Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline, 34148-34149 [2023-11241]

Download as PDF 34148 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 102 / Friday, May 26, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP23–477–000] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline Take notice that on May 10, 2023, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC (NGPL), 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and NGPL’s blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–402–000, seeking authorization to abandon in-place its Compressor Station 158 (CS 158) located in Dewey County, Oklahoma (Compressor Station 158 Abandonment Project). Specifically, NGPL states that the project consists of abandoning in-place CS 158 facilities including a 2,745 HP compressor unit, fuel gas heater, dehydrator, control room, auxiliary building, odorizer, positive meter, waste sump tank, waste oil storage tank, water well, meter building, and gas reservoir tank. NGPL states that the project will allow abandonment of CS 158 facilities that are no longer required due to the changes in receipt and delivery points utilized by shippers on its system and the current operating conditions of its Mountain View to Minneola (M&M) Line, coupled with the steady decline since 2011 of gas produced in the Granite Wash producing area in the Anadarko Basin. Thus, NGPL asserts that the operation of CS 158 is not needed to meet its existing firm contractual commitments, and NGPL does not anticipate CS 158 will be needed to meet future service obligations. NGPL estimates the total cost of the Project to be $177,000, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open for 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 (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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 May 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FercOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. Any questions concerning this request should be directed to Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory, for Kinder Morgan Inc., as Operator of Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC, 2 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, at (719) 667–7515, or francisco_tarin@kindermorgan.com. 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 July 18, 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 July 18, 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 1 18 CFR 157.205. include individuals, organizations, businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d). 3 18 CFR 157.205(e). 2 Persons PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 July 18, 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 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 July 18, 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 CP23–477–000 in your submission. (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments by using the 4 18 5 18 CFR 385.214. CFR 157.10. E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 102 / Friday, May 26, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 (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 CP23–477– 000. To file via USPS: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 To file via any other method: 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: Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory, for Kinder Morgan Inc., as Operator of Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC, 2 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, or francisco_tarin@ kindermorgan.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 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 May 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 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: May 19, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–11241 Filed 5–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP23–475–000] PPG Shawville Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline Take notice that on May 8, 2023, PPG Shawville Pipeline, LLC (PPG Shawville), 3500 East College Ave., Suite 1300, Box 6, State College, PA 16801, filed an application under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting: (1) permission for PPG Shawville, an existing interstate natural gas pipeline, to abandon its natural gas gathering facilities and services by transfer to PPG Gathering LLC; and (2) confirmation that, once owned and operated by PPG Gathering LLC, the facilities that are the subject of the Application and the services to be provided by PPG Gathering LLC will be exempt from the Commission’s jurisdiction under section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open for 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 (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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this application may be directed to Josh Hull, PPG Shawville Pipeline LLC, 3500 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34149 East College Ave., Suite 1300, Box 6, State College, PA 16801, or by phone (814) 272–2470, or by email at jhull@ pennproduction.com. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure,1 within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: complete its environmental review and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or environmental assessment (EA) for this proposal. The filing of an EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. 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 June 12, 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,2 any person 3 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. 1 18 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 157.9. CFR 157.205. 3 Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d). 2 18 E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP23-477-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest 
Deadline

    Take notice that on May 10, 2023, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 
America, LLC (NGPL), 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove, 
Illinois 60515, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice 
request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and NGPL's blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP82-402-000, seeking authorization to abandon in-place its 
Compressor Station 158 (CS 158) located in Dewey County, Oklahoma 
(Compressor Station 158 Abandonment Project).
    Specifically, NGPL states that the project consists of abandoning 
in-place CS 158 facilities including a 2,745 HP compressor unit, fuel 
gas heater, dehydrator, control room, auxiliary building, odorizer, 
positive meter, waste sump tank, waste oil storage tank, water well, 
meter building, and gas reservoir tank. NGPL states that the project 
will allow abandonment of CS 158 facilities that are no longer required 
due to the changes in receipt and delivery points utilized by shippers 
on its system and the current operating conditions of its Mountain View 
to Minneola (M&M) Line, coupled with the steady decline since 2011 of 
gas produced in the Granite Wash producing area in the Anadarko Basin. 
Thus, NGPL asserts that the operation of CS 158 is not needed to meet 
its existing firm contractual commitments, and NGPL does not anticipate 
CS 158 will be needed to meet future service obligations. NGPL 
estimates the total cost of the Project to be $177,000, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open for 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 (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 the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-
3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this request should be directed to 
Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory, for Kinder Morgan Inc., as 
Operator of Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC, 2 North Nevada 
Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, at (719) 667-7515, or 
[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 July 18, 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 July 18, 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 July 18, 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 July 18, 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 
CP23-477-000 in your submission.
    (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments by 
using the

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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 CP23-477-000.

To file via USPS: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other method: 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: Francisco 
Tarin, Director, Regulatory, for Kinder Morgan Inc., as Operator of 
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC, 2 North Nevada Avenue, 
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, 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: May 19, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-11241 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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