Notice2025-05701
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline
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April 3, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 63 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14649-14650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05701]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP25-156-000]
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest
Deadline
Take notice that on March 20, 2025, Southern Star Central Gas
Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star), 4700 State Route 56 Owensboro, Kentucky
42301, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request
pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.208 of the Commission's
regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Southern Star's
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-479-000, for
authorization to increase the maximum allowable operating pressure on
Southern Star's Line DLA from 260 psig to 500 psig (MAOP Uprate Project
or Project). All of Line DLA is located in Johnson County, Kansas. The
project will allow Southern Star to provide adequate pressure for the
running of inline inspection tools for safety, maintenance, and
integrity purposes. Since no new facilities are required to accomplish
the uprate \1\, there will be no cost associated with the Project, all
as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection.
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\1\ Related to the MAOP Uprate Project, Southern Star will
upgrade Line DLA to accommodate the use of inline inspection tools
by installing a pig launcher/receiver, replacing approximately 4,500
feet of 16-inch-diameter pipeline with 12-inch-diameter pipeline,
and abandoning various related facilities under the automatic
authorization authority of its blanket certificate issued in Docket
No. CP82-479-000.
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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#adcbc8dfcec2c3c1c4c3c8ded8ddddc2dfd9edcbc8dfce83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74121106171b1a181d1a11070104041b060034121106175a131b02">[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#3f4f4a5d53565c114d5a595a4d5a515c5a4d5050527f595a4d5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdbdb8afa1a4aee3bfa8aba8bfa8a3aea8bfa2a2a08daba8bfaee3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions concerning this request should be directed to
Jennifer Matthews Manager, Regulatory, Southern Star Central Gas
Pipeline, Inc., 4700 State Route 56 Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, by
telephone at (270) 316-2972, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afc5cac1c1c6c9cadd81c2cedbdbc7cad8dcefdcc0dadbc7caddc1dcdbcedd81ccc0c2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6309060d0d0a0506114d0e0217170b06141023100c16170b06110d101702114d000c0e">[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 May 27, 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,
community organizations, 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#c08f909080a6a5b2a3eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3ecf3f3e3c5c6d1c08dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Protests
Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under
the NGA,\2\ any person \3\ 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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\2\ 18 CFR 157.205.
\3\ 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,\4\ and must be submitted by
the protest deadline, which is May 27, 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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\4\ 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 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 \5\ and the regulations under the NGA \6\ by the
intervention deadline for the project, which is May 27, 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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\5\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\6\ 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
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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 May 27, 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
CP25-156-000 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 \7\
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\7\ 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 CP25-156-000.
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="6d2b081f0e2203010403083e181d1d021f192d0b081f0e430a021b">[email protected]</a>.
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
either by mail at: Jennifer Matthews, Manager, Regulatory, Southern
Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., 4700 State Route 56, Owensboro,
Kentucky, or by email (with a link to the document) at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c56595252555a594e12515d484854594b4f7c4f53494854594e524f485d4e125f5351"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="375d5259595e515245195a5643435f52404477445842435f524559444356451954585a">[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: March 27, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05701 Filed 4-2-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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