[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8279-8281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02637]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP23-40-000]


Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline

    Take notice that on January 23, 2023, Viking Gas Transmission 
Company (Viking) 100 West 5th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, filed in 
the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to 
sections 157.205, 157.208 and 157.211 \1\ of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and 
Viking's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-414-000,\2\ 
requesting authorization to construct, own, operate, and maintain a new 
pipeline lateral to Grand Forks, North Dakota. Viking estimates the 
cost of the lateral to be $26,940,000, as more fully described in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
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    \1\ 18 CFR157.205, 157.208, 157.211.
    \2\ On September 1, 1982, in Docket No. CP82-414-000, Midwestern 
Gas Transmission Company (Midwestern) was issued a blanket 
certificate for its entire pipeline system, which was composed of 
its Southern System, extending from Portland, Tennessee to Joliet, 
Illinois, and its Northern System, extending from the United States-
Canada international boundary near Emerson, Minnesota to Marshfield, 
Wisconsin. Midwestern Gas Transmission Co., 20 FERC ] 62,411 (1982). 
Subsequently, on April 6, 1989, in Docket No. CP88-679-000, the 
Commission authorized Midwestern's abandonment by transfer to Viking 
and Viking's acquisition of Midwestern's Northern System. Midwestern 
Gas Transmission Co., 47 FERC ] 61,017 (1989).
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    Specifically, Viking is proposing to build its Line MNB2204C (the 
Project), in Polk County, Minnesota and Grand Forks County, North 
Dakota. Viking proposes to: (i) construct 13.2 miles of 12-inch-
diameter lateral pipeline that runs from Viking's mainline to the East 
Grand Forks, Minnesota Meter Station (MN Meter Station); (ii) construct 
0.8 mile of 12-inch-diameter pipeline from the new Grand Forks, North 
Dakota Launcher Site (ND Launcher Site) to a new meter station in Grand 
Forks, North Dakota; and (iii) relocate and upsize a meter from the MN 
Meter Station to the ND Launcher Site. Minor auxiliary facilities 
installations and modifications will also be made pursuant to section 
2.55(a) of the Commission's regulations.\3\ The Project will provide up 
to 42,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/

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d) of firm transportation service on Viking's system to a new delivery 
point.
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    \3\ 18 CFR 2.55(a).
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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] call toll-free, 
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application should be directed to 
Denise Adams, Director, Regulatory Affairs ONEOK, Inc., 100 West 5th 
Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, by telephone at (918) 732-1408, or by 
email at [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 April 3, 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,\4\ any person \5\ 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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    \4\ 18 CFR 157.205.
    \5\ 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,\6\ and must be submitted by 
the protest deadline, which is April 3, 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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    \6\ 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 \7\ and the regulations under the NGA \8\ by the 
intervention deadline for the project, which is April 3, 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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    \7\ 18 CFR 385.214.
    \8\ 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 April 3, 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 
CP23-40-000 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 \9\
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    \9\ 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 CP23-40-000.

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 or email (with a link to the document) at: Denise Adams, 
Director, Regulatory Affairs, 100 West 5th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 
74103, or by email 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

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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 
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: February 2, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-02637 Filed 2-7-23; 8:45 am]
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