[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 30103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13584]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP19-479-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
Take notice that on June 6, 2019, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in
Docket No. CP19-479-000 an application pursuant to section 7 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations,
requesting authorization to abandon in-place Northern's A-line and J-
line located in Clay, Cloud, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa, and Rice
Counties, Kansas, and to construct and operate certain compression
facilities at Northern's existing Tescott Compressor Station (CS) in
Ottawa County, Kansas (A-line Replacement Project), all as more fully
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection.
The filing may also be viewed on the 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, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates and External
Affairs, Northern Natural Gas Company, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha,
Nebraska 68124, or by calling (402) 398-7103.
Specifically, Northern proposes to (1) abandon in place a total of
approximately 92.76 miles of 26-inch-diamter A-line and 15.74 miles of
24-inch-diameter J-line; and to (2) construct and operate an additional
natural gas-driven ISO-rated 11,152 horsepower Solar Mars turbine unit.
Northern states that the project will eliminate the safety risk from
leaks, pipeline stress, and provide for safer long-term operation of
the mainline. Northern further states that abandonment of these
facilities will not result in any impact on certificated capacity on
its system or in a reduction in firm service to existing customers of
Northern. The cost to construct the proposed Tescott CS unit is
estimated at $35,088,662.
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 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 five copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. 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 commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
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,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit original and five 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 July 11, 2019.
Dated: June 20, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-13584 Filed 6-25-19; 8:45 am]
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