[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 139 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43828-43829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15628]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-487-000; PF19-8-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
Take notice that on June 29, 2020, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, NE 68124, filed an
application in Docket No. CP20-487-000, pursuant to section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting a certificate of public convenience
and necessity to construct and operate new facilities as part of its
Pipeline and Facilities Construction Project (Project). All relevant
information is more fully set forth in the application which is on file
with the
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Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed
on the web at 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. For assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director of Certificates and External
Affairs for Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, NE 68124, at
(402) 398-7103.
Specifically, Northern intends to (1) abandon in-place
approximately 79.21 miles of its 14- and 16-inch-diameter South Sioux
City to Sioux Falls M561 A-line (A-line) and appurtenances and to
replace the abandoned pipeline with approximately 82.23 miles of 12-
inch-diameter pipeline 1 and appurtenances in Dakota and Dixon
counties, Nebraska, and Lincoln and Union counties, South Dakota; (2)
install an approximately 3.15-mile-long 12-inch-diameter tie-over
pipeline and appurtenances in Lincoln County, South Dakota; (3) abandon
in-place the existing 0.16-mile-long 2-inch-diameter Ponca branch line
and replace it with an approximately 1.87-mile-long 3-inch-diameter
branch line and appurtenances in Dixon County, Nebraska; (4) abandon
in-place the existing 0.06-mile-long 2-inch-diameter Jackson branch
line and appurtenances in Dakota County, Nebraska; (5) modify existing
and install new above-grade facilities in various counties in Nebraska
and South Dakota; and (6) abandon and remove short segments of pipeline
in various counties in Nebraska and South Dakota.
On July 23, 2019, the Commission staff granted Northern's request
to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing
Process and assigned Docket No. PF19-8-000 to staff activities
involving the Project. Now, as of the filing of this application on
June 29, 2020, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended.
From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No.
CP20-487-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
Pursuant to Sec. 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) 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 EA for this
proposal. The filing of the 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.
There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must provide a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, and will be
notified of any meetings associated with the Commission's environmental
review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party
commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other
parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek
court review of the Commission's final order.
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 TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 4, 2020.
Dated: July 14, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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