Notice2022-24536
Mojave Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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November 10, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 67892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24536]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-495-000]
Mojave Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request for Extension
of Time
Take notice that on November 3, 2022, Mojave Pipeline Company,
L.L.C. (Mojave) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) grant an extension of time until December 31, 2022, to
complete construction of its Oak Creek Delivery Point Project (Project)
located in Kern County, California. Mojave requested authorization to
construct its Project in a prior notice application filed on September
13, 2021. Since no protests were filed within the comment period,
Mojave's Project was deemed to be authorized on November 23, 2022.\1\
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\1\ Consistent with Section 157.206(c) of the Commission's
regulations, Project activities must be completed one year from the
date of authorization, i.e., November 23, 2022.
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Mojave initially anticipated beginning construction by the end of
2021 once CalPortand Company (CalPortland) had obtained all necessary
permits in order to construct and place the new delivery point into
service by January 31, 2022.\2\ However, due to delays in CalPortland
receiving its necessary permits, construction on the project did not
begin until October 4, 2022. Since construction commenced, the planned
construction sequencing first requires the installation of
CalPortland's meter station and related connecting lateral to Mojave's
existing tap site followed by Mojave's construction activities. Mojave
anticipates this construction plan will likely push the completion of
the Mojave Project until December 31, 2022.
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\2\ As described in Mojave's application, the Project involves
two components: (1) minor work associated with preparing an existing
Mojave tap that will be tied into a new CalPortland lateral; and (2)
installation of electronic gas measurement equipment to be located
within a new CalPortand-owned meter station.
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This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Mojave's request for
an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will be
considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party to
the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the comment
date stated below, file 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 Natural Gas Act
(18 CFR 157.10).
As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural
Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order
issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,\3\ the
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45
days.\4\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the
extension.\5\ The Commission will not consider arguments that re-
litigate the issuance of the certificate order, including whether the
Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience
and necessity and whether the Commission's environmental analysis for
the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.\6\
At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on
certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the
Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.\7\ The OEP Director, or
his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that
are uncontested.
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\3\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
\4\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\5\ Id. at P 40.
\6\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied
with NEPA.
\7\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
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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://www.ferc.gov">http://www.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 access to 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dcbc8dfcec2e3e1e4e3e8def8fdfde2fff9cdebe8ffeea3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9bfbcabbab6979590979caa8c8989968b8db99f9c8b9ad79e968f">[email protected]</span></a> 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 ``eFiling'' link
at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and three copies of the protest or intervention to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 21, 2022.
Dated: November 4, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-24536 Filed 11-9-22; 8:45 am]
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