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[Docket No. CP23–87–000]
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice
of Request Under Blanket
Authorization and Establishing
Intervention and Protest Deadline
Take notice that on March 7, 2023,
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (WBI
Energy), 1250 West Century Avenue,
Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, filed a
prior notice request for authorization, in
accordance with 18 CFR 157.205,
157.208, 157.210, 157.211 and 157.216
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of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) regulations
under the Natural Gas Act and WBI
Energy’s blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82–487–000, to construct,
uprate, modify, operate and abandon
natural gas facilities in Butte, Lawrence,
Meade and Pennington Counties, South
Dakota (Project).
WBI Energy’s states its Project is
designed to provide up to 25,000
dekatherms per day for its customers
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MontanaDakota) and Black Hills Service
Company, LLC, as shown in Table 1 of
WBI Energy’s application.1 WBI Energy
proposes to: (1) uprate 23 miles of the
Yellow Mainline from a Maximum
Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP)
of 470 pounds per square inch gauge
(psig) to an MAOP of 1,017 psig
commencing from the Belle Fourche
Compressor Station, located in Butte
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County, South Dakota and ending at the
proposed Deadwood Mainline Transfer
Station to be constructed in Lawrence
County, South Dakota; (2) install a
second stage compressor unit (Unit 8)
and associated equipment facilities at its
existing Belle Fourche Compressor
Station; (3) extend the existing Yellow
and Red Mainlines 500 feet southwest
from the current Krebs Station in
Pennington County, South Dakota; (4)
construct 6.6 miles of new 8-inchdiameter lateral pipeline in Lawrence
County, South Dakota; and (4) replace
and construct town border stations and
valve settings as detailed in Table 2 of
WBI Energy’s application.2
Additionally, WBI Energy proposes to
abandon in place 6.6 miles of 4-inchdiameter lateral pipeline in Lawrence
County, South Dakota, abandon by
removal multiple meter stations in
Meade County, South Dakota, and
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abandon by sale to Montana-Dakota four
existing station outlet valves at the
Krebs Station located in Pennington,
South Dakota. WBI Energy also proposes
to perform work on associated auxiliary
facilities under Section 2.55(a) of the
Commissions regulations as detailed in
Table 3 of WBI Energy’s application.3
WBI Energy states that the cost of the
Project will be $33,800,000, 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.
Any questions concerning this
application should be directed to Lori
Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs
and Transportation Services, WBI
Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West
Century Avenue, Bismarck, North
Dakota 58503, at (701) 530–1563 or
lori.myerchin@wbienergy.com.
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure,4 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
3 Application
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at 11.
CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) § 157.9.
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the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
for the project, which is May 15, 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
Public Participation
in the proceeding. For an individual,
There are three ways to become
this could include your status as a
involved in the Commission’s review of
landowner, ratepayer, resident of an
this project: you can file a protest to the
impacted community, or recreationist.
project, you can file a motion to
You do not need to have property
intervene in the proceeding, and you
can file comments on the project. There directly impacted by the project in order
to intervene. For more information
is no fee or cost for filing protests,
motions to intervene, or comments. The about motions to intervene, refer to the
FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/
deadline for filing protests, motions to
resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on May 15, 2023. How to
All timely, unopposed motions to
file protests, motions to intervene, and
intervene are automatically granted by
comments is explained below.
operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to
intervene that are filed after the
Protests
intervention deadline are untimely and
Pursuant to section 157.205 of the
may be denied. Any late-filed motion to
Commission’s regulations under the
NGA,5 any person 6 or the Commission’s intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the
staff may file a protest to the request. If
time limitation should be waived and
no protest is filed within the time
provide justification by reference to
allowed or if a protest is filed and then
factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the
withdrawn within 30 days after the
Commission’s Rules and Regulations. A
allowed time for filing a protest, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be person obtaining party status will be
placed on the service list maintained by
authorized effective the day after the
the Secretary of the Commission and
time allowed for protest. If a protest is
filed and not withdrawn within 30 days will receive copies (paper or electronic)
of all documents filed by the applicant
after the time allowed for filing a
and by all other parties.
protest, the instant request for
authorization will be considered by the
Comments
Commission.
Protests must comply with the
Any person wishing to comment on
requirements specified in section
the project may do so. The Commission
157.205(e) of the Commission’s
considers all comments received about
regulations,7 and must be submitted by
the project in determining the
the protest deadline, which is May 15,
appropriate action to be taken. To
2023. A protest may also serve as a
ensure that your comments are timely
motion to intervene so long as the
and properly recorded, please submit
protestor states it also seeks to be an
your comments on or before May 15,
intervenor.
2023. The filing of a comment alone will
Interventions
not serve to make the filer a party to the
proceeding. To become a party, you
Any person has the option to file a
must intervene in the proceeding.
motion to intervene in this proceeding.
Only intervenors have the right to
How To File Protests, Interventions, and
request rehearing of Commission orders Comments
issued in this proceeding and to
subsequently challenge the
There are two ways to submit
Commission’s orders in the U.S. Circuit protests, motions to intervene, and
Courts of Appeal.
comments. In both instances, please
To intervene, you must submit a
reference the Project docket number
motion to intervene to the Commission
CP23–87–000 in your submission.
in accordance with Rule 214 of the
(1) You may file your protest, motion
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
to intervene, and comments by using the
Procedure 8 and the regulations under
Commission’s eFiling feature, which is
the NGA 9 by the intervention deadline
located on the Commission’s website
5 18 CFR 157.205.
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
6 Persons include individuals, organizations,
Documents and Filings. New eFiling
businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18
users must first create an account by
CFR 385.102(d).
clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be
7 18 CFR 157.205(e).
asked to select the type of filing you are
8 18 CFR 385.214.
making; first select General’’ and then
9 18 CFR 157.10.
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select ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or
‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 10
(2) You can file a paper copy of your
submission by mailing it to the address
below. Your submission must reference
the Project docket number CP23–87–
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.
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of submissions (option
1 above) and has eFiling staff available
to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
Protests and motions to intervene
must be served on the applicant either
by mail or email (with a link to the
document) at: Lori Myerchin, Director,
Regulatory Affairs and Transportation
Services, WBI Energy Transmission,
Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue,
Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, at (701)
530–1563 or lori.myerchin@
wbienergy.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
10 Additionally, 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.
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register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
Dated: March 14, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER22–709–004.
Applicants: Missouri Joint Municipal
Electric Utility Commission, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Description: Compliance filing:
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility
Commission submits tariff filing per 35:
Settlement Compliance Filing of
MJMEUC in Response to February 16
Order to be effective 6/1/2022.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5037.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1349–000.
Applicants: Northern States Power
Company, a Wisconsin corporation,
Northern States Power Company, a
Minnesota corporation.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Northern States Power Company, a
Wisconsin corporation submits tariff
filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2023
Interchange Agreement Annual Filing to
be effective 1/1/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5024.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1350–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Ameren Services Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2023–03–15_SA 4006
Ameren Missouri-Hannibal Wholesale
Connection Agreement to be effective
5/15/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5029.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1351–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2023–03–15_SA 3482 ATC-Wisconsin
Electric Power 2nd Rev GIA (J878 J1316)
to be effective 3/8/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
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Accession Number: 20230315–5034.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1357–000.
Applicants: Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amendment to Rate Schedule FERC No.
27 to be effective 5/15/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5047.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1358–000.
Applicants: AmeriPro Energy Corp.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Application for Market Based Rate
Authority to be effective 5/14/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5048.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1361–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Revisions to Add Enhanced Language to
Attachment V (RR 523) to be effective
5/15/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5052.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1362–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: ISA,
SA No. 6821; Queue No. AF1–040 to be
effective 2/16/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5056.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1363–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original ISA, Service Agreement No.
6822; Queue No. AF1–328 to be
effective 2/28/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5059.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1364–000.
Applicants: Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amendment to Rate Schedule FERC No.
26 to be effective 5/15/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5061.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1366–000.
Applicants: Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amendment to Rate Schedule FERC No.
21 to be effective 5/15/2023.
Filed Date: 3/15/23.
Accession Number: 20230315–5068.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1371–000.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP23-87-000]
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline
Take notice that on March 7, 2023, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
(WBI Energy), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503,
filed a prior notice request for authorization, in accordance with 18
CFR 157.205, 157.208, 157.210, 157.211 and 157.216 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations under the
Natural Gas Act and WBI Energy's blanket certificate issued in Docket
No. CP82-487-000, to construct, uprate, modify, operate and abandon
natural gas facilities in Butte, Lawrence, Meade and Pennington
Counties, South Dakota (Project).
WBI Energy's states its Project is designed to provide up to 25,000
dekatherms per day for its customers Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
(Montana-Dakota) and Black Hills Service Company, LLC, as shown in
Table 1 of WBI Energy's application.\1\ WBI Energy proposes to: (1)
uprate 23 miles of the Yellow Mainline from a Maximum Allowable
Operating Pressure (MAOP) of 470 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) to
an MAOP of 1,017 psig commencing from the Belle Fourche Compressor
Station, located in Butte County, South Dakota and ending at the
proposed Deadwood Mainline Transfer Station to be constructed in
Lawrence County, South Dakota; (2) install a second stage compressor
unit (Unit 8) and associated equipment facilities at its existing Belle
Fourche Compressor Station; (3) extend the existing Yellow and Red
Mainlines 500 feet southwest from the current Krebs Station in
Pennington County, South Dakota; (4) construct 6.6 miles of new 8-inch-
diameter lateral pipeline in Lawrence County, South Dakota; and (4)
replace and construct town border stations and valve settings as
detailed in Table 2 of WBI Energy's application.\2\
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Additionally, WBI Energy proposes to abandon in place 6.6 miles of
4-inch-diameter lateral pipeline in Lawrence County, South Dakota,
abandon by removal multiple meter stations in Meade County, South
Dakota, and
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abandon by sale to Montana-Dakota four existing station outlet valves
at the Krebs Station located in Pennington, South Dakota. WBI Energy
also proposes to perform work on associated auxiliary facilities under
Section 2.55(a) of the Commissions regulations as detailed in Table 3
of WBI Energy's application.\3\ WBI Energy states that the cost of the
Project will be $33,800,000, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
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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 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.
Any questions concerning this application should be directed to
Lori Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Transportation
Services, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue,
Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, at (701) 530-1563 or
[email protected].
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure,\4\ 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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\4\ 18 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Sec. 157.9.
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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 May 15, 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,\5\ any person \6\ 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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\5\ 18 CFR 157.205.
\6\ 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,\7\ and must be submitted by
the protest deadline, which is May 15, 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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\7\ 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 \8\ and the regulations under the NGA \9\ by the
intervention deadline for the project, which is May 15, 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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All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). 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. 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 May 15, 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
CP23-87-000 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
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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.
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(2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to
the address below. Your submission must reference the Project docket
number CP23-87-000.
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.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option
1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502-
8258 or [email protected]
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: Lori
Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Transportation Services, WBI
Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North
Dakota 58503, at (701) 530-1563 or [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: March 14, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-05661 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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