[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 100 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 31177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11117]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-452-000]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on May 7, 2020, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel), 6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York 
14221, filed a prior notice application pursuant to sections 157.205 
and 157.216 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and National Fuel's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-4-000. National Fuel 
requests authorization to abandon three injection/withdrawal (I/W) 
storage wells in its East Branch Storage Field (East Branch), and the 
associated well lines, all located in within the Allegheny National 
Forest (ANF) in Sheffield Township, Warren County, and Hamilton 
Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, all as more fully set forth in 
the request, which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The filing 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 
document. For assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or 
call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, National Fuel proposes to plug and abandon East 
Branch Wells 426P, 870P, and 873P, abandon the associated well lines 
SW426, SW870 and SW873 in place, all located in located within the 
Allegheny National Forest (ANF) in Sheffield Township, Warren County, 
and Hamilton Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Meghan M. Emes Attorney, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 6363 
Main Street, Williamsville, New York 14221-5887 or phone (716) 857-
7004, 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.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the 
eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the 
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference 
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning 
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on 
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-
3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
http://www.ferc.gov.

    Dated: May 18, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-11117 Filed 5-21-20; 8:45 am]
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