[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 152 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47781-47782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17189]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-500-000]


Black Marlin Pipeline LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

    Take notice that on July 24, 2020, Black Marlin Pipeline LLC (Black 
Marlin), 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in the 
above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 
157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) and Columbia's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP89-2115-000, for authorization to abandon in place approximately 
23.86 miles of 16-inch-diameter pipeline located in the federal waters 
of the Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Texas. Black Marlin states that the 
facilities proposed for abandonment have not provided service to any 
customers since November 2016 and are not covered under any firm or 
interruptible transportation contracts. Thus, they state that the 
proposed abandonment will have no impact on the daily design capacity 
of, or the operating conditions of, Black Marlin's pipeline system, all 
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
    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 FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this prior notice request should be 
directed to Sheryl Johnson-Schumack, Regulatory Analyst Lead, Black 
Marlin Pipeline LLC, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056, or 
call (713) 215-3449.
    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.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the 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. Any person filing to intervene, or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file 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 
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after 
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be 
treated as an application for

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authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper 
copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent 
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.

    Dated: July 31, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-17189 Filed 8-5-20; 8:45 am]
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