[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9468-9469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03222]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-47-000]


PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on January 30, 2020, PennEast Pipeline Company, 
LLC (PennEast), 835 Knitting Mills Way, Wyomissing, PA 19610, filed in 
Docket No. CP20-47-000 an application (2020 Amendment) pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the 
Commission's regulations for authorization to amend the certificate of 
public convenience and necessity for the PennEast Pipeline Project 
(Project) that was granted on January 19, 2018.\1\ The Project 
comprises approximately 116 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline, three 
(3) lateral pipelines, one compressor station, and related 
appurtenances located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The certificated 
facilities will provide up to 1,107,000 dekatherms per day of new firm 
natural gas transportation capacity.
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    \1\ PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC, 162 FERC 61,053 (2018); 
order on reh'g, 164 FERC 61,098 (2018).
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    PennEast states that it has encountered delays in obtaining certain 
New Jersey governmental authorizations and in acquiring certain real 
property rights for the proposed Project facilities. Therefore, with 
the 2020 Amendment application PennEast requests authorization to 
construct, own, and operate the certificated Project in two phases. The 
facilities proposed to be located in Pennsylvania through approximate 
milepost (MP) 68 of the Certificated Route, including two of the 
compressor units at the Kidder Compressor Station, as well as new 
interconnection facilities in Pennsylvania, are included as part of 
Phase 1, which is independent of the New Jersey authorizations. The 
proposed facilities located downstream of approximately MP 68, 
including facilities proposed to be located in New Jersey, as well as 
the third compressor unit at the Kidder Compressor Station, are 
included as part of Phase 2. PennEast also requested authorization to 
charge its proposed initial recourse rate for service on the Phase 1 
facilities, and its revised initial recourse rates for service on the 
entire Project following completion of Phase 2. PennEast anticipates to 
place the Phase 1 facilities into service on November 1, 2021, and to 
construct, own and operate the Phase 2 facilities upon receipt of the 
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Jersey authorizations, all as more fully set forth in the application 
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 concerning this application may be directed to 
Jeffrey D. England, Project Manager, PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC, 
835 Knitting Mills Way, Wyomissing, PA 19610, by telephone at (610) 
373-7999, by facsimile at (610) 374-1492, or by email at 
[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 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 environmental assessment (EA) for this proposal. 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.
    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 seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the 
Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other 
party. 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 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 NGA section 3 or 
section 7 proceeding.\2\ 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.\3\
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    \2\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC ] 61,167 at 
] 50 (2018).
    \3\ 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 three copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 4, 2020.

    Dated: February 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-03222 Filed 2-18-20; 8:45 am]
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