Notice2024-26490
Golden Triangle Storage, Inc; Request for Extension of Time
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November 14, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89977-89978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26490]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP07-414-003]
Golden Triangle Storage, Inc; Request for Extension of Time
Take notice that on October 31, 2024, Golden Triangle Storage, Inc.
(GTS) requested that the Commission grant an extension of time, until
December 31, 2027, to complete the development of Storage Caverns 1 and
2 to their certificated storage capacities for the GTS Project in
Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas as authorized in the Order
Authorizing Certificates issued on December 31, 2007.\1\ On January 11,
2022, the Commission granted GTS an extension of time until December
31, 2024, to complete construction of the GTS Project,\2\ the currently
effective deadline for constructing and placing the GTS Project into
service at certificated levels.
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\1\ Golden Triangle Storage, Inc., 121 FERC ] 61,313 (2007).
\2\ 2 Golden Triangle Storage, Inc., Docket No. CP07-414-000, et
al. (Jan. 11, 2022) (delegated letter order) (``2022 Order'').
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GTS explains that as of June 16, 2012, GTS placed all certificated
facilities into service except the completion of Caverns 1 and 2 to
their maximum certificated capacities. GTS further explains that, prior
to this request, it requested and received three extensions of time,
primarily to accommodate the lengthy cavern rewatering process required
to enlarge the caverns to their full capacity and to deal with salt
creep which slowly reduces cavern capacity. GTS states that it will not
be able to complete the expansion of Caverns 1 and 2 by December 31,
2024, and therefore requests an extension of time until December 31,
2027.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on GTS's request for an
extension of time may do so. No reply
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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,\3\ the Commission will aim
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\4\ The
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\5\ 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).\6\ 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.\7\ 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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\3\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
\4\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\5\ Id. at P 40.
\6\ 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.
\7\ 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#f69093849599989a9f989385838686998482b690938495d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72141700111d1c1e1b1c17010702021d000632141700115c151d04">[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#29595c4b45404a075b4c4f4c5b4c474a4c5b464644694f4c5b4a074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8efefbece2e7eda0fcebe8ebfcebe0edebfce1e1e3cee8ebfceda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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#2e617e7e6e484b5c4d00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ad5cacadafcffe8f9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 22, 2024.
Dated: November 7, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-26490 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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