Notice2021-12512
Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline; Northern Natural Gas Company
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June 15, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12512]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-452-000]
Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing
Intervention and Protest Deadline; Northern Natural Gas Company
Take notice that on May 27, 2021, Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, NE 68124, filed in the
above referenced docket a prior notice pursuant to Sections 157.205 and
157.213(b) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations
under the Natural Gas Act, seeking authorization to convert the
existing McCleary No. 5 observation well in the Redfield Storage Field
in Dallas County, Iowa into a withdrawal well. The proposed facilities
include a new well building containing various surface facilities to
allow the connection of the McCleary No. 5 well to existing pipeline
laterals, two 3-inch-diameter gas pipeline laterals (1,230 and 1,280
feet in length) and 955 feet of 3-inch-diameter water line. The new
well building would contain various flow control, measurement, and
communications equipment. The gas pipeline laterals, and water line
would connect to existing gas and water lines within the Redfield
storage complex. The project is designed to improve Northern's ability
to recover storage gas from the Mount Simon and Saint Peter reservoirs
in the southeastern section of the field as these reservoirs are
currently not being effectively drained by the existing array of
withdrawal wells. Northern proposes to install these facilities under
authorities granted by its blanket certificate issued in Docket No.
CP82-401-000.\1\ The estimated cost to convert the McCleary No. 5 well
is approximately $1.3 million all as more fully set forth in the
request which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
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\1\ Northern Natural Gas Company, 20 FERC ] 62,410 (1982).
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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 (<a href="http://ferc.gov">http://ferc.gov</a>) 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
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#175152455458797b7e797244626767786563577172657439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7e1e2f5e4e8c9cbcec9c2f4d2d7d7c8d5d3e7c1c2d5c489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application should be directed to
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates and External
Affairs, Northern Natural Gas Company, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha,
NE 68124, phone: 402-398-7077, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d70747678337172787b7b71786f5d73737a7e72337e7270"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98f5f1f3fdb6f4f7fdfefef4fdead8f6f6fffbf7b6fbf7f5">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 August 9, 2021.
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 August 9, 2021. 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 August 9, 2021. 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 <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp">https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp</a>.
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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 August 9, 2021. 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
CP21-452-000 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 (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) 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 \7\
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\7\ Additionally, you may file your comments electronically by
using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission's
website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> 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.\8\ Your submission must reference the Project docket
number CP21-452-000.
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\8\ Hand-delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
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First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option
1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502-
8258 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fbbd9e8998b4959792959ea88e8b8b94898fbb9d9e8998d59c948d">[email protected]</a>.
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: Michael T.
Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates and External Affairs, Northern
Natural Gas Company, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, NE 68124 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd0d4d6d893d1d2d8dbdbd1d8cffdd3d3daded293ded2d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="187571737d3674777d7e7e747d6a5876767f7b77367b7775">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> using the
``eLibrary'' link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides
access to the texts of all
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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
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a>.
Dated: June 9, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-12512 Filed 6-14-21; 8:45 am]
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