80_FR_58426 80 FR 58239 - Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

80 FR 58239 - Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 187 (September 28, 2015)

Page Range58239-58240
FR Document2015-24533

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 187 (Monday, September 28, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 187 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58239-58240]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24533]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-552-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on September 9, 2015, Northern Natural Gas Company 
(Northern) pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), the 
Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission's (FERC) regulations under and 
18 CFR part 157 filed in Docket No. CP15-552-000, an application for 
certification and all authorizations necessary to construct and operate 
new natural gas transportation facilities in Gaines County, Texas, as 
more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open for 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 concerning this application may be directed to: 
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director Certificates and External Affairs, 
Northern Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, Nebraska 68103-
0330, Phone: (402) 398-7103, FAX: (402) 398-7592, Email: 
mike.loeffler@nngco.com (402) 398-7103, or Bret Fritch, Senior 
Regulatory Analyst, at (402) 398-7140.
    Specifically, Northern proposes to construct and operate a 
greenfield

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compressor station in Section 125, Block G, Gaines County, Texas. Plans 
include installation of two units: (1) Solar Taurus 70-10802S with 
approximately 11,152 horsepower (HP); and (2) Solar Taurus 60-7302S 
with approximately 6,937 HP. The combined units have an ISO rating of 
18,089 HP. The suction side of the compressor station will be connected 
to the 30- inch-diameter Spraberry to Plains pipeline. The station will 
discharge to the 30-inch diameter Kermit to Beaver pipeline. The 
proposed Project includes the installation of a station suction 
scrubber, a station recycle control valve, lube-oil coolers, a 
discharge gas cooler, blowdown silencers, unit inlet air filters and 
exhaust systems, a backup generator, fuel gas heating skids, a fire/gas 
detection system, an air compressor and dryer system, two compressor 
buildings, a control building, an auxiliary building, a septic system 
and associated above-grade and below-grade piping, valves and 
instrumentation. The compressor buildings will contain noise-
attenuating panels, insulation and air inlet/exhaust hoods. A new six-
foot tall fence, topped by three rows of barbed wire, will surround the 
perimeter of the new compressor station yard. Facilities will provide 
for incremental peak-day firm service of 210,000 dekatherms per day 
(Dth/d). Northern will acquire an approximately 20-acre site for the 
new compressor station. Northern also requests herein approval for 
rolled-in rate treatment of the expansion costs. The estimated capital 
cost of the facilities proposed is $40,692,877.
    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 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 seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the 
Commission and must mail 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 commenters 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 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 (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 via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link. Persons unable to file 
electronically should submit an original and 5 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 October 13, 2015.

    Dated: September 22, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                              specific conditions in the GAN. The                     at risk of disability include                         other documents of this Department
                                              GAN also incorporates your approved                     developmental outcomes for infants and                published in the Federal Register in text
                                              application as part of your binding                     toddlers (birth to age three) with or at              or Adobe Portable Document Format
                                              commitments under the grant.                            risk for a disability pertaining to                   (PDF). To use PDF you must have
                                                3. Grant Administration: Applicants                   cognitive, communicative, linguistic,                 Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
                                              should budget for an annual two-day                     social, emotional, adaptive, functional,              available free at this site.
                                              meeting for project directors to be held                or physical development; and                            You may also access documents of the
                                              in Washington, DC.                                      developmental and functional outcomes                 Department published in the Federal
                                                4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a                  that improve education outcomes,                      Register by using the article search
                                              grant under these competitions, you                     transition to employment, independent                 feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
                                              must ensure that you have in place the                  living, and postsecondary education for               Specifically, through the advanced
                                              necessary processes and systems to                      students with disabilities.                           search feature at this site, you can limit
                                              comply with the reporting requirements                     6. Continuation Awards: In making a                your search to documents published by
                                              in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive                    continuation award under 34 CFR                       the Department.
                                              funding under the competition. This                     75.253, the Secretary considers, among
                                                                                                                                                              Dated: September 22, 2015.
                                              does not apply if you have an exception                 other things: Whether a grantee has
                                              under 2 CFR 170.110(b).                                 made substantial progress in meeting                  Ruth Neild,
                                                 (b) At the end of your project period,               the goals and objectives of the project;              Deputy Director for Policy and Research,
                                              you must submit a final performance                     whether the grantee has expended funds                Delegated Duties of the Director, Institute of
                                              report, including financial information,                                                                      Education Sciences.
                                                                                                      in a manner that is consistent with its
                                              as directed by the Secretary. If you                    approved application and budget; and,                 [FR Doc. 2015–24511 Filed 9–25–15; 8:45 am]
                                              receive a multi-year award, you must                    if the Secretary has established                      BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                              submit an annual performance report                     performance measurement
                                              that provides the most current                          requirements, whether the grantee has
                                              performance and financial expenditure                   met the performance targets in the                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                              information as directed by the Secretary                grantee’s approved application. In
                                              under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary                      making a continuation grant, the                      Federal Energy Regulatory
                                              may also require more frequent                          Secretary also considers whether the                  Commission
                                              performance reports under 34 CFR                        grantee is operating in compliance with               [Docket No. CP15–552–000]
                                              75.720(c). For specific requirements on                 the assurances in its approved
                                              reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/                     application, including those applicable               Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
                                              fund/grant/apply/appforms/                              to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit            of Application
                                              appforms.html.                                          discrimination in programs or activities
                                                 5. Performance Measures: To evaluate                 receiving Federal financial assistance                   Take notice that on September 9,
                                              the overall success of its education                    from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,                    2015, Northern Natural Gas Company
                                              research and special education research                 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).                     (Northern) pursuant to section 7(c) of
                                              grant programs, the Institute annually                                                                        the Natural Gas Act (NGA), the Federal
                                              assesses the percentage of projects that                VII. Agency Contact                                   Energy and Regulatory Commission’s
                                              result in peer-reviewed publications, the               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      (FERC) regulations under and 18 CFR
                                              number of newly developed or modified                   Regarding CFDA number 84.305L—Dr.                     part 157 filed in Docket No. CP15–552–
                                              interventions with evidence of promise                  Phill Gagne at Phill.Gagne@ed.gov, or                 000, an application for certification and
                                              for improving student education                         Dr. Allen Ruby at Allen.Ruby@ed.gov.                  all authorizations necessary to construct
                                              outcomes, and the number of Institute-                  Regarding CFDA number 84.324L—Dr.                     and operate new natural gas
                                              supported interventions with evidence                   Robert Ochsendorf at                                  transportation facilities in Gaines
                                              of efficacy in improving student                        Robert.Ochsendorf@ed.gov.                             County, Texas, as more fully set forth in
                                              outcomes, including school readiness                       If you use a telecommunications                    the application which is on file with the
                                              outcomes for young children and                         device for the deaf (TDD) or a text                   Commission and open for public
                                              student academic outcomes and social                    telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay               inspection. The filing may also be
                                              and behavioral competencies for school-                 Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.                viewed on the web at http://
                                              age students. School readiness outcomes                                                                       www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
                                              include pre-reading, reading, pre-                      VIII. Other Information                               Enter the docket number excluding the
                                              writing, early mathematics, early                          Accessible Format: Individuals with                last three digits in the docket number
                                              science, and social-emotional skills that               disabilities can obtain this document                 field to access the document. For
                                              prepare young children for school.                      and a copy of the RFA in an accessible                assistance, contact FERC at
                                              Student academic outcomes include                       format (e.g., braille, large print,                   FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
                                              learning and achievement in core                        audiotape, or compact disc) on request                toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
                                              academic content areas (reading,                        to the appropriate program contact                    502–8659.
                                              writing, math, and science) and                         person listed under FOR FURTHER                          Any questions concerning this
                                              outcomes that reflect students’                         INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of                 application may be directed to: Michael
                                              successful progression through the                      this notice.                                          T. Loeffler, Senior Director Certificates
                                              education system (e.g., course and grade                   Electronic Access to This Document:                and External Affairs, Northern Natural
                                              completion; high school graduation;                     The official version of this document is              Gas Company, P.O. Box 3330, Omaha,
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                                              postsecondary enrollment, progress, and                 the document published in the Federal                 Nebraska 68103–0330, Phone: (402)
                                              completion). Social and behavioral                      Register. Free Internet access to the                 398–7103, FAX: (402) 398–7592, Email:
                                              competencies include social skills,                     official edition of the Federal Register              mike.loeffler@nngco.com (402) 398–
                                              attitudes, and behaviors that may be                    and the Code of Federal Regulations is                7103, or Bret Fritch, Senior Regulatory
                                              important to student’s academic and                     available via the Federal Digital System              Analyst, at (402) 398–7140.
                                              post-academic success. Additional                       at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you                  Specifically, Northern proposes to
                                              education outcomes for students with or                 can view this document, as well as all                construct and operate a greenfield


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                                              compressor station in Section 125,                      this project. First, any person wishing to            and the instructions on the
                                              Block G, Gaines County, Texas. Plans                    obtain legal status by becoming a party               Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov)
                                              include installation of two units: (1)                  to the proceedings for this project                   under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Persons
                                              Solar Taurus 70–10802S with                             should, on or before the comment date                 unable to file electronically should
                                              approximately 11,152 horsepower (HP);                   stated below file with the Federal                    submit an original and 5 copies of the
                                              and (2) Solar Taurus 60–7302S with                      Energy Regulatory Commission, 888                     protest or intervention to the Federal
                                              approximately 6,937 HP. The combined                    First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,               Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
                                              units have an ISO rating of 18,089 HP.                  a motion to intervene in accordance                   First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
                                              The suction side of the compressor                      with the requirements of the                            Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
                                              station will be connected to the 30-                    Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    Time on October 13, 2015.
                                              inch-diameter Spraberry to Plains                       Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)                   Dated: September 22, 2015.
                                              pipeline. The station will discharge to                 and the Regulations under the NGA (18
                                                                                                                                                            Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                              the 30-inch diameter Kermit to Beaver                   CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
                                              pipeline. The proposed Project includes                 status will be placed on the service list             Deputy Secretary.
                                              the installation of a station suction                   maintained by the Secretary of the                    [FR Doc. 2015–24533 Filed 9–25–15; 8:45 am]
                                              scrubber, a station recycle control valve,              Commission and will receive copies of                 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                              lube-oil coolers, a discharge gas cooler,               all documents filed by the applicant and
                                              blowdown silencers, unit inlet air filters              by all other parties. A party must submit
                                              and exhaust systems, a backup                           seven copies of filings made in the                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                              generator, fuel gas heating skids, a fire/              proceeding with the Commission and
                                                                                                                                                            Federal Energy Regulatory
                                              gas detection system, an air compressor                 must mail a copy to the applicant and
                                                                                                                                                            Commission
                                              and dryer system, two compressor                        to every other party. Only parties to the
                                              buildings, a control building, an                       proceeding can ask for court review of                [Docket No. ER15–2668–000]
                                              auxiliary building, a septic system and                 Commission orders in the proceeding.
                                              associated above-grade and below-grade                     However, a person does not have to                 Land of the Sky MT, LLC;
                                              piping, valves and instrumentation. The                 intervene in order to have comments                   Supplemental Notice That Initial
                                              compressor buildings will contain                       considered. The second way to                         Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
                                              noise-attenuating panels, insulation and                participate is by filing with the                     Request for Blanket Section 204
                                              air inlet/exhaust hoods. A new six-foot                 Secretary of the Commission, as soon as               Authorization
                                              tall fence, topped by three rows of                     possible, an original and two copies of
                                                                                                      comments in support of or in opposition                  This is a supplemental notice in the
                                              barbed wire, will surround the
                                                                                                      to this project. The Commission will                  above-referenced proceeding of Land of
                                              perimeter of the new compressor station
                                                                                                      consider these comments in                            the Sky MT, LLC’s application for
                                              yard. Facilities will provide for
                                                                                                      determining the appropriate action to be              market-based rate authority, with an
                                              incremental peak-day firm service of
                                                                                                      taken, but the filing of a comment alone              accompanying rate tariff, noting that
                                              210,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d).
                                                                                                      will not serve to make the filer a party              such application includes a request for
                                              Northern will acquire an approximately
                                              20-acre site for the new compressor                     to the proceeding. The Commission’s                   blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
                                              station. Northern also requests herein                  rules require that persons filing                     part 34, of future issuances of securities
                                              approval for rolled-in rate treatment of                comments in opposition to the project                 and assumptions of liability.
                                              the expansion costs. The estimated                      provide copies of their protests only to                 Any person desiring to intervene or to
                                              capital cost of the facilities proposed is              the party or parties directly involved in             protest should file with the Federal
                                              $40,692,877.                                            the protest.                                          Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
                                                 Pursuant to section 157.9 of the                        Persons who wish to comment only                   First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
                                              Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,                       on the environmental review of this                   in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
                                              within 90 days of this Notice the                       project should submit an original and                 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                              Commission staff will either: Complete                  two copies of their comments to the                   and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                              its environmental assessment (EA) and                   Secretary of the Commission.                          385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
                                              place it into the Commission’s public                   Environmental commenters will be                      intervene or protest must serve a copy
                                              record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or               placed on the Commission’s                            of that document on the Applicant.
                                              issue a Notice of Schedule for                          environmental mailing list, will receive                 Notice is hereby given that the
                                              Environmental Review. If a Notice of                    copies of the environmental documents,                deadline for filing protests with regard
                                              Schedule for Environmental Review is                    and will be notified of meetings                      to the applicant’s request for blanket
                                              issued, it will indicate, among other                   associated with the Commission’s                      authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
                                              milestones, the anticipated date for the                environmental review process.                         future issuances of securities and
                                              Commission staff’s issuance of the final                Environmental commenters will not be                  assumptions of liability, is October 13,
                                              environmental impact statement (FEIS)                   required to serve copies of filed                     2015.
                                              or EA for this proposal. The filing of the              documents on all other parties.                          The Commission encourages
                                              EA in the Commission’s public record                    However, the non-party commenters                     electronic submission of protests and
                                              for this proceeding or the issuance of a                will not receive copies of all documents              interventions in lieu of paper, using the
                                              Notice of Schedule for Environmental                    filed by other parties or issued by the               FERC Online links at http://
                                              Review will serve to notify federal and                 Commission (except for the mailing of                 www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
                                              state agencies of the timing for the                    environmental documents issued by the                 service, persons with Internet access
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                                              completion of all necessary reviews, and                Commission) and will not have the right               who will eFile a document and/or be
                                              the subsequent need to complete all                     to seek court review of the                           listed as a contact for an intervenor
                                              federal authorizations within 90 days of                Commission’s final order.                             must create and validate an
                                              the date of issuance of the Commission                     The Commission strongly encourages                 eRegistration account using the
                                              staff’s FEIS or EA.                                     electronic filings of comments, protests,             eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
                                                 There are two ways to become                         and interventions via the internet in lieu            link to log on and submit the
                                              involved in the Commission’s review of                  of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii)            intervention or protests.


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Dates5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 13, 2015.
FR Citation80 FR 58239 

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