[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48514-48515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17499]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP19-480-000]
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of
Time
Take notice that on July 29, 2020, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
(Texas Gas) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) grant an extension of time, until August 20, 2021, to plug
and abandon an Injection/Withdrawal (I/W) well located at its Leesville
Storage Field (Project) authorized on August 19, 2019. The Project
would enable Texas Gas to plug and abandon I/W Well No. 5710, abandon
in-place its related well lateral line and side valve, and abandon by
removal its associated above-ground equipment at its Leesville Storage
Field in Lawrence County, Indiana.
Texas Gas was initially required to complete all construction of
the Project by August 20, 2020. Texas Gas now requests a one-year
extension of this deadline through August 20, 2021. Texas Gas states
that completion of the abandonment activities associated with the
Project was scheduled for April 2020. However, due to the COVID-19
pandemic and the inability of contractor resources to safely travel and
perform the activities associated with the Project, Texas Gas was not
able to complete the abandonment activities. Accordingly, Texas Gas
proposes a new construction schedule, deferring the projected
completion date for the Project until 2021.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Texas Gas' request
for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will
be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the
comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).\1\
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\1\ Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to
the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas
Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 39 (2020).
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As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural
Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order
issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,\2\ the
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45
days.\3\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the
extension.\4\ The Commission will not consider arguments that re-
litigate the issuance of the certificate order,
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including whether the Commission properly found the project to be in
the public convenience and necessity and whether the Commission's
environmental analysis for the certificate complied with the National
Environmental Policy Act.\5\ At the time a pipeline requests an
extension of time, orders on certificates of public convenience and
necessity are final and the Commission will not re-litigate their
issuance.\6\ The OEP Director, or his or her designee, will act on all
of those extension requests that are uncontested.
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\2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
\3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\4\ Id. at P 40.
\5\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied
with NEPA.
\6\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
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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 (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. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to 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.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' 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.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2020.
Dated: August 5, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.\7\
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\7\ 18 CFR 2.1 (2019).
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[FR Doc. 2020-17499 Filed 8-10-20; 8:45 am]
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