WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline, 18538-18539 [2023-06438]

Download as PDF 18538 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 29, 2023 / Notices Dakota 58503, at (701) 530–1563, or by email at lori.myerchin@wenergy.com. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP23–91–000] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline Take notice that on March 9, 2023, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (WBI), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request to abandon by sale mainline natural gas facilities located in Big Horn an Washakie Counties, Wyoming, under authorities granted by its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82– 487–000, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Specifically, WBI proposes to abandon by sale a portion of its Worland Cabin Creek mainline, which consist of 4.8 miles of 12-inch-diameter pipeline and associated facilities on WBI’s Line Section 20. WBI is selling these facilities to Kentex Worland, LLC (Kentex). WBI states that no service to any customer will be interrupted or otherwise adversely affected by the abandonment of the facilities described above. Upon the sale of the facilities to Kentex, the facilities would not be used to provide FERC-jurisdictional natural gas service. Kentex intends to utilize the facilities for gas gathering purposes. 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 FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this prior notice request should be directed to Lori Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Transportation Services, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:20 Mar 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 19, 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. 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 May 19, 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 May 19, 2023. As described further in Rule 214, your 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 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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 19, 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 CP23–91–000 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’’; or 6 6 Additionally, you may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s website at E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 29, 2023 / Notices (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 CP23–91– 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 send 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 at: Lori Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Transportation Services, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, or by email at lori.myerchin@wenergy.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. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 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. 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:20 Mar 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 Dated: March 20, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–06438 Filed 3–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2628–066] Alabama Power Company; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Application On March 3, 2023, Alabama Power Company submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a copy of its application for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification filed with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (Alabama DEM), in conjunction with the above captioned project. Pursuant to 40 CFR 121.6 and section 5.23(b) of the Commission’s regulations,1 we hereby notify Alabama DEM of the following: Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: March 3, 2023. Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year (March 3, 2024). If Alabama DEM fails or refuses to act on the water quality certification request on or before the above date, then the agency certifying authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1). Dated: March 23, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–06520 Filed 3–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC23–66–000. Applicants: Apple Blossom Wind, LLC, Black Oak Wind, LLC, Boulder Solar II, LLC, Cedar Creek II, LLC, Flat Ridge Interconnection LLC, Fowler Ridge II Wind Farm, LLC, Flat Ridge 3 Wind Energy LLC, Harry Allen Solar 1 18 PO 00000 CFR 5.23(b). Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18539 Energy LLC, Mehoopany Wind Energy LLC. Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act of Apple Blossom Wind, LLC, et al. Filed Date: 3/22/23. Accession Number: 20230322–5182. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/23. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG23–105–000. Applicants: Partin Solar LLC. Description: Partin Solar LLC submits Notice of Self–Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 3/22/23. Accession Number: 20230322–5171. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/23. Docket Numbers: EG23–106–000. Applicants: Desert Peak Energy Center, LLC. Description: Desert Peak Energy Center, LLC submits Notice of Self– Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 3/22/23. Accession Number: 20230322–5172. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/23. Docket Numbers: EG23–107–000. Applicants: Desert Peak Energy Storage I, LLC. Description: Desert Peak Energy Storage I, LLC submits Notice of Self– Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 3/22/23. Accession Number: 20230322–5173. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/23. Docket Numbers: EG23–108–000. Applicants: Desert Peak Energy Storage II, LLC. Description: Desert Peak Energy Storage II, LLC submits Notice of Self– Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 3/22/23. Accession Number: 20230322–5174. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/23. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER23–72–002. Applicants: Omaha Public Power District, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: Tariff Amendment: Omaha Public Power District submits tariff filing per 35.17(b): Deficiency Response -Omaha Public Power Dist Revisions to Formula Rate Protocols to be effective 1/1/2024. Filed Date: 3/23/23. Accession Number: 20230323–5061. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/13/23. Docket Numbers: ER23–366–002 Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18538-18539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP23-91-000]


WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline

    Take notice that on March 9, 2023, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. 
(WBI), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, filed in 
the above referenced docket, a prior notice request to abandon by sale 
mainline natural gas facilities located in Big Horn an Washakie 
Counties, Wyoming, under authorities granted by its blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-487-000, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Specifically, WBI proposes to abandon by sale a portion of its 
Worland Cabin Creek mainline, which consist of 4.8 miles of 12-inch-
diameter pipeline and associated facilities on WBI's Line Section 20. 
WBI is selling these facilities to Kentex Worland, LLC (Kentex). WBI 
states that no service to any customer will be interrupted or otherwise 
adversely affected by the abandonment of the facilities described 
above. Upon the sale of the facilities to Kentex, the facilities would 
not be used to provide FERC-jurisdictional natural gas service. Kentex 
intends to utilize the facilities for gas gathering purposes.
    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 FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this prior notice request 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 by 
email at [email protected].

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 19, 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 May 19, 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 May 19, 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 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 19, 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 
CP23-91-000 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''; or \6\
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    \6\ 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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    (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 CP23-91-000.
    To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    To send 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 at: Lori Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs and 
Transportation Services, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West 
Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, 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 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 20, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-06438 Filed 3-28-23; 8:45 am]
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