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Dated: April 8, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP23–544–000]
Northern Border Pipeline Company;
Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Bison Xpress Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Bison XPress Project proposed by
Northern Border Pipeline Company
(Northern Border) in the abovereferenced docket. Northern Border
requests authorization to replace and
expand compression facilities at
Northern Border’s existing Arnegard,
Manning, and Glen Ullin Compressor
Stations in McKenzie, Dunn, and
Morton Counties, North Dakota,
respectively. The project purpose is to
improve system reliability and provide
300,000 dekatherms per day of
incremental capacity, which Northern
Border would lease to Wyoming
Interstate Company, LLC.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of Northern
Border’s Bison XPress Project in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The Bison XPress Project includes the
following components:
• abandoning by removal the existing
20,000 HP Rolls Royce Avon gas-fired,
turbine compressor, installing two new
23,470 HP Solar Turbine Titan 130 gasfired, turbine compressors, and
installing associated piping, six new gas
cooling bays and appurtenances at the
existing Arnegard (No. 4) Compressor
Station;
• placing the existing 38,000 HP Rolls
Royce RB211 gas-fired, turbine
compressor on standby for planned and
unplanned outages up to 500 hours
annually, installing two new 31,900 HP
Solar Turbine Titan 250 gas-fired,
turbine compressors, and installing
associated piping and appurtenances at
the existing Manning (No. 5)
Compressor Station; and
• placing the existing 38,000 HP Rolls
Royce RB211 gas-fired, turbine
compressor on standby for planned and
unplanned outages up to 500 hours
annually, installing two new 31,900 HP
Solar Turbine Titan 250 gas-fired,
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turbine compressors, and installing
associated piping, four new gas cooling
bays and appurtenances at the existing
Glen Ullin (No. 6) Compressor Station.
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability to federal, state,
and local government representatives
and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners,
religious organizations and other
interested individuals and groups; and
newspapers and libraries in the project
area. The EA is only available in
electronic format. It may be viewed and
downloaded from the FERC’s website
(www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas
environmental documents page (https://
www.ferc.gov/industries-data/naturalgas/environment/environmentaldocuments). In addition, the EA may be
accessed by using the eLibrary link on
the FERC’s website. Click on the
eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/
eLibrary/search), select ‘‘General
Search’’ and enter the docket number in
the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field, excluding
the last three digits (i.e. CP23–544). Be
sure you have selected an appropriate
date range. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
The EA is not a decision document.
It presents Commission staff’s
independent analysis of the
environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when
addressing the merits of all issues in
this proceeding. Any person wishing to
comment on the EA may do so. Your
comments should focus on the EA’s
disclosure and discussion of potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that the
Commission has the opportunity to
consider your comments prior to
making its decision on this project, it is
important that we receive your
comments in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00pm Eastern Time on May 8,
2024.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to file your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing
of comments and has staff available to
assist you at (866) 208–3676 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
carefully follow these instructions so
that your comments are properly
recorded.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
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feature on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. This is an easy method for
submitting brief, text-only comments on
a project;
(2) You can also file your comments
electronically using the eFiling feature
on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. 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 must select the type of
filing you are making. If you are filing
a comment on a particular project,
please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
Commission. Be sure to reference the
project docket number (CP23–544–000)
on your letter. Submissions sent via the
U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A.
Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Filing environmental comments will
not give you intervenor status, but you
do not need intervenor status to have
your comments considered. Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing or judicial review of the
Commission’s decision. At this point in
this proceeding, the timeframe for filing
timely intervention requests has
expired. Any person seeking to become
a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene out-of-time
pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time
limitation should be waived. Motions to
intervene are more fully described at
https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
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
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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.
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. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/
ferc-online/overview to register for
eSubscription.
Dated: April 8, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–07813 Filed 4–11–24; 8:45 am]
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC24–67–000.
Applicants: Golden Maple
Infrastructure Partners, L.P., American
Transmission Systems, Incorporated,
Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission,
LLC, Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line
Company.
Description: Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Golden Maple
Infrastructure Partners, L.P., et al.
Filed Date: 4/5/24.
Accession Number: 20240405–5265.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/24.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG24–161–000.
Applicants: Split Rail Solar Energy
LLC.
Description: Split Rail Solar Energy
LLC submits Notice of Self–Certification
of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
Filed Date: 4/5/24.
Accession Number: 20240405–5211.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/24.
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Electric Association #1 v. Virginia
Electric and Power Co.
Description: Complaint of Virginia
Municipal Electric Association #1 v.
Virginia Electric and Power Co.
Filed Date: 4/5/24.
Accession Number: 20240405–5262.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/25/24.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
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Docket Numbers: ER21–2635–002;
ER23–1251–002; ER23–1252–002;
ER23–1594–001.
Applicants: Hecate Energy Desert
Storage 1 LLC, Ortega Grid, LLC, San
Jacinto Grid, LLC, Hecate Energy
Johanna Facility LLC.
Description: Notice of Change in
Status of Hecate Energy Johanna Facility
LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 4/4/24.
Accession Number: 20240404–5183.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/25/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–134–002.
Applicants: Three Rivers District
Energy, LLC.
Description: Notice of Change in
Status of Three Rivers District Energy,
LLC.
Filed Date: 4/5/24.
Accession Number: 20240405–5271.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/26/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–1716–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amendment to WMPA No. 6423, AG1–
197 (consent_amend) to be effective 6/
8/2024.
Filed Date: 4/8/24.
Accession Number: 20240408–5051.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/29/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–1717–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amended ISA, Service Agreement No.
4401; AA1–095 to be effective 6/10/
2024.
Filed Date: 4/8/24.
Accession Number: 20240408–5061.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/29/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–1718–000.
Applicants: Switched On, LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Baseline new to be effective 6/8/2024.
Filed Date: 4/8/24.
Accession Number: 20240408–5082.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/29/24.
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elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen
search.asp) by querying the docket
number.
Any person desiring to intervene, to
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP23-544-000]
Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Bison Xpress Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Bison
XPress Project proposed by Northern Border Pipeline Company (Northern
Border) in the above-referenced docket. Northern Border requests
authorization to replace and expand compression facilities at Northern
Border's existing Arnegard, Manning, and Glen Ullin Compressor Stations
in McKenzie, Dunn, and Morton Counties, North Dakota, respectively. The
project purpose is to improve system reliability and provide 300,000
dekatherms per day of incremental capacity, which Northern Border would
lease to Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of Northern Border's Bison XPress Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project
would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
The Bison XPress Project includes the following components:
abandoning by removal the existing 20,000 HP Rolls Royce
Avon gas-fired, turbine compressor, installing two new 23,470 HP Solar
Turbine Titan 130 gas-fired, turbine compressors, and installing
associated piping, six new gas cooling bays and appurtenances at the
existing Arnegard (No. 4) Compressor Station;
placing the existing 38,000 HP Rolls Royce RB211 gas-
fired, turbine compressor on standby for planned and unplanned outages
up to 500 hours annually, installing two new 31,900 HP Solar Turbine
Titan 250 gas-fired, turbine compressors, and installing associated
piping and appurtenances at the existing Manning (No. 5) Compressor
Station; and
placing the existing 38,000 HP Rolls Royce RB211 gas-
fired, turbine compressor on standby for planned and unplanned outages
up to 500 hours annually, installing two new 31,900 HP Solar Turbine
Titan 250 gas-fired, turbine compressors, and installing associated
piping, four new gas cooling bays and appurtenances at the existing
Glen Ullin (No. 6) Compressor Station.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes; potentially affected landowners, religious
organizations and other interested individuals and groups; and
newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is only available
in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's
website (www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas environmental documents page
(https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search), select ``General Search''
and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding
the last three digits (i.e. CP23-544). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676,
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should
focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of potential environmental
effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to
consider your comments prior to making its decision on this project, it
is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00pm Eastern Time on May 8, 2024.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
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feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to FERC Online. 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 must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP23-
544-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status,
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived.
Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
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].
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. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: April 8, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-07813 Filed 4-11-24; 8:45 am]
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