[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 139 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43828-43829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15628]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-487-000; PF19-8-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on June 29, 2020, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, NE 68124, filed an 
application in Docket No. CP20-487-000, pursuant to section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity to construct and operate new facilities as part of its 
Pipeline and Facilities Construction Project (Project). All relevant 
information is more fully set forth in the application which is on file 
with the

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Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed 
on the web 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. For assistance, contact FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director of Certificates and External 
Affairs for Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, NE 68124, at 
(402) 398-7103.
    Specifically, Northern intends to (1) abandon in-place 
approximately 79.21 miles of its 14- and 16-inch-diameter South Sioux 
City to Sioux Falls M561 A-line (A-line) and appurtenances and to 
replace the abandoned pipeline with approximately 82.23 miles of 12-
inch-diameter pipeline 1 and appurtenances in Dakota and Dixon 
counties, Nebraska, and Lincoln and Union counties, South Dakota; (2) 
install an approximately 3.15-mile-long 12-inch-diameter tie-over 
pipeline and appurtenances in Lincoln County, South Dakota; (3) abandon 
in-place the existing 0.16-mile-long 2-inch-diameter Ponca branch line 
and replace it with an approximately 1.87-mile-long 3-inch-diameter 
branch line and appurtenances in Dixon County, Nebraska; (4) abandon 
in-place the existing 0.06-mile-long 2-inch-diameter Jackson branch 
line and appurtenances in Dakota County, Nebraska; (5) modify existing 
and install new above-grade facilities in various counties in Nebraska 
and South Dakota; and (6) abandon and remove short segments of pipeline 
in various counties in Nebraska and South Dakota.
    On July 23, 2019, the Commission staff granted Northern's request 
to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing 
Process and assigned Docket No. PF19-8-000 to staff activities 
involving the Project. Now, as of the filing of this application on 
June 29, 2020, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. 
From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. 
CP20-487-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to Sec.  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 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 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 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must provide a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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, and will be 
notified of any 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 and will not have the right to seek 
court review of the Commission's final order.
    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 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 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 Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 4, 2020.

    Dated: July 14, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15628 Filed 7-17-20; 8:45 am]
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