[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1067-1069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00058]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP23-35-000]


WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline

    Take notice that on December 22, 2022, WBI Energy Transmission, 
Inc. (WBI Energy), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 
58503, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request 
pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.208 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations under the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA), and WBI Energy's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-487-000, for authorization to construct and operate 15.3 miles of 
natural gas lateral pipeline, a new receipt station and other 
associated facilities in Dunn County, North Dakota, and to construct a 
new interconnect \1\ with Big Horn Gas Gathering, LLC (Big Horn Gas) 
and other associated facilities in Campbell and Sheridan Counties, 
Wyoming in support of its Grassland South Expansion Project (Project).
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    \1\ WBI Energy acknowledges via a supplemental information 
filing to their prior notice request that its new proposed 
interconnect with Big Horn Gas in Sheridan County is referenced in 
an Abbreviated Joint Application for a Certificate of Public 
Conveniences and Necessity and Related Authorizations filed with the 
Commission by Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC, Fort Union Gas 
Gathering, LLC and Big Horn Gas, LLC on September 8, 2022 in Docket 
No. CP22-508-000.
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    More specifically, the Project will provide 94,000 equivalent 
dekatherms per day (Dth/day) of firm natural gas transmission capacity 
from ONEOK Rockies Midstream, LLC's (ONEOK) Bear Creek natural gas 
processing facility (Bear Creek Plant) in Dunn County, North Dakota to 
a new interconnect with Big Horn Gas in Sheridan County, Wyoming. The 
Project will include constructing approximately 15.3 miles of 12-inch-
diameter natural gas lateral pipeline from the Bear Creek Plant to WBI 
Energy's existing Manning Compressor Station with one valve setting 
midway between the two locations. WBI Energy will also construct a new 
receipt station at the Bear Creek Plant, a new interconnect with Big 
Horn Gas, and make other existing facility modifications, all as more 
fully set forth in the request 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://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 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 TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this prior notice request should be 
directed to Lori Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs and 
Transportation Services, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., P.O. Box 5601, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58506, at (701) 530-21563, or by email to 
[email protected].
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and

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Procedure,\2\ within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will 
either: complete its environmental review 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 environmental 
assessment (EA) for this proposal. The filing of an 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.
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    \2\ 18 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 157.9.
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Public Participation

    There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review 
of this project: you can file a protest to the project, you can file a 
motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the 
project. There is no fee or cost for filing protests, motions to 
intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to 
intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 28, 2023. 
How to file protests, motions to intervene, and comments is explained 
below.

Protests

    Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under 
the NGA,\3\ any person \4\ or the Commission's staff may file a protest 
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed or if a 
protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed 
time for filing a protest, 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 for authorization 
will be considered by the Commission.
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    \3\ 18 CFR 157.205.
    \4\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses, 
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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    Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section 
157.205(e) of the Commission's regulations,\5\ and must be submitted by 
the protest deadline, which is February 28, 2023. A protest may also 
serve as a motion to intervene so long as the protestor states it also 
seeks to be an intervenor.
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    \5\ 18 CFR 157.205(e).
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Interventions

    Any person 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.
    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 \6\ and the regulations under the NGA \7\ by the 
intervention deadline for the project, which is February 28, 2023. 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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    \6\ 18 CFR 385.214.
    \7\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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    All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically 
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). 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. 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.

Comments

    Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The 
Commission considers all comments received about the project in 
determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your 
comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments 
on or before February 28, 2023. 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.

How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments

    There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and 
comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number 
CP23-35-000 in your submission:
    (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments 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 ``Protest'', 
``Intervention'', or ``Comment on a Filing''; or \8\
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    \8\ Additionally, 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.
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    (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to 
the address below. Your submission must reference the Project docket 
number CP23-35-000.
    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, Maryland 20852.
    The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option 
1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502-
8258 or [email protected].
    Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant 
either by mail at: Lori Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs and 
Transportation Services, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., P.O. Box 5601, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58506, or email (with a link to the document) 
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.

Tracking the Proceeding

    Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project 
will be available from the Commission's

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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.

    Dated: December 30, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00058 Filed 1-5-23; 8:45 am]
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