Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Request for Extension of Time, 59891-59892 [2023-18743]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices 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 October 23, 2023. A protest may also serve as a motion to intervene so long as the protestor states it also seeks to be an intervenor. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 October 23, 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 3 18 CFR 157.205(e). CFR 385.214. 5 18 CFR 157.10. 4 18 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Aug 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments on or before October 23, 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 CP23–529–000 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 (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 CP23–529– 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: David A. Alonzo, Manager, Project Authorizations, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas, 77002–2700, at david alonzo@ tcenergy.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. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59891 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: August 24, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–18752 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP21–31–001] Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Request for Extension of Time Take notice that on August 22, 2023, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern), requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time until December 23, 2023, to complete construction of the Perulack Compressor Units Replacement Project (Project) and place the Project facilities into service, as authorized in the September 23, 2021 Order Issuing Certificate and Approving Abandonment (Certificate Order),1 under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Texas Eastern states it has completed abandonment activities as of June 30, 2023, and since that time has installed major foundations, set prefabricated buildings, installed major equipment, erected the compressor building, set the turbines, installed a portion of the main gas and utility pipeline, and installed electrical raceways and wiring. The remaining Project activities include the 1 Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 176 FERC ¶ 61,206 (2021). E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 59892 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices installation of turbine air ducting and exhaust, main gas and utility piping to the turbines and ancillary equipment, installation of electrical panels and terminations, and site development. Texas Eastern explains that its original construction schedule contemplated construction activities commencing in August 2021, running for approximately 16 months, and included construction windows based on meeting customer firm service requirements during peak demand season. Texas Eastern began construction in October 2021 shortly after receiving the Certificate Order, however, modifications to the schedule and construction phases were required to meet Texas Eastern’s obligations for the upcoming winter heating season, resulting in a 24-month construction timeline. To avoid service disruption during the winter heating season, Texas Eastern states it planned for construction activities not to occur during the winter when there is a high demand for gas. Accordingly, the remaining Project activities are scheduled to be completed before the start of the 2023–2024 winter heating season. Texas Eastern avers its request for a three-month extension is consistent with Commission precedent and will not result in any additional environmental impacts not already examined on the record. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Texas Eastern’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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,2 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.3 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the 2 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2022). 3 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Aug 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.4 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 (NEPA).5 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.6 The Director of the Office of Energy Projects, or his or her designee, will act on all of 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 in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https:// www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available 4 Id. at P 40. 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. 6 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 5 Similarly, PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 8, 2023. Dated: August 24, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–18743 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2459–279] Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Review, and Soliciting Scoping Comments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: P–2459–279. c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022. d. Applicant: Lake Lynn Generation, LLC. e. Name of Project: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Cheat River, near the City of Morgantown, in Monongalia County, West Virginia, and near the Borough of Point Marion, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Joyce Foster, Director, Licensing and Compliance, Lake Lynn Generation, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone at (804) 338–5110, or email at joyce.foster@eaglecreekre.com. i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502–8365, or email at allan.creamer@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: October 25, 2023. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file scoping comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ QuickComment.aspx. You must include E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59891-59892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18743]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP21-31-001]


Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Request for Extension 
of Time

    Take notice that on August 22, 2023, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP 
(Texas Eastern), requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time until December 23, 
2023, to complete construction of the Perulack Compressor Units 
Replacement Project (Project) and place the Project facilities into 
service, as authorized in the September 23, 2021 Order Issuing 
Certificate and Approving Abandonment (Certificate Order),\1\ under 
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
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    \1\ Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 176 FERC ] 61,206 (2021).
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    Texas Eastern states it has completed abandonment activities as of 
June 30, 2023, and since that time has installed major foundations, set 
prefabricated buildings, installed major equipment, erected the 
compressor building, set the turbines, installed a portion of the main 
gas and utility pipeline, and installed electrical raceways and wiring. 
The remaining Project activities include the

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installation of turbine air ducting and exhaust, main gas and utility 
piping to the turbines and ancillary equipment, installation of 
electrical panels and terminations, and site development.
    Texas Eastern explains that its original construction schedule 
contemplated construction activities commencing in August 2021, running 
for approximately 16 months, and included construction windows based on 
meeting customer firm service requirements during peak demand season. 
Texas Eastern began construction in October 2021 shortly after 
receiving the Certificate Order, however, modifications to the schedule 
and construction phases were required to meet Texas Eastern's 
obligations for the upcoming winter heating season, resulting in a 24-
month construction timeline. To avoid service disruption during the 
winter heating season, Texas Eastern states it planned for construction 
activities not to occur during the winter when there is a high demand 
for gas. Accordingly, the remaining Project activities are scheduled to 
be completed before the start of the 2023-2024 winter heating season. 
Texas Eastern avers its request for a three-month extension is 
consistent with Commission precedent and will not result in any 
additional environmental impacts not already examined on the record.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Texas Eastern'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 
NGA (18 CFR 157.10).
    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on 
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA 
facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For 
those extension requests that are contested,\2\ the Commission will aim 
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\3\ The 
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant 
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\4\ 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 (NEPA).\5\ 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.\6\ The Director of the Office of Energy 
Projects, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension 
requests that are uncontested.
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    \2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2022).
    \3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \4\ Id. at P 40.
    \5\ 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.
    \6\ 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 
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at https://www.ferc.gov. In 
lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions 
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. 
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other 
carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 
20852.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 8, 2023.

    Dated: August 24, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18743 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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