Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5423-5424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01598]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-44-000]


Notice of Request for Confirmation or, in the Alternative, 
Abbreviated Application for Amendment of Certificate of Public 
Convenience and Necessity of Iroquois Gas Transmission, L.P.

    Take notice that on January 17, 2020, Iroquois Gas Transmission 
System, L.P. (Iroquois) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC or Commission) a request for confirmation that 
Iroquois' current and ongoing practices of monitoring its pipeline 
right of way (ROW) satisfy the environmental condition that Iroquois 
conduct a yearly walkover of its pipeline ROW that was incorporated by 
reference in the Commission's 1990 order granting Iroquois' original 
certificate to construct, own, and operate its interstate natural gas 
pipeline system (1990 Certificate Order) in the alternative, Iroquois 
requests that the Commission approve a limited amendment to Iroquois' 
certificate granted in the 1990 Certificate Order to remove the 
requirement that Iroquois perform and annual walkover of its pipeline 
ROW (Amendment Application) all as more fully set forth in the request 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. 
Iroquois requests that the Commission grant Iroquois' request (or 
alternatively, issue a final order granting the Amendment Application) 
by February 17, 2020.
    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.

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    Any questions regarding the request or Amendment Application may be 
directed to Kimberly A.E. Pritchard, Senior Counsel and Corporate 
Secretary, Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company, One Corporate Drive, 
Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut 06484, phone: 203-944-7032, email: 
[email protected].
    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 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 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 
commenters 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.
    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.\1\ 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.\2\
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    \1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC ] 61,167 at 
] 50 (2018).
    \2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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    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 intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comments Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 7, 2020.

    Dated: January 23, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-01598 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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