[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8700-8701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04321]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-97-000]


Guthrie Natural Gas Utility; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on February 21, 2019, Guthrie Natural Gas Utility 
(Guthrie), P.O. Box 632, Guthrie, Kentucky 42234, filed in Docket No. 
CP19-97-000 an application pursuant to section 7(f) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA) requesting a service area determination so that it may expand 
or enlarge its facilities with or without further Commission 
authorization. Guthrie is a public utility providing natural gas 
service to customers in Kentucky that is regulated by the Kentucky 
Public Service Commission. Guthrie is seeking a service area 
determination to operate approximately 25 feet of pipeline across the 
Kentucky/Tennessee border in order to interconnect with the City of 
Clarksville, Tennessee's Gas and Water Department pipeline facilities, 
through which Guthrie receives its natural gas supply. Guthrie states 
this interconnect is required to serve a new customer in Guthrie, 
Kentucky, and that Guthrie does not now or in the future intend to 
serve customers in Tennessee. Guthrie also requests that the Commission 
determine that Guthrie qualifies as a local distribution company for 
the purposes of transportation under section 311 of the Natural Gas 
Policy Act of 1978 and that it be granted waiver of all reporting and 
accounting requirements, as well as other rules and regulations that 
are normally applicable to natural gas companies subject to the 
Commission's jurisdiction, 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 at the Commission in the Public 
Reference Room or may be viewed 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 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Dwight 
Luton, Kentucky Energy Systems, LLC, P.O. Box 632, Guthrie, Kentucky 
42234, by telephone at (931) 624-3677, or by email 
[email protected]; or James Covington, Mayor of the City of 
Guthrie, Kentucky, 110 Kendall Street, Guthrie,

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Kentucky 42234, by telephone at (270) 483-2511.
    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 final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or 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 FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must provide a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    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.
    As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission's order in 
Docket No. CP16-4-001, the Commission will apply its revised practice 
concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new Natural Gas Act 
section 3 or section 7 proceeding.\1\ Persons desiring to become a 
party to a certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely manner. 
If seeking to intervene out-of-time, the movant is required to show 
good cause why the time limitation should be waived, and should provide 
justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of 
the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\2\
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    \1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC 61,167 at 
50 (2018).
    \2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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    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 should 
submit an original and 3 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 20, 2019.

    Dated: February 27, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-04321 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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