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landowners, environmental justice
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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.
Dated: October 2, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–23304 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP24–523–000]
Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline
Company, LLC and Natural Gas
Pipeline Company of America, LLC;
Notice of Application and Establishing
Intervention Deadline
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Take notice that on September 20,
2024, Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline
Company, LLC (Cheyenne Plains), P.O.
Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado
80944 and Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America, LLC (Natural),
1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000, Houston,
Texas 77002 filed a joint application
under sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and part 157 of
the Commission’s regulations requesting
authorization to allow Cheyenne Plains
and Natural to enter into an operating
lease agreement (Capacity Lease
Agreement) wherein Cheyenne Plains
will lease 75,000 Dekatherms per day
(Dth/day) of firm transportation capacity
(Leased Capacity) on Natural’s system.1
Concurrently, Natural requests
authorization to abandon 75,000 Dth/
day of existing unsubscribed capacity
on its system to provide the Leased
Capacity to Cheyenne Plains. The
Capacity Lease Agreement would allow
Cheyenne Plains to provide a new firm
service (combining transportation and
storage services) to Southwestern Public
Service Company to support its
Harrington Power Plant electric
generation facility,2 all as more fully set
1 The Capacity Lease Agreement provides for
firm, natural gas transportation capacity between an
existing interconnect between Cheyenne Plains and
Natural in Ford County, Kansas and Natural’s SPS
Brickplant Road Delivery Point in Potter County,
Texas.
2 SPS’s Harrington Power Plant is a 1,018megawatt power generation facility located in Potter
County, Texas that is in the process of being
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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 (https://
www.ferc.gov). From the Commission’s
Home Page on the internet, this
information is available on eLibrary.
The full text of this document is
available on eLibrary in PDF and
Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access
this document in eLibrary, type the
docket number excluding the last three
digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the Commission’s website
during normal business hours from
FERC Online Support at 202–502–6652
(toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the
Public Reference Room at (202) 502–
8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the
Public Reference Room at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
Any questions regarding the proposed
project should be directed to Francisco
Tarin, Director, Regulatory, Cheyenne
Plains Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, P.O.
Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado
80944, by phone at (719) 667–7517 or
email at francisco_tarin@
kindermorgan.com or to Rahul Singh,
Director, Regulatory, Natural Gas
Pipeline Company of America, LLC,
1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000, Houston,
Texas 77002, by phone at (713) 420–
3721 or email at rahul_singh@
kindermorgan.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure,3 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
converted from a coal-fired facility to a natural gasfired power facility.
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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, 2024. 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.
Protests
Pursuant to sections 157.10(a)(4) 4 and
385.211 5 of the Commission’s
regulations under the NGA, any person 6
may file a protest to the application.
Protests must comply with the
requirements specified in section
385.2001 7 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, 2024.
There are three methods you can use
to submit your comments or protests to
4 18
CFR 157.10(a)(4).
CFR 385.211.
6 Persons include individuals, organizations,
businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18
CFR 385.102(d).
7 18 CFR 385.2001.
5 18
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the Commission. In all instances, please
reference the Project docket number
CP24–523–000 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 number CP24–523–000.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: DebbieAnne A. Reese, Acting 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
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.
municipalities, and other entities,8 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 9 and the regulations under
the NGA 10 by the intervention deadline
for the project, which is October 23,
2024. 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
number CP24–523–000 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 number CP24–523–000.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: DebbieAnne A. Reese, Acting Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Interventions
Any person, which includes
individuals, organizations, businesses,
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CFR 385.102(d).
CFR 385.214.
10 18 CFR 157.10.
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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 applicants either
by mail or email at: to Francisco Tarin,
Director, Regulatory, Cheyenne Plains
Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, P.O. Box
1087, Colorado Springs, CO 80944, or
email at francisco_tarin@
kindermorgan.com, or to Rahul Singh,
Director, Regulatory, Natural Gas
Pipeline Company of America, LLC,
1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000, Houston,
Texas 77002, or email at rahul_singh@
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 11 motions to
intervene are automatically granted by
operation of Rule 214(c)(1).12 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.13
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
11 The applicant has 15 days from the submittal
of a motion to intervene to file a written objection
to the intervention.
12 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
13 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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2024.
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Accession Number: 20241001–5304.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–22–000.
Applicants: Cimarron River Pipeline,
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: CRP—
Dated: October 2, 2024.
2024 Winter Fuel Reimbursement to be
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
effective 11/1/2024.
Acting Secretary.
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
[FR Doc. 2024–23301 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am]
Accession Number: 20241001–5309.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–23–000.
Applicants: Elba Express Company,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
L.L.C.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: EEC
Federal Energy Regulatory
Negotiated Rate Filing—SNG—Oct 2024
Commission
to be effective 10/1/2024.
Combined Notice of Filings
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Accession Number: 20241001–5314.
Take notice that the Commission has
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
received the following Natural Gas
Docket Numbers: RP25–24–000.
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Applicants: Carlsbad Gateway, LLC.
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Carlsbad Gateway Annual Fuel Use—
Docket Numbers: PR25–2–000.
Lost Gas Adjustment Filing to be
Applicants: Columbia Gas of Ohio,
effective 11/1/2024.
Inc.
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing:
Accession Number: 20241001–5322.
COH Rates eff 8–28–2024 to be effective
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
8/28/2024.
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–25–000.
Accession Number: 20241001–5237.
Applicants: ConocoPhillips Company.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/24.
Description: Petition for Limited
Waiver of Capacity Release Regulations,
Docket Numbers: RP25–18–000.
et al. of ConocoPhillips Company.
Applicants: Roaring Fork Interstate
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Gas Transmission, LLC.
Accession Number: 20241001–5339.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Annual
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
FL&U Reimbursement Percentage Filing
to be effective 11/1/2024.
Docket Numbers: RP25–27–000.
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Applicants: Transcontinental Gas
Accession Number: 20241001–5244.
Pipe Line Company, LLC.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Description: Compliance filing:
Annual Cash-Out Report Period Ending
Docket Numbers: RP25–19–000.
July 31, 2024, to be effective N/A.
Applicants: Texas Eastern
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Transmission, LP.
Accession Number: 20241001–5356.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Negotiated Rates—Con Ed to Nextera eff
10–1–24 to be effective 10/1/2024.
Docket Numbers: RP25–28–000.
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
Accession Number: 20241001–5261.
Company of America LLC.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreements FilingDocket Numbers: RP25–20–000.
Nicor Gas Company to be effective 11/
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline
1/2024.
Company, LLC.
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Cap
Accession Number: 20241001–5368.
Rel Neg Rate Agmt (Aethon 52454 to
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Scona 58487) to be effective 10/1/2024.
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–29–000.
Accession Number: 20241001–5276.
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Company, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Docket Numbers: RP25–21–000.
Amendment to Neg Rate Agmt and Cap
Applicants: Southern Natural Gas
Rel Agmt (Colorado Bend 46260 eff 10–
Company, L.L.C.
1–2024) to be effective 10/1/2024.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Negotiated Rate Agreement—Texican
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Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on October 23, 2024.
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Accession Number: 20241001–5382.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–30–000.
Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission,
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Superseding Negotiated Rate Agreement
(Constellation 38117) to be effective 10/
1/2024.
Filed Date: 10/1/24.
Accession Number: 20241001–5409.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–31–000.
Applicants: Iroquois Gas
Transmission System, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 10.2.24
Negotiated Rates—Emera Energy
Services, Inc. R–2715–95 to be effective
11/1/2024.
Filed Date: 10/2/24.
Accession Number: 20241002–5041.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–32–000.
Applicants: Iroquois Gas
Transmission System, L.P.
Description:§ 4(d) Rate Filing: 10.2.24
Negotiated Rates—Emera Energy
Services, Inc. R–2715–96 to be effective
11/1/2024.
Filed Date: 10/2/24.
Accession Number: 20241002–5043.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–33–000.
Applicants: Mississippi Hub, LLC.
Description: Annual Report of Penalty
Revenues of Mississippi Hub, LLC.
Filed Date: 10/2/24.
Accession Number: 20241002–5094.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–34–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent Express
Pipeline LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: MEP
Nextera and Targa Negotiated Rate
Filing to be effective 8/1/2024.
Filed Date: 10/2/24.
Accession Number: 20241002–5088.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Docket Numbers: RP25–35–000.
Applicants: Algonquin Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rates—Yankee Gas to Emera
eff 10–2–24 to be effective 10/2/2024.
Filed Date: 10/2/24.
Accession Number: 20241002–5090.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/24.
Any person desiring to intervene, to
protest, or to answer a complaint in any
of the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206
of the Commission’s Regulations (18
CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or
before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the
specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP24-523-000]
Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, LLC and Natural Gas
Pipeline Company of America, LLC; Notice of Application and
Establishing Intervention Deadline
Take notice that on September 20, 2024, Cheyenne Plains Gas
Pipeline Company, LLC (Cheyenne Plains), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado
Springs, Colorado 80944 and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America,
LLC (Natural), 1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77002
filed a joint application under sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA), and part 157 of the Commission's regulations requesting
authorization to allow Cheyenne Plains and Natural to enter into an
operating lease agreement (Capacity Lease Agreement) wherein Cheyenne
Plains will lease 75,000 Dekatherms per day (Dth/day) of firm
transportation capacity (Leased Capacity) on Natural's system.\1\
Concurrently, Natural requests authorization to abandon 75,000 Dth/day
of existing unsubscribed capacity on its system to provide the Leased
Capacity to Cheyenne Plains. The Capacity Lease Agreement would allow
Cheyenne Plains to provide a new firm service (combining transportation
and storage services) to Southwestern Public Service Company to support
its Harrington Power Plant electric generation facility,\2\ all as more
fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the
Commission and open for public inspection.
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\1\ The Capacity Lease Agreement provides for firm, natural gas
transportation capacity between an existing interconnect between
Cheyenne Plains and Natural in Ford County, Kansas and Natural's SPS
Brickplant Road Delivery Point in Potter County, Texas.
\2\ SPS's Harrington Power Plant is a 1,018-megawatt power
generation facility located in Potter County, Texas that is in the
process of being converted from a coal-fired facility to a natural
gas-fired power facility.
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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). From
the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at 202-
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at
[email protected], or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at
[email protected].
Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to
Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory, Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline
Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, by phone
at (719) 667-7517 or email at [email protected] or to
Rahul Singh, Director, Regulatory, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America, LLC, 1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77002, by
phone at (713) 420-3721 or email at [email protected].
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure,\3\ 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, 2024. 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) \4\ and 385.211 \5\ of the
Commission's regulations under the NGA, any person \6\ may file a
protest to the application. Protests must comply with the requirements
specified in section 385.2001 \7\ 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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\4\ 18 CFR 157.10(a)(4).
\5\ 18 CFR 385.211.
\6\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
\7\ 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, 2024.
There are three methods you can use to submit your comments or
protests to
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the Commission. In all instances, please reference the Project docket
number CP24-523-000 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 number CP24-523-000.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 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 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,\8\ 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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\8\ 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 \9\ and the regulations under the NGA \10\ by
the intervention deadline for the project, which is October 23, 2024.
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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\9\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\10\ 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 number CP24-523-000 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 number CP24-523-
000.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 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 applicants
either by mail or email at: to Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory,
Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado
Springs, CO 80944, or email at [email protected], or to
Rahul Singh, Director, Regulatory, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America, LLC, 1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77002, or
email 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 \11\ motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\12\ 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.\13\ 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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\11\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
\12\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
\13\ 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
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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, 2024.
Dated: October 2, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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