Notice2024-07813
Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Bison Xpress Project
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April 12, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25871-25872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07813]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP23-544-000]
Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Bison Xpress Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Bison
XPress Project proposed by Northern Border Pipeline Company (Northern
Border) in the above-referenced docket. Northern Border requests
authorization to replace and expand compression facilities at Northern
Border's existing Arnegard, Manning, and Glen Ullin Compressor Stations
in McKenzie, Dunn, and Morton Counties, North Dakota, respectively. The
project purpose is to improve system reliability and provide 300,000
dekatherms per day of incremental capacity, which Northern Border would
lease to Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of Northern Border's Bison XPress Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project
would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
The Bison XPress Project includes the following components:
<bullet> abandoning by removal the existing 20,000 HP Rolls Royce
Avon gas-fired, turbine compressor, installing two new 23,470 HP Solar
Turbine Titan 130 gas-fired, turbine compressors, and installing
associated piping, six new gas cooling bays and appurtenances at the
existing Arnegard (No. 4) Compressor Station;
<bullet> placing the existing 38,000 HP Rolls Royce RB211 gas-
fired, turbine compressor on standby for planned and unplanned outages
up to 500 hours annually, installing two new 31,900 HP Solar Turbine
Titan 250 gas-fired, turbine compressors, and installing associated
piping and appurtenances at the existing Manning (No. 5) Compressor
Station; and
<bullet> placing the existing 38,000 HP Rolls Royce RB211 gas-
fired, turbine compressor on standby for planned and unplanned outages
up to 500 hours annually, installing two new 31,900 HP Solar Turbine
Titan 250 gas-fired, turbine compressors, and installing associated
piping, four new gas cooling bays and appurtenances at the existing
Glen Ullin (No. 6) Compressor Station.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes; potentially affected landowners, religious
organizations and other interested individuals and groups; and
newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is only available
in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's
website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>), on the natural gas environmental documents page
(<a href="https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents">https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents</a>). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>), select ``General Search''
and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding
the last three digits (i.e. CP23-544). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#54123126371b3a383d3a31072124243b262014323126377a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55133027361a3b393c3b30062025253a272115333027367b323a23">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676,
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should
focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of potential environmental
effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to
consider your comments prior to making its decision on this project, it
is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00pm Eastern Time on May 8, 2024.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#490f2c3b2a06272520272c1a3c3939263b3d092f2c3b2a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b1d3e293814353732353e082e2b2b34292f1b3d3e2938753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
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feature on the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the
link to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP23-
544-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status,
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived.
Motions to intervene are more fully described at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene">https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene</a>.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
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#ca859a9a8aacafb8a9e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="115e414151777463723f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. Go to <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: April 8, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-07813 Filed 4-11-24; 8:45 am]
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