Notice2024-29281
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline
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December 12, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 100473-100474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29281]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP25-25-000]
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline
Take notice that on November 25, 2024, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR),
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, filed in
the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to
sections 157.205 and 157.210 of the Commission's regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and ANR's blanket certificate issued in Docket
No. CP82-480-000, for authorization to modify and restate the
certificated horsepower of its Bridgman Compressor Station in Berrien
County, Michigan. In February 2021, pursuant to section 2.55(b)(1)(iii)
of the Commission's regulations, ANR notified the Commission of its
intent to replace all existing compressor units at its Bridgman
Compressor Station with two turbine compressor units with a combined
nameplate rating of 26,983 horsepower (HP) based on the latest
standards by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
(2021 Turbine Units). ANR determined that controls limiting the 2021
Turbine Units were unnecessary because, at maximum output, the 2021
Turbine Units provided substantially equivalent design delivery
capacity as the previous units. ANR states that the Bridgman Compressor
Station was originally certificated at 23,050 HP based on varying
nameplate rating standards for the historical units; this is equivalent
to 27,058 HP when converted to the latest ISO horsepower rating. As
this is substantially equivalent to the 2021 Turbine Units' ISO rating
of 26,983 HP, ANR proposes to modify and restate the total certificated
horsepower at the Bridgman Compressor Station from 23,050 HP to 26,983
HP to accurately reflect the maximum ISO horsepower provided by the
2021 Turbine Units, all as more fully set forth in the request which is
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
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#f5939087969a9b999c9b90868085859a8781b593908796db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ccaaa9beafa3a2a0a5a2a9bfb9bcbca3beb88caaa9beafe2aba3ba">[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#28585d4a44414b065a4d4e4d5a4d464b4d5a474745684e4d5a4b064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e4e4b5c52575d104c5b585b4c5b505d5b4c5151537e585b4c5d10595148">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions concerning this request should be directed to David
A. Alonzo, Manager of Project Authorizations, ANR Pipeline Company, 700
Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, by phone at
(832) 320-5477, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8bcb9aeb1bc87b9b4b7b6a2b798acbbbdb6bdaabfa1f6bbb7b5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f19590879895ae909d9e9f8b9eb18592949f94839688df929e9c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Public Participation
There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review
of this project: you can file a protest to the project, you can file a
motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the
project. There is no fee or cost for filing protests, motions to
intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to
intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 4, 2025.
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#89c6d9d9c9efecfbeaa7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cd3ccccdcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a>.
Protests
Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under
the NGA,\1\ any person \2\ or the Commission's staff may file a protest
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed or if a
protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed
time for filing a protest, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request for authorization
will be considered by the Commission.
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\1\ 18 CFR 157.205.
\2\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section
157.205(e) of the Commission's regulations,\3\ and must be submitted by
the protest deadline, which is February 4, 2025. 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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\3\ 18 CFR 157.205(e).
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Interventions
Any person has the option to file a motion to intervene in this
proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to
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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.
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 \4\ and the regulations under the NGA \5\ by the
intervention deadline for the project, which is February 4, 2025. 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 project 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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\4\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\5\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). 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. 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.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The
Commission considers all comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments
on or before February 4, 2025. 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.
How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments
There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and
comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number
CP25-25-000 in your submission.
(1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments 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 ``Protest'',
``Intervention'', or ``Comment on a Filing''; or \6\
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\6\ Additionally, 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 a project.
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(2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to
the address below. Your submission must reference the Project docket
number CP25-25-000.
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 method: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (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="74321106173b1a181d1a11270104041b060034121106175a131b02">[email protected]</a>.
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
either by mail at: David A. Alonzo, Manager of Project Authorizations,
ANR Pipeline Company, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas
77002-2700 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6d2d7c0dfd2e9d7dad9d8ccd9f6c2d5d3d8d3c4d1cf98d5d9db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfabaeb9a6ab90aea3a0a1b5a08fbbacaaa1aabda8b6e1aca0a2">[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.
Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project
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>.
Dated: December 6, 2024.
Carlos D. Clay,
Acting Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-29281 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
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