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to intervene that are 
filed after the

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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. 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.

Comments

    Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The 
Commission considers all comments received about the project in 
determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your 
comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments 
on or before April 10, 2023. 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.

How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments

    There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and 
comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number 
CP23-41-000 in your submission.
    (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments 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 ``Protest'', 
``Intervention'', or ``Comment on a Filing.'' The Commission's eFiling 
staff are available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or 
[email protected]
    (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission. Your submission 
must reference the Project docket number CP23-41-000.
    To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant 
either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: Denise Adams, 
Director, Regulatory Affairs, Viking Gas Transmission Company, 100 West 
5th Street, ONEOK Plaza, Tulsa, Oklahoma, by telephone at (918) 732-
1408 or by email at [email protected].
    Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the 
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.

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.

    Dated: February 9, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-03462 Filed 2-17-23; 8:45 am]
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