[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44352-44353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17208]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-40-007]


Spire STL Pipeline LLC; Notice of Application and Establishing 
Intervention Deadline

    Take notice that on July 26, 2021, Spire STL Pipeline, LLC (Spire), 
700 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63101, filed an application 
under section 7(c)(1)(B) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA),\1\ and Part 157 
of the Commission's regulations \2\ requesting that the Commission 
issue a temporary certificate of public convenience and necessity for 
the Spire STL Pipeline Project (STL Pipeline) \3\ to assure maintenance 
of service to Spire's customers while the Commission addresses the 
issues on remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit's June 22, 2021 decision in Environmental Defense Fund 
v. FERC.\4\ In the alternative, Spire requests that the Commission 
issue a limited-term certificate, extending through the remand 
proceedings.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 717f(c)(1)(B) (2018).
    \2\ 18 CFR 157.17 (2020).
    \3\ Spire STL Pipeline LLC, 164 FERC ] 61,085 (2018) 
(Certificate Order), order amending certificate, 169 FERC ] 61,074, 
order on reh'g, 169 FERC ] 61,134 (2019) (Rehearing Order).
    \4\ Environmental Defense Fund v. FERC, 2 F.4th 953 (D.C. Cir. 
2021).
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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://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 the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free, 
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to 
Sean P. Jamieson, General Counsel, Spire STL Pipeline LLC, 3773 
Richmond Ave., Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77046 or by phone at (346) 
308-7555 or email at [email protected].

Public Participation

    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this application: You can file comments on Spire's application, and you 
can file a motion to intervene in the proceeding. There is no fee or 
cost for filing comments or intervening. The deadline for filing a 
motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 7, 2021.

Comments

    Any person wishing to comment on Spire's application may do so. 
Comments may include statements of support or objections to the 
application. You are also encouraged to review the data request issued 
by the Commission in this proceeding on August 6, 2020, and include in 
your filing any comments responding to the questions raised in the data 
request.\5\ The deadline for submitting initial comments is September 
7, 2021, with reply comments due by October 5, 2021.
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    \5\ This document is available on eLibrary under the following 
accession number: 20210806-3036. To view this document visit: 
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filedownload?fileid=15841891.
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    There are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the 
Commission. In all instances, please reference the project docket 
number (CP17-40-007) in your submission.
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's website at www.ferc.gov 
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy 
method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a 
project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) 
under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide 
comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your 
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking 
on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you 
are making; first select ``General'' and then select ``Comment on a 
Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address below. Your written comments must reference the 
Project docket number (CP17-40-007).
    To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments (options 1 
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 
502-8258 or [email protected].
    The Commission considers all comments received about the project in 
determining the appropriate action to be taken. However, the filing of 
a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the 
proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding. 
For instructions on how to intervene, see below.

Interventions

    Any person, which includes individuals, organizations, businesses, 
municipalities, and other entities,\6\ has the option to file a motion 
to intervene in this proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to 
request rehearing of Commission orders issued in this proceeding and to 
subsequently challenge the Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit 
Courts of Appeal.
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    \6\ 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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    To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the 
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure \7\ and the regulations under the NGA \8\ by the 
intervention deadline for the project, which is September 7, 2021. As 
described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to 
the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as 
your interest in the proceeding. For an individual, this could include 
your status as a landowner, ratepayer, resident of an impacted 
community, or recreationist. You do not need to have property directly 
impacted by the project in order to intervene. For more information 
about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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    \7\ 18 CFR 385.214.
    \8\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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    There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both 
instances,

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please reference the project docket number (CP17-40-007) in your 
submission.
    (1) You may file your motion to intervene by using the Commission's 
eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website 
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. New eFiling 
users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You 
will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select 
``General'' and then select ``Intervention.'' The eFiling feature 
includes a document-less intervention option; for more information, 
visit https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf.; or
    (2) You can file a paper copy of your motion to intervene, along 
with three copies, by mailing the documents to the address below. Your 
motion to intervene must reference the project docket number (CP17-40-
007).
    To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    The Commission encourages electronic filing of motions to intervene 
(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 
502-8258 or [email protected].
    Motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail 
or email at: 3773 Richmond Ave., Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77046 or at 
[email protected].
    Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the 
applicant and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact information 
for parties can be downloaded from the service list at the eService 
link on FERC Online. Service can be via email with a link to the 
document.
    All timely, unopposed \9\ motions to intervene are automatically 
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\10\ Motions to intervene that 
are filed after the intervention deadline are untimely, and may be 
denied. Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for 
being late and must explain why the time limitation should be waived 
and provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 
214(d) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\11\ A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or 
electronic) of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other 
parties.
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    \9\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to 
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
    \10\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
    \11\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3),(d).
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Tracking the Proceeding

    Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project 
will be available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 
(866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides 
access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, 
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. For more information and to register, go to 
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 7, 2021.

    Dated: August 6, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-17208 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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