87 FR 202 pgs. 63773-63774 - Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC; Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 202Pages: 63773 - 63774
Pages: 63773, 63774Docket number: [Docket No. CP20-507-000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-22772 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-507-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC; Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
[top] Take notice that on October 11, 2022, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco), 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056, requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until December 31, 2023, in order to complete abandonment activities as authorized in Transco's VR22 to Shore Abandonment Project (Project) in the March 18, 2021 Order Granting Abandonment? 1 (March
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1 ? Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, 174 FERC ¶?62,169 (2021).
2 ?Transco is the operator of the pipeline facilities proposed to be abandoned.
Transco now requests an extension of time until December 31, 2023, to complete abandonment of the Project facilities. Transco states that it has completed the majority of abandonment activities but will be unable to complete the removal of approximately 14,240 feet of 24-inch-diameter pipe located in state waters. Transco avers that the contractor it selected was originally scheduled to begin removal of the pipe in state waters in July of 2022, however, delays in the remaining abandonment activities pushed the state water removals outside of their anticipated timeframe. The barges required for the removal are now unavailable through the end of November 2022. Transco asserts that seasonal weather conditions and water levels prohibit safe removal of the state water pipeline beginning December 2022. Transco states that the most favorable weather window of offshore construction activities is generally May through September of each year. Accordingly, Transco requests an extension until December 31, 2023, which it asserts will allow flexibility in scheduling around weather events that may delay abandonment activities.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Transco'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). 3
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3 ?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).
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, 4 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days. 5 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension. 6 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. 7 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. 8 The OEP Director, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that are uncontested.
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4 ?Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
5 ? Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶?61,144, at P 40 (2020).
6 ? Id. at P 40.
7 ?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.
8 ? 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 "eFile" link at http://www.ferc.gov . Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 28, 2022.
Dated: October 13, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-22772 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
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