Notice2026-07123
MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Motion To Vacate Certificate in Part
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April 13, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18843-18845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07123]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP24-13-000]
MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Motion To Vacate
Certificate in Part
Take notice that on March 11, 2026, MountainWest Overthrust
Pipeline, LLC (Overthrust), 650 South Main Street, Suite 300, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84101, filed in the above-referenced docket a motion to
vacate a portion of the certificate authority granted by the Commission
on October 17, 2024.\1\ In the Certificate Order, the Commission
granted Overthrust a certificate of public convenience and necessity to
construct the Westbound Compression Expansion Project (Project) located
in Lincoln and Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming. The Project created
325,000 dekatherms per day of incremental firm transportation capacity
from Overthrust's existing Wamsutter Interconnect to a new Kern River
Gas Transmission Company (Kern River) delivery point near Overthrust's
existing Roberson Compressor Station.
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\1\ MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline, LLC, 189 FERC ] 61,046
(2024) (Certificate Order).
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In its motion, Overthrust states that it has constructed most of
the certificated facilities, with the exception of a pig launcher at
its existing Cabin 31 Interconnect Pipeline Facility (Cabin 31). On
November 13, 2025, Commission staff authorized Overthrust to place the
completed facilities into service, noting that Overthrust reported that
it would be able to provide the full project capacity without
completion of the pig launcher. Overthrust states that, due to a delay
in receiving the revised right-of-way grant from the Kemmerer Bureau of
Land Management and not yet reaching agreement with a private
landowner, Overthrust has not begun construction at Cabin 31.
Overthrust explains that these facilities are auxiliary and not
necessary to provide the full capacity, but that it will continue
efforts to install the Cabin 31 facilities at a later time for future
maintenance and safety of the pipeline. Therefore, Overthrust requests
that the Commission vacate the portion of the certificate for the
project that authorizes the Cabin 31 facilities.
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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#3e585b4c5d51505257505b4d4b4e4e514c4a7e585b4c5d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="690f0c1b0a06070500070c1a1c1919061b1d290f0c1b0a470e061f">[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#87f7f2e5ebeee4a9f5e2e1e2f5e2e9e4e2f5e8e8eac7e1e2f5e4a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95e5e0f7f9fcf6bbe7f0f3f0e7f0fbf6f0e7fafaf8d5f3f0e7f6bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding the application should be directed to
Nicole M. Turpen, Senior Counsel, MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline,
LLC, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396, by phone at (346) 415-
5242, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c42454f4340490258595e5c49426c5b454040454d415f024f4341"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ef0f7fdf1f2fbb0eaebeceefbf0dee9f7f2f2f7fff3edb0fdf1f3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Public Participation
There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review
of Overthrust's request: you can file comments on the application, you
can protest the filing, and you can file a motion to intervene in the
proceeding. There is no fee or cost for filing comments or intervening.
The deadline for filing a motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on April 28, 2026. How to file protests, motions to intervene, and
comments is explained below.
For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation (OPP) at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f203f3f2f090a1d0c41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b8a7a7b791928594d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the application may do so.
Comments may include statements of support or objections, to the
application as a whole or specific aspects of the application. The more
specific your comments, the more useful they will be.
Protests
Pursuant to sections 157.10(a)(4) \2\ and 385.211 \3\ of the
Commission's regulations under the NGA, any person \4\ may file a
protest to the application. Protests must comply with the requirements
specified in section 385.2001 \5\ of the Commission's regulations. 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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\2\ 18 CFR 157.10(a)(4).
\3\ 18 CFR 385.211.
\4\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
\5\ 18 CFR 385.2001.
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To ensure that your comments or protests are timely and properly
recorded, please submit your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on April 28, 2026.
There are three methods you can use to submit your comments or
protests to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
Project docket number CP24-13-000 in your submission.
(1) 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;
(2) You may file your comments or protests electronically by using
the 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. With eFiling,
you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a
file with your submission. 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
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments or protests by
mailing them to the following address below. Your written comments must
reference the Project docket number (CP24-13-000).
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 courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments (options 1
and 2 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="24624156476b4a484d4a41775154544b565064424156470a434b52">[email protected]</a>.
The Commission considers all comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. However, 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.
For instructions on how to intervene, see below.
Interventions
Any person, which includes individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities,\6\ 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.
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\6\ 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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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 \7\ and the regulations under the NGA \8\ by the
intervention deadline for the project, which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on April 28, 2026. 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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\7\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\8\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both
instances, please reference the Project docket number CP24-13-000 in
your submission.
(1) You may file your motion to intervene 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 ``Intervention.'' The eFiling feature
includes a document-less intervention option; for more information,
visit <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf">https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf</a>.; or
(2) You can file a paper copy of your motion to intervene, along
with three
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copies, by mailing the documents to the address below. Your motion to
intervene must reference the Project docket number CP24-13-000.
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 courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of motions to intervene
(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="4a0c2f382905242623242f193f3a3a25383e0a2c2f3829642d253c">[email protected]</a>.
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
either by mail at: Nicole M. Turpen, Senior Counsel, MountainWest
Overthrust Pipeline, LLC, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396, or
by email (with a link to the document) at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f31363c30333a712b2a2d2f3a311f28363333363e322c713c3032"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="127c7b717d7e773c66676062777c52657b7e7e7b737f613c717d7f">[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. Service can be via email with a link to the
document.
All timely, unopposed \9\ motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\10\ 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.\11\ 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.
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\9\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
\10\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
\11\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project
will be available from OPP at (202) 502-6595 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>.
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 28, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: April 7, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-07123 Filed 4-10-26; 8:45 am]
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