85 FR 140 pgs. 44066-44067 - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 140Pages: 44066 - 44067
Pages: 44066, 44067Docket number: [Docket No. CP17-80-000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2020-15732 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-80-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
Take notice that on July 8, 2020, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until July 18, 2023, to complete the construction of the Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project, as authorized in the July 19, 2018 Order Issuing Certificate (July 19 Order). 1 The July 19 Order required Columbia to complete construction and make the facilities available for service within two years of the Order date.
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1 ? Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 164 FERC 61,036 (2018).
Columbia states that, due to unforeseen delays in acquiring an easement from the government of Maryland across the Western Maryland Rail Trail, additional time is now required in order to complete the construction of the authorized Project facilities.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Columbia'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 (18 CFR 157.10). 2
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2 ?Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 39 (2020).
[top] As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension requests that are contested, 3 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days. 4 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension. 5 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. 6 At the time
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3 ?Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
4 ? Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40 (2020).
5 ? Id. at P 40.
6 ?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.
7 ? Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40 (2020).
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 ( http://www.ferc.gov ) using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the e-File link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and three copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 30, 2020.
Dated: July 15, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15732 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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