[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 13 (Friday, January 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6642-6643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01347]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-23-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline
Take notice that on January 5, 2021, Columbia Gas Transmission,
LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77002-2700 filed in
the above referenced docket a prior notice pursuant to Section 157.205
and 157.216 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations
under the Natural Gas Act, requesting authorization to abandon five
injection/withdrawal wells and associated pipelines and appurtenances,
located in its Coco B and Coco C Storage Fields in Kanawha County, West
Virginia (2021 Coco B and Coco C Wells Abandonment Project or Project).
Columbia proposes to abandon these facilities under authorities granted
by its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000.\1\ The
proposed abandonments will have no impact on Columbia's existing
customers or affect Columbia's existing storage operations. The
estimated cost for the Project is approximately $2.8 million, all as
more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection.
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\1\ Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (predecessor to
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC), 22 FERC 62,029 (1983).
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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://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 concerning this application should be directed to
Dave Hammel, Director, Commercial & Regulatory Law, (832) 320-5861,
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[email protected]">dave_[email protected], Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana
Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77002-2700.
Public Participation
There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review
of this project: You can file a protest to the project, you can file a
motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the
project. There is no fee or cost for filing protests, motions to
intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to
intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 15, 2021.
How to file protests, motions to intervene, and comments is explained
below.
Protests
Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under
the NGA,\2\ any person \3\ or the Commission's staff may file a protest
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed or if a
protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed
time for filing a protest, 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 for authorization
will be considered by the Commission.
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\2\ 18 CFR 157.205.
\3\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section
157.205(e) of the Commission's regulations,\4\ and must be submitted by
the protest deadline, which is March 15, 2021. A protest may also serve
as a motion to intervene so long as the protestor states it also seeks
to be an intervenor.
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\4\ 18 CFR 157.205(e).
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Interventions
Any person has the option to file a motion to intervene in this
proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to request rehearing of
Commission orders issued in this proceeding and to subsequently
challenge the Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure \5\ and the regulations under the NGA \6\ by the
intervention deadline for the project, which is March 15, 2021. As
described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to
the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as
your interest in the proceeding. For an individual, this could include
your status as a landowner, ratepayer, resident of an impacted
community, or recreationist. You do not need to have property directly
impacted by the project in order to intervene. For more information
about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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\5\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\6\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to intervene that are
filed after the intervention deadline are untimely and may be denied.
Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for being late
and must explain why the time limitation should be waived and provide
justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the
Commission's Rules and Regulations. A person obtaining party status
will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies (paper or electronic) of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The
Commission considers all comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments
on or before March 15, 2021. The filing of a comment alone will not
serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. To become a party,
you must intervene in the proceeding.
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How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments
There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and
comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number
CP21-23-000 in your submission.
(1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments by
using the Commission's eFiling feature, which is located on the
Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and
Filings. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you are
making; first select General'' and then select ``Protest'',
``Intervention'', or ``Comment on a Filing''; or \7\
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\7\ Additionally, you may file your comments electronically by
using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission's
website at www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings.
Using eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit
brief, text-only comments on a project.
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(2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to
the address below.\8\ Your submission must reference the Project docket
number CP21-23-000.
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\8\ Hand-delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option
1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502-
8258 or [email protected]
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
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either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: [email protected]">dave_[email protected], 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX
77002-2700. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served
on the applicant and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact
information for parties can be downloaded from the service list at the
eService link on FERC Online.
Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project
will be available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at
(866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides
access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. For more information and to register, go to
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Dated: January 14, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-01347 Filed 1-21-21; 8:45 am]
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