Notice2024-27977
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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November 29, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94720-94721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27977]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-443-001]
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Request for
Extension of Time
Take notice that on November 15, 2024, National Fuel Gas Supply
Corporation (National Fuel) requested that the Commission grant an
extension of time, until December 31, 2025, to complete abandonment of
Well WH23 in the Wharton Storage Field as part of its Wharton WH23
Storage Well Abandonment Project (Project) located in Potter County,
Pennsylvania. On March 25, 2017, the Commission issued a Notice of
Request Under Blanket Authorization for the Project, which established
a 60-day comment period, ending on July 7, 2017. No protests were filed
during the comment period, and accordingly, by Rule, the project was
authorized on July 8, 2017, and construction required to be completed
within one year or July 24, 2018. The Commission subsequently granted
four extensions of time; the current deadline for the Project
facilities to be constructed and placed into service is December 31,
2024.\1\
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\1\ See National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, Request for
Extension of Time, filed July 22, 2021, and September 21, 2021
delegated letter order to National Fuel granting National Fuel's
request.
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National Fuel states abandonment activities were suspended in June
2023 due to higher than anticipated wellhead pressures and that it has
conducted work to allow for monitoring and isolation of certain storage
reservoir zones. National Fuel states it plans to complete abandonment
work and monitor the wellhead pressure over the 2024-2025 withdrawal
season to assure the well is sealed. Therefore, National Fuel requests
an extension of time until December 31, 2025, to complete abandonment
work and assure that Well WH23 is sealed.
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,\2\ the Commission will aim
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\3\ The
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\4\ 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
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(NEPA).\5\ 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.\6\ 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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\2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
\3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\4\ Id. at P 40.
\5\ 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.
\6\ 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#264043544549484a4f484355535656495452664043544508414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75131007161a1b191c1b10060005051a070135131007165b121a03">[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#512124333d38327f2334373423343f3234233e3e3c11373423327f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a0a0f1816131954081f1c1f081f14191f081515173a1c1f0819541d150c">[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#b3fce3e3f3d5d6c1d09dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcf3ececfcdad9cedf92dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 6, 2024.
Dated: November 21, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27977 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
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