Notice2023-26166
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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Published
November 28, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83117-83118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26166]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-486-000]
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Request for
Extension of Time
Take notice that on November 16, 2023, National Fuel Gas Supply
Corporation (National Fuel) requested that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until
December 1, 2024, to finalize testing of Well 7451 as ordered in the
January 2018 Order. as authorized in the January 2018 Order (Order).\1\
The Order required National Fuel to complete testing of Well 7451
within three years of the date of the Order.
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\1\ National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 162 FERC ] 62,063
(2018).
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On February 4, 2021, the Commission granted National Fuel an
extension of
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time, until December 1, 2023, to complete testing.\2\
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\2\ National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, Docket No. 17-486-000,
Letter Order Granting Extension.
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As of May 19, 2023, National Fuel is no longer testing Well 7451 by
withdrawing gas from the well. National Fuel does not intend to
undertake any further withdrawals from the well. Currently, National
Fuel is working to finalize its report on Well 7451 and anticipates
that the report will be finalized by December 1, 2024, due to the
complexity of the data and modeling involved in evaluating data
National Fuel has collected and reported to the Commission in its
quarterly Beech Hill reports.\3\
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\3\ See, National Fuel's Quarterly Reports for its Beech Hill
Storage Field, beginning with its first quarterly report filed on
July 31, 2017 and continuing to its most recent report filed on
November 16, 2020 covering the period April 1, 2020 through June 30,
2020, in CP14-501, et al.
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This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on National Fuel'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 (NGA) (18 CFR 157.10).
As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA
facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For
those extension requests that are contested,\4\ the Commission will aim
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\5\ The
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\6\ 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 (NEPA).\7\ 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.\8\ The Director of the Office of Energy
Projects, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension
requests that are uncontested.
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\4\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
\5\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\6\ Id. at P 40.
\7\ 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.
\8\ 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 the Commission's Public
Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fcbab9aebfb39290959299af898c8c938e88bc9a998e9fd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f494a5d4c40616366616a5c7a7f7f607d7b4f696a7d6c21686079">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY
(202) 502-8659.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>. In
lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy which must
reference the Project docket number.
To file via USPS: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other courier: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#521d020212343720317c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="206f707060464552430e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 6, 2023.
Dated: November 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-26166 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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