[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39555-39556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14184]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-483-000]
El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on June 19, 2020, El Paso Natural Gas Company,
LLC, Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in
the above referenced docket a prior notice pursuant to Section 157.205,
157.208(B) and 157.210 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
regulations under the Natural Gas Act, and El Paso Natural Gas
Company's blanket certificate issued certificate issued in Docket No.
CP82-435-000 to construct, own and operate an approximately 17.1 mile
sixteen-inch (16'') outside diameter (``O.D.'') loop line of its
existing sixteen-inch (16'') O.D. Line No. 3191 located in Eddy County,
New Mexico as well as to undertake minor appurtenant facility
modifications at an existing compressor station in Lea County, New
Mexico. The proposed facilities will allow for transportation service
from a natural gas processing plant located in the Eddy County, New
Mexico to EPNG's Keystone Pool. This project is referred to as the
``Carlsbad South Project'' and the estimated cost is $23.5 million, all
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection.
The filing is available for review on the Commission's website web
at http://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. For assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659. 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.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory, El Paso Natural Gas Company,
L.L.C.; P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80944 at (719) 667-
7517 or by fax at (719) 520-4697, or David K. Dewey, Assistant General
Counsel, El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; P.O. Box 1087, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, 80944 at (719) 520-4227 or by fax at (719) 520-4898.
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.
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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.
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. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
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: June 24, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14184 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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