[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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