Notice2024-18058
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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Published
August 14, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66097-66098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18058]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP23-494-001]
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
Take notice that on August 1, 2024, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR)
requested that the Commission grant an extension of time until October
16, 2024, to complete construction and place into service the 2023
Lincoln-Freeman New Wells Project (Project) located in Clare County,
Michigan. On June 16, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Request
Under Blanket Authorization, which established a 60-day comment period,
ending on August 15, 2023, to file protests. No protests were filed
during the comment period, and accordingly, the project was self-
implemented on August 16, 2023, and by Rule should have been completed
within one year.
To date, ANR has completed all drilling activities on Lincoln Wells
164HD, 165HD, and 166HD. However, unexpected construction issues arose
on Lincoln Wells 165HD and 166HD, resulting in a delay in the
previously anticipated Project in-service date of July 2024. The
remaining work includes completing the final tie-ins from the new
pipeline laterals to the new wells.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period
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deadline. Any person wishing to comment on ANR'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,\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 (NEPA).\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 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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\1\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
\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="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>).
From the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202)
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4a2a1b6a7abaaa8adaaa1b7b1b4b4abb6b084a2a1b6a7eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6b0b3a4b5b9b8babfb8b3a5a3a6a6b9a4a296b0b3a4b5f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef9f9a8d83868cc19d8a898a9d8a818c8a9d808082af898a9d8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="720207101e1b115c0017141700171c1117001d1d1f32141700115c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 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#3d726d6d7d5b584f5e135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d996898999bfbcabbaf7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 19, 2024.
Dated: August 2, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-18058 Filed 8-13-24; 8:45 am]
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