[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76109-76110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21029]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP21-94-004]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of 
Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline

    Take notice that on September 6, 2024, Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Company, LLC (Transco), 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 
77056-6106, 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 its Regional Energy Access 
Expansion (Project) in order to continue to operate the Project 
facilities until the Commission responds to the July 30, 2024 decision 
of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 
New Jersey Conservation Foundation v. FERC,\3\ which vacated and 
remanded the Commission's order granting a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity for the Project,\4\ all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
for public inspection.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 717f(c)(1)(B).
    \2\ 18 CFR part 157.
    \3\ 111 F.4th 42 (D.C. Cir. 2024).
    \4\ Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, 182 FERC ] 
61,006 (2023), reh'g denied, 182 FERC ] 61,148 (2023), vacated and 
remanded, 111 F.4th 42.
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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). From 
the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is 
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on 
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or 
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket 
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket 
number field.
    User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's 
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202) 
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at 
[email protected], or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at 
[email protected].
    Any questions regarding the request should be directed Stephen 
Hatridge, Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, Transcontinental 
Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-
1396, by telephone at (713) 215-2872, or by email at 
[email protected].

Public Participation

    There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review 
of this request: you can file comments on the request, you can protest 
the filing, 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 
October 1, 2024. How to file protests, motions to intervene, and 
comments is explained below.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].

Comments

    Any person wishing to comment on the request may do so. Comments 
may include statements of support or objections, to the request as a 
whole or specific aspects of the request. The more specific your 
comments, the more useful they will be.

Protests

    Pursuant to sections 157.10(a)(4) \5\ and 385.211 \6\ of the 
Commission's regulations under the NGA, any person \7\ may file a 
protest to the application. Protests must comply with the requirements 
specified in section 385.2001 \8\ of the Commission's regulations. 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 57.10(a)(4).
    \6\ 18 CFR 385.211.
    \7\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses, 
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
    \8\ 18 CFR 385.2001.
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    To ensure that your comments or protests are timely and properly 
recorded, please submit your comments on or before October 1, 2024.
    There are three methods you can use to submit your comments or 
protests to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
docket number CP21-94-004 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 
the request;
    (2) You may file your comments or protests 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 or protests by 
mailing them to the following address below. Your written comments must 
reference the docket number (CP21-94-004).
    To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 
20426.
    To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 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 request 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.

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Interventions

    Any person, which includes individuals, organizations, businesses, 
municipalities, and other entities,\9\ 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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    \9\ 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 \10\ and the regulations under the NGA \11\ by 
the intervention deadline for the request, which is October 1, 2024. 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 request 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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    \10\ 18 CFR 385.214.
    \11\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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    There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both 
instances, please reference the docket number CP21-94-004 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 docket number CP21-94-004.
    To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 
20426.
    To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 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].
    Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant 
either by mail at: Stephen Hatridge, Vice President & Assistant General 
Counsel, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, Post Office Box 
1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396 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 
service list at the eService link on FERC Online. Service can be via 
email with a link to the document.
    All timely, unopposed \12\ motions to intervene are automatically 
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\13\ 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.\14\ 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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    \12\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to 
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
    \13\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
    \14\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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Tracking the Proceeding

    Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the request 
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 October 1, 2024.

    Dated: September 10, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21029 Filed 9-16-24; 8:45 am]
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