[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 52340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18581]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-506-000]
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on August 4, 2020, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 700
Louisiana Street Houston, Texas 77002-2700, filed in the above
referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205
and 157.216(b) of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) and ANR's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-480-
000, for authorization to abandon in place by cut and capping ten
storage injection/withdrawal wells within the Lincoln Freeman Storage
Field in Clare County, Michigan in order to minimize the potential
impact of gas leakage into underground fresh water reservoirs (2020
Lincoln Freeman Plug and Abandonment Project). Details of ANR's 2020
Lincoln Freeman Plug and Abandonment Project is 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 Sorana Linder, Director, Modernization & Certificates, ANR
Pipeline Company, 700 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002-2700,
phone: (832) 320-5209 or email: sorana_linder@tcenergy.com.
Any person or the Commission's staff 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 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 commenters 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 commenters 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
in lieu of paper 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: August 17, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-18581 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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