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other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852. The first page of any filing
should include docket number P–2842–
045 or P–2952–073, as appropriate.
All filings with the Commission must
bear the appropriate heading:
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and
from Commission Staff.’’ Any
individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
by November 30, 2023.
p. 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 OPP@
ferc.gov.
q. The Commission’s scoping process
will help determine the required level of
analysis and satisfy the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
scoping requirements, irrespective of
whether the Commission prepares an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the time and place noted
below. The daytime meeting will focus
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and
non-governmental organization
concerns, while the evening meeting is
primarily for receiving input from the
public. We invite all interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
to attend one or both of the meetings,
and to assist staff in identifying
particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be
addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023.
Time: 9 a.m. (MDT).
Location: Hilton Garden Inn—South
Fork River Meeting Room, 700 Lindsay
Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402.
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Phone: 208–522–9500.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023.
Time: 7 p.m. (MDT).
Location: Hilton Garden Inn—South
Fork River Meeting Room, 700 Lindsay
Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402.
Phone: 208–522–9500.
Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which
outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
SD1 will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the web
at https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph
n. Based on all oral and written
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
may be issued. SD2 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as
well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The applicant and Commission staff
will conduct an environmental site
review of the project on Wednesday,
October 25, 2023, starting at 1 p.m.
(MDT).
All interested individuals, agencies,
tribes, and NGOs are invited to attend.
All participants are responsible for their
own transportation to/from the project
and during the site visit. Participants
should meet at 1 p.m. at the Idaho Falls
Power offices at 140 S Capital Avenue,
Idaho Falls, ID 83402. Please contact
Richard Malloy with Idaho Falls Power
at (208) 612–8428, or via email at
rmalloy@ifpower.org, on or before
October 13, 2023, if you plan to attend
the environmental site review.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
and discuss existing conditions and
resource management objectives; (3)
review and discuss existing information
and identify preliminary information
and study needs; (4) review and discuss
the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of Federal, State, and Tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss the appropriateness of any
Federal or State agency or Indian Tribe
acting as a cooperating agency for
development of an environmental
document.
Meeting participants should come
prepared to discuss their issues and/or
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concerns. Please review the PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings.
Directions on how to obtain a copy of
the PAD and SD1 are included in item
n. of this document.
Meeting Procedures
Commission staff are moderating the
scoping meetings. The meetings are
recorded by an independent
stenographer and become part of the
formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project. Individuals,
NGOs, Indian tribes, and agencies with
environmental expertise and concerns
are encouraged to attend the meeting
and to assist the staff in defining and
clarifying the issues to be addressed in
the NEPA document.
Dated: October 2, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–22346 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP23–543–000, CP23–544–
000, CP23–545–000]
Bison Pipeline LLC, Northern Border
Pipeline Company, Wyoming Interstate
Company, LLC, Fort Union Gas
Gathering, LLC; Notice of Applications
and Establishing Intervention
Deadlines
Take notice that on September 15,
2023, Bison Pipeline LLC (Bison), 700
Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston,
Texas 77002–2700, filed an application,
in Docket No. CP23–543–000, under
section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) and part 157 of the Commission’s
regulations requesting authorization to
abandon 300,000 dekatherms per day
(Dth/day) of existing unsubscribed
capacity by lease to Wyoming Interstate
Company, LLC (WIC) pursuant to the
terms of a capacity lease agreement
between Bison and WIC.
Also, take notice that on September
15, 2023, Northern Border Pipeline
Company (Northern Border), 700
Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston,
Texas 77002–2700, filed an application,
in Docket No. CP23–544–000, under
sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the NGA and
part 157 of the Commission’s
regulations requesting authorization for
its Bison XPress Project, located in
McKenzie, Dunn, and Morton Counties,
North Dakota. The proposed Bison
XPress Project consists of the
replacement and expansion of
compression facilities at Northern
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Border’s existing Arnegard, Manning,
and Glen Ullin Compressor Stations.
The Project will improve system
reliability and provide 300,000 Dth/day
of incremental capacity, which Northern
Border will lease to WIC. The total
estimated cost of constructing the Bison
XPress Project is approximately $555
million.
Finally, take notice that on September
18, 2023, WIC, Post Office Box 1087,
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80944, and
Fort Union Gas Gathering, LLC (FUGG),
569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749,
Birmingham, Alabama 35209 filed a
joint application, in Docket No. CP23–
545–000, under section 7(c) of the NGA
and part 157 of the Commission’s
regulations requesting authorization for
WIC to lease 300,000 Dth/day of
capacity on the Northern Border, Bison,
and FUGG pipeline systems.
Additionally, FUGG requests a limited
jurisdiction certificate authorizing it to
allow WIC to transport interstate natural
gas on FUGG’s gathering system without
subjecting FUGG’s gathering operations
to the Commission’s NGA jurisdiction,
all as more fully set forth in these
applications which are 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 the proposed
projects in Docket Nos. CP23–543–000
and CP23–544–000 should be directed
to David A. Alonzo, Manager, Project
Authorizations, Bison Pipeline LLC and
Northern Border Pipeline Company, 700
Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston,
Texas 77002–2700, by phone at (832)
320–5477, or by email at david_alonzo@
tcenergy.com. Any questions regarding
the proposed project in Docket No.
CP23–545–000 should be directed to
Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory,
Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC, Post
Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs,
Colorado 80944, by phone at (719) 667–
7517, or by email at
WICregulatoryaffairs@
kindermorgan.com.
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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 comments on
the project, you can protest the filing,
and you can file a motion to intervene
in the proceeding. There is no fee or
cost for filing comments or intervening.
The deadline for filing a motion to
intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
October 23, 2023. How to file protests,
motions to intervene, and comments is
explained below.
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 OPP@
ferc.gov.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on
the project may do so. Comments may
include statements of support or
objections, to the project as a whole or
specific aspects of the project. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be.
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Protests
Pursuant to sections 157.10(a)(4) 2 and
385.211 3 of the Commission’s
regulations under the NGA, any person 4
may file a protest to the application.
Protests must comply with the
requirements specified in section
385.2001 5 of the Commission’s
regulations. A protest may also serve as
a motion to intervene so long as the
protestor states it also seeks to be an
intervenor.
To ensure that your comments or
protests are timely and properly
recorded, please submit your comments
on or before October 23, 2023.
There are three methods you can use
to submit your comments or protests to
the Commission. In all instances, please
reference the Project docket numbers
CP23–543–000, CP23–544–000, and
CP23–545–000 in your submission.
(1) 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;
(2) You may file your comments or
protests electronically by using the
eFiling feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and
Filings. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by
attaching them as a file with your
submission. 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
‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments or protests by mailing them
to the following address below. Your
written comments must reference the
Project docket numbers (CP23–543–000,
CP23–544–000, and CP23–545–000).
To file via USPS: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of comments (options 1
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff
2 18
CFR 157.10(a)(4).
CFR 385.211.
4 Persons include individuals, organizations,
businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18
CFR 385.102(d).
5 18 CFR 385.2001.
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available to assist you at (202) 502–8258
or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
Persons who comment on the
environmental review of this project
will be placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, and will
receive notification when the
environmental documents (EA or EIS)
are issued for this project and will be
notified of meetings associated with the
Commission’s environmental review
process.
The Commission considers all
comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken. However, 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. For instructions on how to
intervene, see below.
Interventions
Any person, which includes
individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities,6 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 7 and the regulations under
the NGA 8 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.
There are two ways to submit your
motion to intervene. In both instances,
please reference the Project docket
numbers CP23–543–000, CP23–544–
000, and CP23–545–000 in your
submission.
(1) You may file your motion to
intervene by using the Commission’s
eFiling feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
9 The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of
a motion to intervene to file a written objection to
the intervention.
10 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
6 18
CFR 385.102(d).
7 18 CFR 385.214.
8 18 CFR 157.10.
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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
‘‘Intervention.’’ The eFiling feature
includes a document-less intervention
option; for more information, visit
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/
document-less-intervention.pdf.; or
(2) You can file a paper copy of your
motion to intervene, along with three
copies, by mailing the documents to the
address below. Your motion to
intervene must reference the Project
docket numbers CP23–543–000, CP23–
544–000, and CP23–545–000.
To file via USPS: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of motions to intervene
(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 at: David A. Alonzo,
Manager, Project Authorizations, Bison
Pipeline LLC and Northern Border
Pipeline Company, 700 Louisiana
Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas
77002–2700, or at david_alonzo@
tcenergy.com, and to Francisco Tarin,
Director, Regulatory, Wyoming
Interstate Company, LLC, Post Office
Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado
80944, or at WICregulatoryaffairs@
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. Service can be via email with a
link to the document.
All timely, unopposed 9 motions to
intervene are automatically granted by
operation of Rule 214(c)(1).10 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
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factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the
Commission’s Rules and Regulations.11
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.
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.
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on October 23, 2023.
Dated: October 2, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–22350 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER23–2967–000]
Toms River Net Meter Solar, LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Toms
River Net Meter Solar, LLC’s application
for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP23-543-000, CP23-544-000, CP23-545-000]
Bison Pipeline LLC, Northern Border Pipeline Company, Wyoming
Interstate Company, LLC, Fort Union Gas Gathering, LLC; Notice of
Applications and Establishing Intervention Deadlines
Take notice that on September 15, 2023, Bison Pipeline LLC (Bison),
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, filed an
application, in Docket No. CP23-543-000, under section 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part 157 of the Commission's regulations
requesting authorization to abandon 300,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/
day) of existing unsubscribed capacity by lease to Wyoming Interstate
Company, LLC (WIC) pursuant to the terms of a capacity lease agreement
between Bison and WIC.
Also, take notice that on September 15, 2023, Northern Border
Pipeline Company (Northern Border), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300,
Houston, Texas 77002-2700, filed an application, in Docket No. CP23-
544-000, under sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the NGA and part 157 of the
Commission's regulations requesting authorization for its Bison XPress
Project, located in McKenzie, Dunn, and Morton Counties, North Dakota.
The proposed Bison XPress Project consists of the replacement and
expansion of compression facilities at Northern
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Border's existing Arnegard, Manning, and Glen Ullin Compressor
Stations. The Project will improve system reliability and provide
300,000 Dth/day of incremental capacity, which Northern Border will
lease to WIC. The total estimated cost of constructing the Bison XPress
Project is approximately $555 million.
Finally, take notice that on September 18, 2023, WIC, Post Office
Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80944, and Fort Union Gas
Gathering, LLC (FUGG), 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham,
Alabama 35209 filed a joint application, in Docket No. CP23-545-000,
under section 7(c) of the NGA and part 157 of the Commission's
regulations requesting authorization for WIC to lease 300,000 Dth/day
of capacity on the Northern Border, Bison, and FUGG pipeline systems.
Additionally, FUGG requests a limited jurisdiction certificate
authorizing it to allow WIC to transport interstate natural gas on
FUGG's gathering system without subjecting FUGG's gathering operations
to the Commission's NGA jurisdiction, all as more fully set forth in
these applications which are 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 regarding the proposed projects in Docket Nos. CP23-
543-000 and CP23-544-000 should be directed to David A. Alonzo,
Manager, Project Authorizations, Bison Pipeline LLC and Northern Border
Pipeline Company, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas
77002-2700, by phone at (832) 320-5477, or by email at
[email protected]. Any questions regarding the proposed project
in Docket No. CP23-545-000 should be directed to Francisco Tarin,
Director, Regulatory, Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC, Post Office Box
1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, by phone at (719) 667-7517, or
by email at [email protected].
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.
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Public Participation
There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review
of this project: you can file comments on the project, you can protest
the filing, and you can file a motion to intervene in the proceeding.
There is no fee or cost for filing comments or intervening. The
deadline for filing a motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
October 23, 2023. How to file protests, motions to intervene, and
comments is explained below.
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].
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. Comments
may include statements of support or objections, to the project as a
whole or specific aspects of the project. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be.
Protests
Pursuant to sections 157.10(a)(4) \2\ and 385.211 \3\ of the
Commission's regulations under the NGA, any person \4\ may file a
protest to the application. Protests must comply with the requirements
specified in section 385.2001 \5\ of the Commission's regulations. 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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\2\ 18 CFR 157.10(a)(4).
\3\ 18 CFR 385.211.
\4\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
\5\ 18 CFR 385.2001.
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To ensure that your comments or protests are timely and properly
recorded, please submit your comments on or before October 23, 2023.
There are three methods you can use to submit your comments or
protests to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
Project docket numbers CP23-543-000, CP23-544-000, and CP23-545-000 in
your submission.
(1) 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;
(2) You may file your comments or protests electronically by using
the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a
file with your submission. 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
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments or protests by
mailing them to the following address below. Your written comments must
reference the Project docket numbers (CP23-543-000, CP23-544-000, and
CP23-545-000).
To file via USPS: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments (options 1
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff
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available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or
[email protected].
Persons who comment on the environmental review of this project
will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, and will
receive notification when the environmental documents (EA or EIS) are
issued for this project and will be notified of meetings associated
with the Commission's environmental review process.
The Commission considers all comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. However, 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.
For instructions on how to intervene, see below.
Interventions
Any person, which includes individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities,\6\ 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.
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\6\ 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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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 \7\ and the regulations under the NGA \8\ 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.
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\7\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\8\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both
instances, please reference the Project docket numbers CP23-543-000,
CP23-544-000, and CP23-545-000 in your submission.
(1) You may file your motion to intervene 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 ``Intervention.'' The eFiling feature
includes a document-less intervention option; for more information,
visit https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf.; or
(2) You can file a paper copy of your motion to intervene, along
with three copies, by mailing the documents to the address below. Your
motion to intervene must reference the Project docket numbers CP23-543-
000, CP23-544-000, and CP23-545-000.
To file via USPS: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852
The Commission encourages electronic filing of motions to intervene
(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 at: David A. Alonzo, Manager, Project
Authorizations, Bison Pipeline LLC and Northern Border Pipeline
Company, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002-2700,
or at [email protected], and to Francisco Tarin, Director,
Regulatory, Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC, Post Office Box 1087,
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, or 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. Service can be via email with a link to the
document.
All timely, unopposed \9\ motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\10\ 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.\11\ 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.
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\9\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
\10\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
\11\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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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.
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 23, 2023.
Dated: October 2, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22350 Filed 10-6-23; 8:45 am]
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