[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 152 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47781-47782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17189]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-500-000]
Black Marlin Pipeline LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on July 24, 2020, Black Marlin Pipeline LLC (Black
Marlin), 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in the
above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to sections
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.
CP89-2115-000, for authorization to abandon in place approximately
23.86 miles of 16-inch-diameter pipeline located in the federal waters
of the Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Texas. Black Marlin states that the
facilities proposed for abandonment have not provided service to any
customers since November 2016 and are not covered under any firm or
interruptible transportation contracts. Thus, they state that the
proposed abandonment will have no impact on the daily design capacity
of, or the operating conditions of, Black Marlin's pipeline system, all
as more fully set forth in the application 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 (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 FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this prior notice request should be
directed to Sheryl Johnson-Schumack, Regulatory Analyst Lead, Black
Marlin Pipeline LLC, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056, or
call (713) 215-3449.
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.
Any person may, within 60 days after the 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. Any person filing to intervene, or the Commission's staff
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file 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
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for
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authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper
copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Dated: July 31, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-17189 Filed 8-5-20; 8:45 am]
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