[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1064-1066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00059]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP23-34-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline

    Take notice that on December 22, 2022, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern) 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, NE 68124, filed a prior 
notice request pursuant to Sections 157.205, 157.208, 157.210, and 
157.211 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act and 
the blanket certificate issued by the Commission in Docket No. CP82-
401-000,\1\ requesting authorization to install and operate (1) an 
approximately 4.07-mile extension of its 16-inch-diameter C-line in 
Martin County, Minnesota; (2) an approximately 0.86-mile 8-inch-
diameter Whittemore branch line loop in Dickenson County, Iowa; (3) a 
new Platinum Crush town border station (TBS) in Buena Vista County, 
Iowa; (4) modifications to the Fremont TBS in Dodge County, Nebraska; 
and (5) associated appurtenant facilities. The proposed project is 
referred to as the West Leg 2023 Expansion Project.
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    \1\ Northern Natural Gas Company, Division of InterNorth, Inc. 
(predecessor to Northern Natural Gas Company), 20 FERC ] 62,410 
(1982).
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    Northern asserts that it held an open season to solicit interest 
for firm transportation service and resulted in customer requests for 
18,250 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of incremental firm service. Northern 
affirms that it has executed service agreements for a total of 18,250 
Dth/d with five customers: City of Fremont, Platinum Crush, Dakota 
Ethanol, Northfolk Crush, and Milk Specialties. The estimated cost of 
the Project is approximately $22,669,450, 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 (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

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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 TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application should be directed to 
Kirk Lavengood, Vice President General Counsel and Regulatory Affairs, 
Northern Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, NE 68103-0330, by 
telephone (402) 398-7376, or by email [email protected].

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,\2\ any person \3\ 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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    \2\ 18 CFR 157.205.
    \3\ 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,\4\ 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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    \4\ 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 \5\ and the regulations under the NGA \6\ 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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    \5\ 18 CFR 385.214.
    \6\ 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 
CP23-34-000 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.'' The Commission's eFiling 
staff are available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or 
[email protected].
    (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission. Your submission 
must reference the Project docket number CP23-34-000.

    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

    Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant 
either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: Kirk 
Lavengood, Vice President General Counsel and Regulatory Affairs, 
Northern Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, NE 68103-0330, by 
telephone (402) 398-7376, or by email [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 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

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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. 2023-00059 Filed 1-5-23; 8:45 am]
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