[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46721-46722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19133]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-500-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on August 15, 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 (1) abandon in-place Northern's A-line 
located in Otoe, Lancaster, Saunders, Dodge, Burt, Thurston, and Dakota 
counties, Nebraska, and (2) construct and operate pipeline loops 
consisting of approximately 4.2 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline and 
associated appurtenances in Otoe and Dodge counties, Nebraska. On 
August 28, 2019, Northern submitted supplemental information clarifying 
the separate utility of this project to other Northern projects filed 
or to be filed with the Commission. Details of this project are more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    The filings 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 documents. 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 44.2 miles of 20-
inch-diameter pipeline and approximately 14.8 miles of 16-inch-diameter 
pipeline on Northern's M581A pipeline system and 58.7 miles of 16-inch-
diameter pipeline on the M570A pipeline system (collectively referred 
to as the A-line) from Northern's Palmyra compressor station near 
Palmyra, Nebraska, to Northern's Dakota County launcher site near South 
Sioux City, Nebraska; and
    (2) construct and operate
    (a) approximately 1.7 miles of new 24-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline loop, with pig launcher and receiver and valve sites, from 
Northern's existing Palmyra compressor station to a tie-in with its 
existing C-line in Otoe County, Nebraska; and
    (b) 2.5 miles of a new 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline loop, 
with a pig launcher and valve sites, from Northern's existing Fremont 
compressor station to a tie-in with its existing C-line in Dodge 
County, Nebraska.
    The cost to construct the proposed Palmyra North D-line and the 
Fremont North D-line loops is estimated at $19,468,116.
    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

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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, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of 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 (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.
    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. 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.
    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 September 19, 2019.

    Dated: August 29, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-19133 Filed 9-4-19; 8:45 am]
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