Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request for Extension of Time, 25396-25397 [2023-08740]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 25396 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 / Notices into the Nashua river; (9) a 278-foot-long bypass reach extending from the spillway crest and stoplog bays to the downstream of the powerhouse at the tailrace, bypassing 20 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water for environmental flows; (10) an upstream fish passage; (11) a 610-foot-long, 34.5-kilovolt underground transmission line connects the generator transformer to the interconnect point; and (12) appurtenant facilities. The estimated gross head of the project is 38 feet. The powerplant has a maximum nameplate capacity of 3 MW. The project generates an annual average of 12,563 megawatthours. The City proposes to continue to operate the project in a run-of-river mode with no storage or flood control capacity. The project operates within a flow range of 180 cfs (150 cfs minimum hydraulic capacity to start a single turbine, plus 20 cfs minimum bypass release at the dam and an additional 10 cfs flow routed through the Mill Pond gatehouse to the Mill Pond and canal) and 1,100 cfs (maximum hydraulic capacity of the plant—two turbines combined) or a river flow of 1,130 cfs. Any flow above the capacity of the turbines plus minimum bypass flow and Mill pond diversion is spilled over the dam spillway and through the overflow section of the flood sluice gate. m. 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:// 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. You may also register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. n. Register online at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. Scoping Process: The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Mine Falls Hydroelectric Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider site-specific environmental VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued on April 19, 2023. Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing list and the applicant’s distribution list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph m. Based on all written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process. Dated: April 19, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–08738 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas & Oil Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP23–690–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NonConforming Mercuria and Spotlight May 23 to be effective 11/1/2022. Filed Date: 4/18/23. Accession Number: 20230418–5139. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/1/23. 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. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: April 20, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–08787 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Staff Attendance at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation Compliance and Certification Committee Meetings The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that members of the Commission and/or Commission staff may attend the following meeting: Compliance and Certification Committee ERCOT Austin Offices, 8000 Metropolis Blvd., Building E, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78744 April 26, 2023, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Central April 27, 2023, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Central Further information regarding these meetings may be found at: https:// www.nerc.com/Pages/Calendar.aspx. The discussions at the meetings, which are open to the public, may address matters at issue in the following Commission proceeding: Docket Nos. RD22–4–000, RD22–4–001 Registration of Inverter-Based Resources For further information, please contact Leigh Anne Faugust (202) 502– 6396 or leigh.faugust@ferc.gov. Dated: April 20, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–08786 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP22–33–001] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request for Extension of Time Take notice that on April 13, 2023, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) requested that Federal E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 / Notices Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until May 31, 2025, for the Redfield Broderick Well Replacement Project (Project), to allow sufficient time to complete construction of the Project. Northern received a prior notice authorization for the Project on March 7, 2022, which authorized: Northern to replace the existing Broderick No. 9 well with a new well, the Broderick No. 16 well, along with associated surface facilities at Northern’s existing Redfield storage field located in Dallas County, Iowa. The Commission’s prior notice regulations require Northern to complete the construction of the Project and make it available for service within one year from issuance, or by March 7, 2023.1 In Northern’s request for an extension of time, Northern stated that it did not anticipate downhole issues within the Broderick No. 16 well and fully anticipated the drill would be completed within the one-year construction timeframe. Northern has completed the abandonment of the Broderick No. 9 well; however, the Broderick No. 16 well installation has not been completed. Northern reported in the weekly environmental inspector reports that Northern was experiencing downhole cement integrity issues at the Broderick No. 16 well resulting from poor cement bond quality in the production casing. To attempt to remediate the integrity concerns, Northern’s contractor conducted two cement squeeze remediations August 2022. Northern’s drilling contractor also ran a cement bond log tool, which indicated that the cement squeeze remediations were insufficient. On September 13, 2022, the drill rig was removed from Broderick No. 16 well lot, and Northern continues to work with industry consultants for remedial options. Due to the extenuating circumstances Northern requests an extension of time which to complete the Project from the one-year date of March 7, 2023, to the new projected completion date of May 31, 2025. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Northern’s request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 1 18 CFR 157.206. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).2 As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,3 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.4 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.5 The Commission will not consider arguments that re-litigate the issuance of the Certificate Order, including whether the Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience and necessity and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.6 At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.7 The OEP Director, or his or her designee, will act on those extension requests that are uncontested. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// 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. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using 2 Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 39 (2020). 3 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1). 4 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 5 Id. P 40. 6 Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the permit order complied with NEPA. 7 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25397 the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original copy of the protest or intervention by US mail to Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions by any other courier in docketed proceedings should be delivered to, Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2023. Dated: April 19, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–08740 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD23–7–000] PJM Capacity Market Forum; Notice of Forum Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will convene a Commissioner-led forum to examine the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) capacity market in the above-captioned proceeding on June 15, 2023, from approximately 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The forum will be held in-person at the Commission headquarters at 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 in the Commission Meeting Room. The forum will include three panels to solicit varied perspectives on the current state of the PJM capacity market, potential improvements, and related proposals to address resource adequacy. The first panel, the overview panel, will explore whether the PJM capacity market is achieving its objectives of ensuring resource adequacy at just and reasonable rates. The second panel, the technical panel, will discuss potential market design reforms that may be needed to ensure PJM’s capacity market is achieving its objectives. The third panel, a roundtable with state representatives (including state Commissioners), will discuss their views and respond to the first and second panels’ discussions. Additional detail on these topics and panels will be shared in subsequent notices. Individuals interested in participating as panelists should submit a selfnomination email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 28, 2023 to PJM- E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25396-25397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08740]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP22-33-001]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request for Extension of 
Time

    Take notice that on April 13, 2023, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern) requested that Federal

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Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, 
until May 31, 2025, for the Redfield Broderick Well Replacement Project 
(Project), to allow sufficient time to complete construction of the 
Project. Northern received a prior notice authorization for the Project 
on March 7, 2022, which authorized: Northern to replace the existing 
Broderick No. 9 well with a new well, the Broderick No. 16 well, along 
with associated surface facilities at Northern's existing Redfield 
storage field located in Dallas County, Iowa. The Commission's prior 
notice regulations require Northern to complete the construction of the 
Project and make it available for service within one year from 
issuance, or by March 7, 2023.\1\
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    \1\ 18 CFR 157.206.
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    In Northern's request for an extension of time, Northern stated 
that it did not anticipate downhole issues within the Broderick No. 16 
well and fully anticipated the drill would be completed within the one-
year construction timeframe. Northern has completed the abandonment of 
the Broderick No. 9 well; however, the Broderick No. 16 well 
installation has not been completed. Northern reported in the weekly 
environmental inspector reports that Northern was experiencing downhole 
cement integrity issues at the Broderick No. 16 well resulting from 
poor cement bond quality in the production casing. To attempt to 
remediate the integrity concerns, Northern's contractor conducted two 
cement squeeze remediations August 2022. Northern's drilling contractor 
also ran a cement bond log tool, which indicated that the cement 
squeeze remediations were insufficient. On September 13, 2022, the 
drill rig was removed from Broderick No. 16 well lot, and Northern 
continues to work with industry consultants for remedial options. Due 
to the extenuating circumstances Northern requests an extension of time 
which to complete the Project from the one-year date of March 7, 2023, 
to the new projected completion date of May 31, 2025.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Northern's request 
for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will 
be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party 
to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the 
comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).\2\
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    \2\ Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to 
the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas 
Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 39 (2020).
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    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on 
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural 
Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order 
issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,\3\ the 
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 
days.\4\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether 
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the 
extension.\5\ The Commission will not consider arguments that re-
litigate the issuance of the Certificate Order, including whether the 
Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience 
and necessity and whether the Commission's environmental analysis for 
the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.\6\ 
At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on 
certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the 
Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.\7\ The OEP Director, or 
his or her designee, will act on those extension requests that are 
uncontested.
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    \3\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
    \4\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \5\ Id. P 40.
    \6\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance 
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed 
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the 
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied 
with NEPA.
    \7\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
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    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://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. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at 
https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original copy of the protest or intervention by US mail to 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions by any 
other courier in docketed proceedings should be delivered to, Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2023.

    Dated: April 19, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08740 Filed 4-25-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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