[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48514-48515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17499]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-480-000]


Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of 
Time

    Take notice that on July 29, 2020, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC 
(Texas Gas) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) grant an extension of time, until August 20, 2021, to plug 
and abandon an Injection/Withdrawal (I/W) well located at its Leesville 
Storage Field (Project) authorized on August 19, 2019. The Project 
would enable Texas Gas to plug and abandon I/W Well No. 5710, abandon 
in-place its related well lateral line and side valve, and abandon by 
removal its associated above-ground equipment at its Leesville Storage 
Field in Lawrence County, Indiana.
    Texas Gas was initially required to complete all construction of 
the Project by August 20, 2020. Texas Gas now requests a one-year 
extension of this deadline through August 20, 2021. Texas Gas states 
that completion of the abandonment activities associated with the 
Project was scheduled for April 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 
pandemic and the inability of contractor resources to safely travel and 
perform the activities associated with the Project, Texas Gas was not 
able to complete the abandonment activities. Accordingly, Texas Gas 
proposes a new construction schedule, deferring the projected 
completion date for the Project until 2021.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Texas Gas' request 
for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will 
be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party 
to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the 
comment date stated below, file 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 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).\1\
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    \1\ Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to 
the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas 
Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 39 (2020).
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    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on 
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural 
Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order 
issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,\2\ the 
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 
days.\3\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether 
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the 
extension.\4\ The Commission will not consider arguments that re-
litigate the issuance of the certificate order,

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including whether the Commission properly found the project to be in 
the public convenience and necessity and whether the Commission's 
environmental analysis for the certificate complied with the National 
Environmental Policy Act.\5\ At the time a pipeline requests an 
extension of time, orders on certificates of public convenience and 
necessity are final and the Commission will not re-litigate their 
issuance.\6\ The OEP Director, or his or her designee, will act on all 
of those extension requests that are uncontested.
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    \2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
    \3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \4\ Id. at P 40.
    \5\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance 
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed 
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the 
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied 
with NEPA.
    \6\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
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    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://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. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to 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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments 
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' 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.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2020.

    Dated: August 5, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.\7\
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    \7\ 18 CFR 2.1 (2019).
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[FR Doc. 2020-17499 Filed 8-10-20; 8:45 am]
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