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oppose surrender of the project as
proposed by the licensee (i.e., without
dam removal).
This notice identifies Commission
staff’s intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
project.1 Commission staff plans to issue
an EA by April 30, 2025. Revisions to
the schedule may be made as
appropriate. The EA will be issued for
a 30-day comment period. All
comments filed on the EA will be
reviewed by staff and considered in the
Commission’s final decision on the
proceeding.
With this notice, the Commission is
inviting federal, state, local, and Tribal
agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to
environmental issues affected by the
proposal to cooperate in the preparation
of the EA planned to be issued April
2025. Agencies wishing to cooperate, or
further discuss the benefits,
responsibilities, and obligations of the
cooperating agency role, should contact
staff listed at the bottom of this notice
by February 5, 2025. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of any environmental
document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
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 to 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.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Diana Shannon at
(202) 502–6136 or diana.shannon@
ferc.gov.
Dated: January 15, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
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1 In accordance with the Council on
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identification number for documents relating to this
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP25–45–000]
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization and Establishing
Intervention and Protest Deadline
Take notice that on January 7, 2025,
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
(Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street Suite
1300, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed
in the above referenced docket, a prior
notice request pursuant to sections 18
CFR 157.205 and 157.216 of the
Commission’s regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Columbia’s
blanket certificate issued in Docket No.
CP83–76–000, for authorization to plug
and abandon one injection/withdrawal
well and to abandon connecting
pipeline and appurtenant facilities
(Victory A Well 4289 Abandonment
Project), all located in at the Victory A
Storage Field in Wetzel County, West
Virginia. The Victory A Well 4289
Abandonment Project is necessary to
comply with the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration’s (PHMSA) Storage
Final Rule, which requires operators to
assess and minimize well integrity risks.
Well 4289, and the associated facilities
are no longer necessary due to their low
performance and inability to contribute
significantly to the total deliverability of
the Victory A Storage Field.
Abandoning these facilities will
eliminate routine maintenance
requirements and the associated costs.
The estimated cost of the project is
approximately $862,500, all as more
fully set forth in the request which is on
file with the Commission and open to
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
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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 concerning this request
should be directed David A. Alonzo,
Manager of Project Authorizations, 700
Louisiana Street Suite 1300, Houston,
Texas 77002–2700, (832) 320–5477, or
david_alonzo@tcenergy.com.
Public Participation
There are three ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project: you can file a protest to the
project, you can file a motion to
intervene in the proceeding, and you
can file comments on the project. There
is no fee or cost for filing protests,
motions to intervene, or comments. The
deadline for filing protests, motions to
intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on March 17, 2025. 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.
Protests
Pursuant to section 157.205 of the
Commission’s regulations under the
NGA,1 any person 2 or the Commission’s
staff may file a protest to the request. If
no protest is filed within the time
allowed or if a protest is filed and then
withdrawn within 30 days after the
allowed time for filing a protest, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for protest. If a protest is
filed and not withdrawn within 30 days
after the time allowed for filing a
protest, the instant request for
authorization will be considered by the
Commission.
Protests must comply with the
requirements specified in section
157.205(e) of the Commission’s
1 18
CFR 157.205.
include individuals, organizations,
businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18
CFR 385.102(d).
2 Persons
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regulations,3 and must be submitted by
the protest deadline, which is March 17,
2025. 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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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 March 17, 2025.
As described further in Rule 214, your
motion to intervene must state, to the
extent known, your position regarding
the proceeding, as well as your interest
in the proceeding. For an individual,
this could include your status as a
landowner, ratepayer, resident of an
impacted community, or recreationist.
You do not need to have property
directly impacted by the project in order
to intervene. For more information
about motions to intervene, refer to the
FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/
resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
All timely, unopposed motions to
intervene are automatically granted by
operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to
intervene that are filed after the
intervention deadline are untimely and
may be denied. Any late-filed motion to
intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the
time limitation should be waived and
provide justification by reference to
factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the
Commission’s Rules and Regulations. A
person obtaining party status will be
placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and
will receive copies (paper or electronic)
of all documents filed by the applicant
and by all other parties.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on
the project may do so. The Commission
considers all comments received about
the project in determining the
appropriate action to be taken. To
ensure that your comments are timely
and properly recorded, please submit
your comments on or before March 17,
3 18
CFR 157.205(e).
CFR 385.214.
5 18 CFR 157.10.
4 18
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2025. 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
CP25–45–000 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 CP25–45–
000.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A.
Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other method: DebbieAnne A. Reese, 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 of
Project Authorizations, Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana
Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas, or by
email (with a link to the document) 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.
Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding,
additional information about the project
6 Additionally, you may file your comments
electronically by using the eComment feature,
which is located on the Commission’s website at
www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and
Filings. Using eComment is an easy method for
interested persons to submit brief, text-only
comments on a project.
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will be available from the Commission’s
Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–
FERC, or on the FERC website at
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
as described above. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all
formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. For more information and to
register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
Dated: January 14, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
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Commission
[Docket No. CP25–24–000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP;
Notice of Scoping Period Requesting
Comments on Environmental Issues
for the Proposed Amendment to the
Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity for the Entriken Amendment
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental document, that will
discuss the environmental impacts for
the Entriken Amendment Project
(Amendment Project) involving
abandonment of facilities by Texas
Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas
Eastern) in Huntingdon County,
Pennsylvania. This is a proposed
amendment to Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity for the
Armagh and Entriken Replacement
Project (2023 Order) under docket
CP22–486–000, issued on October 23,
2023. The Commission will use this
environmental document in its
decision-making process.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies regarding the
project. As part of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
review process, the Commission takes
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP25-45-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline
Take notice that on January 7, 2025, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
(Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002-2700,
filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant
to sections 18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's regulations
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Columbia's blanket certificate
issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000, for authorization to plug and abandon
one injection/withdrawal well and to abandon connecting pipeline and
appurtenant facilities (Victory A Well 4289 Abandonment Project), all
located in at the Victory A Storage Field in Wetzel County, West
Virginia. The Victory A Well 4289 Abandonment Project is necessary to
comply with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration's (PHMSA) Storage Final Rule, which requires operators
to assess and minimize well integrity risks. Well 4289, and the
associated facilities are no longer necessary due to their low
performance and inability to contribute significantly to the total
deliverability of the Victory A Storage Field. Abandoning these
facilities will eliminate routine maintenance requirements and the
associated costs. The estimated cost of the project is approximately
$862,500, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file
with the Commission and open to 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
[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 concerning this request should be directed David A.
Alonzo, Manager of Project Authorizations, 700 Louisiana Street Suite
1300, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, (832) 320-5477, or
[email protected].
Public Participation
There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review
of this project: you can file a protest to the project, you can file a
motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the
project. There is no fee or cost for filing protests, motions to
intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to
intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 17, 2025.
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].
Protests
Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under
the NGA,\1\ any person \2\ or the Commission's staff may file a protest
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed or if a
protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed
time for filing a protest, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request for authorization
will be considered by the Commission.
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\1\ 18 CFR 157.205.
\2\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section
157.205(e) of the Commission's
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regulations,\3\ and must be submitted by the protest deadline, which is
March 17, 2025. A protest may also serve as a motion to intervene so
long as the protestor states it also seeks to be an intervenor.
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\3\ 18 CFR 157.205(e).
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Interventions
Any person has the option to file a motion to intervene in this
proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to request rehearing of
Commission orders issued in this proceeding and to subsequently
challenge the Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure \4\ and the regulations under the NGA \5\ by the
intervention deadline for the project, which is March 17, 2025. As
described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to
the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as
your interest in the proceeding. For an individual, this could include
your status as a landowner, ratepayer, resident of an impacted
community, or recreationist. You do not need to have property directly
impacted by the project in order to intervene. For more information
about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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\4\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\5\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to intervene that are
filed after the intervention deadline are untimely and may be denied.
Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for being late
and must explain why the time limitation should be waived and provide
justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the
Commission's Rules and Regulations. A person obtaining party status
will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies (paper or electronic) of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The
Commission considers all comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments
on or before March 17, 2025. 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
CP25-45-000 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\
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\6\ Additionally, you may file your comments electronically by
using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission's
website at www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings.
Using eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit
brief, text-only comments on a project.
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(2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to
the address below. Your submission must reference the Project docket
number CP25-45-000.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other method: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option
1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502-
8258 or [email protected].
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
either by mail at: David A. Alonzo, Manager of Project Authorizations,
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300,
Houston, Texas, or by email (with a link to the document) 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.
Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project
will be available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at
(866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides
access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. For more information and to register, go to
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Dated: January 14, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
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