90 FR 109 pgs. 24272-24274 - Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Petition and Establishing Intervention Deadline
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 109Pages: 24272 - 24274
Pages: 24272, 24273, 24274Docket number: [Docket Nos. CP17-101-007; CP20-49-001]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-10389 Filed 6-6-25; 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 Nos. CP17-101-007; CP20-49-001]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Petition and Establishing Intervention Deadline
Take notice that on May 29, 2025, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396, filed a petition pursuant to §?385.207 and part 157 of the Commission's regulations and section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) seeking reissuance of its certificate of public convenience and necessity, as amended, authorizing Transco to construct and operate its previously approved Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (Project) (Petition). 1
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1 ? Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, 167 FERC ¶?61,110 (2019), order denying reh'g and stay, 171 FERC ¶?61,031 (2020), amended, 172 FERC ¶?61,036 (2020), vacated, 187 FERC ¶?61,145 (2024).
[top] Specifically, Transco requests reissuance of certificate authority to: (i) construct the 10.17-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter Quarryville Loop in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; (ii) construct the 3.43-mile-long, 26-inch-diameter Madison Loop in Middlesex County, New Jersey; (iii) construct the 23.49-mile-long, 26-inch-diameter Raritan Bay Loop in Middlesex County, New Jersey, and New Jersey and New York State waters; (iv) add 21,902 horsepower (hp) at its Compressor Station (CS) 200 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; (v) construct the new 32,000 hp CS 206 in Somerset County, New Jersey; and (vi) construct various additional facilities.
Transco states that the Project is designed to provide 400,000 dekatherms per day of incremental firm transportation service. Transco does not propose any changes to the previously authorized rates, all as more fully set forth in the petition which is on file with the Commission and open for public inspection.
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 ( https://www.ferc.gov ). 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 ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at public.referenceroom@ferc.gov .
Any questions regarding the petition should be directed to Francesca Ciliberti-Ayres, Senior Counsel, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396, by phone at (720) 329-6374, or by email at francesca.ciliberti-ayres@williams.com .
Public Participation
There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this petition: you can file comments on the petition, 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 June 24, 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 OPP@ferc.gov .
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the petition may do so. Comments may include statements of support or objections, to the petition as a whole or specific aspects of the petition. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be.
Protests
Pursuant to section 385.211? 2 of the Commission's regulations under the NGA, any person? 3 may file a protest to the petition. Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section 385.2001? 4 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 385.211.
3 ?Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
4 ?18 CFR 385.2001.
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 June 24, 2025.
There are three methods you can use to submit your comments or protests to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the Petition docket numbers CP17-101-007 and CP20-49-001 in your submission.
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission's website at www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on the petition;
(2) You may file your comments or protests electronically by using the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website ( www.ferc.gov ) 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 Petition docket numbers (CP17-101-007 and CP20-49-001).
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 FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov .
The Commission considers all comments received about the petition 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, 5 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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5 ?18 CFR 385.102(d).
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? 6 by the intervention deadline for the petition, which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24, 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 petition in order to intervene. For more information about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp .
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6 ?18 CFR 385.214.
There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both instances, please reference the Petition docket numbers CP17-101-007 and CP20-49-001 in your submission.
[top] (1) You may file your motion to intervene by using the Commission's
(2) You can file a paper copy of your motion to intervene, along with three copies, by mailing the documents to the address below. Your motion to intervene must reference the Petition docket numbers CP17-101-007 and CP20-49-001.
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 FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov .
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the petitioner either by mail at: Francesca Ciliberti-Ayres, Senior Counsel, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, PO Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396 or by email (with a link to the document) at francesca.ciliberti-ayres@williams.com . Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the petitioner 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? 7 motions to intervene are automatically granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). 8 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. 9 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 petitioner and by all other parties.
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7 ?The petitioner has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
8 ?18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
9 ?18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the petition will be available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp .
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24, 2025.
Dated: June 3, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-10389 Filed 6-6-25; 8:45 am]
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