[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35421-35422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12577]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP20-468-000; CP20-474-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, Central Kentucky Transmission 
Company; Notice of Applications

    Take notice that on May 29, 2020, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC 
(Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, 
filed in Docket No. CP20-468-000 an application pursuant to section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157

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of the Commission's regulations requesting authorization to acquire by 
purchase of: (1) Central Kentucky Transmission Company's (Central 
Kentucky) 25 percent undivided interest in the KA-1 North Facilities 
and related facilities in Fayette and Madison Counties, Kentucky; and 
(2) the associated capacity totaling 28,000 dekatherms per day. 
Columbia states that the subject facilities total approximately 28.6 
miles of pipeline and the acquisition has a de minimus cost.
    Additionally, on June 3, 2020, Central Kentucky, 2001 Mercer Road, 
Lexington, Kentucky 40511, filed in Docket No. CP20-474-000 an 
application pursuant to section 7(b) of the NGA and Part 157 of the 
Commission's regulations requesting authorization to: (1) Abandon by 
sale to Columbia its interest in the KA-1 North Facilities and related 
facilities; (2) abandon all services and work performed under its 
blanket certificates; (3) terminate its blanket certificates; (4) 
cancel its FERC Gas Tariff; and (5) waiver of section 201 accounting 
and reporting requirements, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to 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 (http://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 the 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-
3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning Columbia's application may be directed to 
Richard Bralow, Sr., Legal Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 
Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, by telephone at 
(832) 320-5177 or by email at richard_bralow@tcenergy.com. Any 
questions concerning Central Kentucky's application may be directed to 
Kenneth W. Christman, Assistant General Counsel, 121 Champion Way, 
Suite 100, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317, by telephone at (724) 416-
6315 or by email at kchrist@nisource.com.
    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 assessment (EA) 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 final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule 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 FEIS or EA.
    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 five 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 commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list and will be 
notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental 
review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve 
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party 
commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other 
parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek 
court review of the Commission's final order.
    As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission's order in 
Docket No. CP16-4-001, the Commission will apply its revised practice 
concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new NGA section 3 or 
section 7 proceeding.\1\ Persons desiring to become a party to a 
certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely manner. If seeking 
to intervene out-of-time, the movant is required to show good cause why 
the time limitation should be waived, and should provide justification 
by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of the Commission's 
Rules and Regulations.\2\
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    \1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC 61,167 at 
50 (2018).
    \2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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    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 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 Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on June 25, 2020.

    Dated: June 4, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-12577 Filed 6-9-20; 8:45 am]
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