[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66182-66183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26078]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-14-000]
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC; Notice of Request
Under Blanket Authorization
Take notice that on November 15, 2019, Natural Gas Pipeline Company
of America LLC (Natural), 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove,
Illinois 60515, filed a prior notice application pursuant to sections
157.205, 157.208(b) and 157.211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's (Commission) regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA),
and Natural's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-402-000.
Natural requests authorization to construct, own, operate, modify, and
maintain an approximately 1.4 mile, 12-inch diameter pipeline lateral
and appurtenant facilities, including a pig launcher and assembly and
associated piping and fittings, in Cook County, Illinois and Lake
County, Indiana (134th Street Lateral Project). The proposed project
also includes a new delivery interconnection between Natural and
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), a local distribution
company with facilities in Northwestern Indiana. Natural states that
the proposed project will allow Natural to provide continued natural
gas transportation service to NIPSCO in this area. Natural estimates
the cost of the 134th Street Lateral Project to be approximately $16.2
million, all as more fully set forth in the request 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 regarding this application should be directed to
Bruce H. Newsome, Vice President, Regulatory Products and Services,
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC, 3250 Lacey Road, 7th
Floor, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-7918, by telephone at (630) 725-
3070, or by email at [email protected].
Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
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.
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
commenter 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.
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
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intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: November 25, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-26078 Filed 12-2-19; 8:45 am]
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