Notice2023-19651
MIGC LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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September 12, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 62564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19651]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP22-480-001]
MIGC LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
Take notice that on August 28, 2023, MIGC LLC (MIGC) requested that
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an
extension of time (2023 Extension of Time Request), until September 10,
2024, to abandon certain compressor facilities and associated mainline
capacity at its Python Compressor Station located in Converse County,
Wyoming, in the Prior Notice Request for Authorization Under Blanket
Certificate (Prior Notice) under Docket No. CP22-480-000. The Prior
Notice requested authorization to abandon certain compressor facilities
and associated mainline capacity at its Python Compressor Station
located in Converse County, Wyoming. On July 11, 2022, the Commission
issued a Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization, which
established a 60-day comment period, ending on September 9, 2022, to
file protests. No protests were filed during the comment period, and
accordingly the project was authorized on September 10, 2022 and by
Rule should have been completed within one year.
In its 2023 Extension of Time Request, MIGC states that it is
determining whether retention of all or a portion of the facilities and
associated capacity authorized for abandonment may be necessary to meet
changing market demands. MIGC explains that a recent shift in market
conditions was unanticipated and presents an extenuating circumstance
that may require the continued use of MIGC's compressor facilities at
its Python Compressor Station. Although, MIGC stated in the Prior
Notice request that local production of natural gas in the area that
MIGC operates in Wyoming has been steadily declining over the past ten
years, recent market conditions suggest that retaining the capacity
associated with the Python Compressor Station may be the most efficient
way to serve changing market needs while providing the least amount of
environmental impact.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on MIGC'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,\1\ the
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45
days.\2\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the
extension.\3\ 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.\4\
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.\5\ The OEP Director, or
his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that
are uncontested.
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\1\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
\2\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\3\ Id. at P 40.
\4\ 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.
\5\ 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. For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#296f6c7b6a66474540474c7a5c5959465b5d694f4c5b4a074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3858691808cadafaaada690b6b3b3acb1b783a5a6b1a0eda4acb5">[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: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on, September 21, 2023.
Dated: September 6, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-19651 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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