[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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