Notice2024-21029
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline
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September 17, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76109-76110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21029]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-94-004]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of
Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline
Take notice that on September 6, 2024, Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company, LLC (Transco), 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas
77056-6106, filed an application under section 7(c)(1)(B) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA),\1\ and part 157 of the Commission's regulations
\2\ requesting that the Commission issue a temporary certificate of
public convenience and necessity for its Regional Energy Access
Expansion (Project) in order to continue to operate the Project
facilities until the Commission responds to the July 30, 2024 decision
of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in
New Jersey Conservation Foundation v. FERC,\3\ which vacated and
remanded the Commission's order granting a certificate of public
convenience and necessity for the Project,\4\ all as more fully set
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open
for public inspection.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 717f(c)(1)(B).
\2\ 18 CFR part 157.
\3\ 111 F.4th 42 (D.C. Cir. 2024).
\4\ Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, 182 FERC ]
61,006 (2023), reh'g denied, 182 FERC ] 61,148 (2023), vacated and
remanded, 111 F.4th 42.
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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>). 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#d0b6b5a2b3bfbebcb9beb5a3a5a0a0bfa2a490b6b5a2b3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd9b988f9e9293919493988e888d8d928f89bd9b988f9ed39a928b">[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#a4d4d1c6c8cdc78ad6c1c2c1d6c1cac7c1d6cbcbc9e4c2c1d6c78ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b7b7e6967626825796e6d6e796e65686e796464664b6d6e7968256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding the request should be directed Stephen
Hatridge, Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-
1396, by telephone at (713) 215-2872, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fccebfaeff7faf1b1deb1d7feebedf6fbf8fadfe8f6f3f3f6fef2ecb1fcf0f2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5b69180958d808bcba4cbad8491978c818280a5928c89898c848896cb868a88">[email protected]</span></a>.
Public Participation
There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review
of this request: you can file comments on the request, you can protest
the filing, and you can file a motion to intervene in the proceeding.
There is no fee or cost for filing comments or intervening. The
deadline for filing a motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
October 1, 2024. How to file protests, motions to intervene, and
comments is explained below.
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#81ced1d1c1e7e4f3e2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="216e717161474453420f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the request may do so. Comments
may include statements of support or objections, to the request as a
whole or specific aspects of the request. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be.
Protests
Pursuant to sections 157.10(a)(4) \5\ and 385.211 \6\ of the
Commission's regulations under the NGA, any person \7\ may file a
protest to the application. Protests must comply with the requirements
specified in section 385.2001 \8\ of the Commission's regulations. A
protest may also serve as a motion to intervene so long as the
protestor states it also seeks to be an intervenor.
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\5\ 18 CFR 57.10(a)(4).
\6\ 18 CFR 385.211.
\7\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
\8\ 18 CFR 385.2001.
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To ensure that your comments or protests are timely and properly
recorded, please submit your comments on or before October 1, 2024.
There are three methods you can use to submit your comments or
protests to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
docket number CP21-94-004 in your submission.
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy
method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on
the request;
(2) You may file your comments or protests electronically by using
the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website
(<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to Documents and Filings. 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 will be asked to select the
type of filing you are making; first select ``General'' and then select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments or protests by
mailing them to the following address below. Your written comments must
reference the docket number (CP21-94-004).
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 encourages electronic filing of comments (options 1
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88ceedfaebc7e6e4e1e6eddbfdf8f8e7fafcc8eeedfaeba6efe7fe">[email protected]</a>.
The Commission considers all comments received about the request in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. However, the filing of
a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the
proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding.
For instructions on how to intervene, see below.
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Interventions
Any person, which includes individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities,\9\ has the option to file a motion
to intervene in this proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to
request rehearing of Commission orders issued in this proceeding and to
subsequently challenge the Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit
Courts of Appeal.
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\9\ 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure \10\ and the regulations under the NGA \11\ by
the intervention deadline for the request, which is October 1, 2024. As
described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to
the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as
your interest in the proceeding. For an individual, this could include
your status as a landowner, ratepayer, resident of an impacted
community, or recreationist. You do not need to have property directly
impacted by the request in order to intervene. For more information
about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp">https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp</a>.
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\10\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\11\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both
instances, please reference the docket number CP21-94-004 in your
submission.
(1) You may file your motion to intervene by using the Commission's
eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website
(<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to Documents and Filings. New eFiling
users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You
will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select
``General'' and then select ``Intervention.'' The eFiling feature
includes a document-less intervention option; for more information,
visit <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf">https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf</a>.; or
(2) You can file a paper copy of your motion to intervene, along
with three copies, by mailing the documents to the address below. Your
motion to intervene must reference the docket number CP21-94-004.
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 encourages electronic filing of motions to intervene
(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fabc9f8899b5949693949fa98f8a8a95888eba9c9f8899d49d958c">[email protected]</a>.
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
either by mail at: Stephen Hatridge, Vice President & Assistant General
Counsel, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, Post Office Box
1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396 or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fcaf88998c949992d2bdd2b49d888e95989b99bc8b959090959d918fd29f9391"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6f5d2c3d6cec3c888e788eec7d2d4cfc2c1c3e6d1cfcacacfc7cbd588c5c9cb">[email protected]</span></a>. Any subsequent submissions by an
intervenor must be served on the applicant and all other parties to the
proceeding. Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the
service list at the eService link on FERC Online. Service can be via
email with a link to the document.
All timely, unopposed \12\ motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\13\ Motions to intervene that
are filed after the intervention deadline are untimely, and may be
denied. Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the time limitation should be waived
and provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule
214(d) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\14\ A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or
electronic) of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other
parties.
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\12\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
\13\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
\14\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the request
will be available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at
(866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> using the
``eLibrary'' link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides
access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
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. For more information and to register, go to
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a>.
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 1, 2024.
Dated: September 10, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21029 Filed 9-16-24; 8:45 am]
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