Notice2025-05769
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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April 4, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 64 (Friday, April 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14822-14823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05769]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP24-59-001]
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request for Extension of
Time
Take notice that on March 21, 2025, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
(WBI Energy) requested that the Commission grant an extension of time,
until December 31, 2025, to complete construction and place into
service the Elk Basin--Billings Replacement Project (Project) located
in Yellowstone County, Montana. On February 23, 2024, the Commission
issued a Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization, which
established a 60-day comment period, ending on April 23, 2024, to file
protests. No protests were filed during the comment period, and
accordingly the project self-implemented on April 24, 2024, and by Rule
should have been completed within one year.
WBI Energy states it has successfully completed construction
activities for Section 4 of the Project and has commenced construction
activities at the North Yellowstone River Valve Setting. However, due
to delays in receiving an easement from the Burlington Northern Santa
Fe Railway (BNSF), WBI Energy has been unable to commence construction
in Sections 1 through 3 of the Project.
On March 12, 2025, WBI Energy received a draft easement agreement
from BNSF and is currently reviewing the terms of the easement. Upon
receiving a final easement agreement, WBI Energy anticipates
construction of Sections 1 through 3 will take approximately five
months. Construction activities in Sections 1 through 3 include: (1)
replacement of pipeline including installation and removal activities;
(2) completion of six guided bores; (3) aboveground facility work at
the Monad Station, Streeter Valve Setting, Conoco Takeoff Valve
Setting, T&E Lateral Valve Setting, Laurel Town Border Station, and
Yost Farm Tap; (4) completion of construction activities at the North
Yellowstone River Valve Setting; and (5) clean-up and seeding
activities.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on WBI Energy'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,\1\ the Commission will aim
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\2\ The
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\3\ 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).\4\ 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.\5\ 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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\1\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
\2\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\3\ Id. at P 40.
\4\ 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.
\5\ 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
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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#a6c0c3d4c5c9c8cacfc8c3d5d3d6d6c9d4d2e6c0c3d4c588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d2d1c6d7dbdad8dddad1c7c1c4c4dbc6c0f4d2d1c6d79ad3dbc2">[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#ed9d988f81848ec39f888b889f88838e889f828280ad8b889f8ec38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="403035222c29236e3225262532252e2325322f2f2d00262532236e272f36">[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,
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#054a555545636077662b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c08f909080a6a5b2a3eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2025.
Dated: March 28, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05769 Filed 4-3-25; 8:45 am]
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