[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 29938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10722]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-453-000]
Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on May 8, 2020, Northwest Pipeline LLC
(Northwest), P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900, filed in
Docket No. CP20-453-000, a prior notice request pursuant to Sections
157.205, and 157.216 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
regulations under the Natural Gas Act, and Northwest's blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000, for authorization to
abandon its 6-inch-diameter Bellingham Lateral Line (Bellingham Line)
in Whatcom County, Washington. Northwest seeks to abandon in place
approximately 8.3 miles of the Bellingham Line and to remove
approximately 200 feet of the Bellingham Line at the Anderson Creek
crossing where the pipeline has become exposed, all as more fully set
forth in the request that 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 (http://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, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Richard Stapler, Jr., at (801) 584-6883, Northwest Pipeline LLC, P.O.
Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158 or by email at
richard.stapler@williams.com.
Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) 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 EA for this proposal. The filing of the 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 EA.
Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter's will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, and will be
notified of any meetings associated with the Commission's environmental
review process. Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party
commenters, will not receive copies of all documents filed by other
parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek
court review of the Commission's final order.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Dated: May 13, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-10722 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
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