
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22536-22537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09804]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-257-000; PF16-10-000]


WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on April 26, 2017, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. 
(WBI Energy), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503 
filed an application pursuant to section 7 (c) of the Natural Gas Act 
requesting authorization to construct, install, operate and maintain 
the Valley Expansion Project (Project). Specifically, WBI proposes to 
construct, install, operate and maintain: (i) Interconnect facilities 
with Viking Gas Transmission Company in Clay County, Minnesota; (ii) 
approximately 37.3 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline in Clay County, 
Minnesota and Cass County, North Dakota; (iii) approximately 3,000 
horsepower electric compressor station in Cass County, North Dakota; 
and to (iv) replace two existing town border stations and construct a 
regulator station in Burleigh, Stutsman and Barnes Counties, North 
Dakota. WBI Energy states that the Project will provide an

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additional source of natural gas to eastern North Dakota and western 
Minnesota and enhance system reliability for existing and new 
customers, all as more fully set forth in the application. The filing 
is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 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. There 
is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers 
to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket(s). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to 
Lori Myerchin, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, WBI Energy Transmission, 
Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, or at 
(701) 530-1563, or lori.myerchin@wbienergy.com.
    On October 17, 2016, the Commission staff granted WBI Energy's 
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF16-10-000 to staff activities 
involving the project. Now, as of the filing of this application on 
April 26, 2017, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. 
From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. 
CP17-257-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules (18 CFR 157.9), 
within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental impact statement (EIS) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the EIS for this proposal. The filing of the EIS in the Commission's 
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of 
Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and 
state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary 
reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's EIS.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 7 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a 
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 30, 2017.

     Dated: May 9, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09804 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am]
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