81_FR_55346 81 FR 55186 - Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization: WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.

81 FR 55186 - Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization: WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 160 (August 18, 2016)

Page Range55186-55187
FR Document2016-19753

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55186-55187]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19753]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-489-000]


Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization: WBI Energy 
Transmission, Inc.

    Take notice that on August 5, 2016, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. 
(WBI Energy), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, 
filed in Docket No. CP16-489-000 a prior notice request pursuant to 
Sec.  157.205, 157.210, and 157.216(b) of the Commission's regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, requesting authorization 
to construct, operate, and abandon certain natural gas facilities in 
McKenzie and Williams Counties, North Dakota. WBI Energy states that 
the proposed activities will allow it to deliver 62,000 dekatherms per 
day of natural gas transportation service. WBI Energy estimates the 
cost of the proposed facilities to be approximately $18.4 million, all 
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
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, please contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, WBI Energy proposes to: (1) Install two new 
compressor units, totaling 5,325 horsepower (HP), at its

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Charbonneau Station located in McKenzie County, North Dakota; (2) 
install a new 1,380 HP compressor unit at its Williston Station located 
in Williams County, North Dakota; (3) construct a new 750 HP compressor 
station (Tioga Station) located in Williams County, North Dakota; (4) 
construct approximately 2,850 feet of 8-inch-diameter pipeline located 
in Williams County, North Dakota; and (5) abandon in-place 
approximately 1,375 feet of 8-inch-diameter pipeline located in 
Williams County, North Dakota.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Lori 
Myerchin, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 
1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, by telephone at 
(701) 530-1563 or by email at [email protected].
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Sec.  157.205 of 
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the 
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day 
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and 
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    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.
    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 commenter's 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 commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, 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.

    Dated: August 12, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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                                               Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the                          Notice of Schedule for Environmental                  filed by other parties or issued by the
                                               Commission’s regulations, requesting                    Review will serve to notify federal and               Commission (except for the mailing of
                                               authorization to construct and operate a                state agencies of the timing for the                  environmental documents issued by the
                                               new compressor station and associated                   completion of all necessary reviews, and              Commission) and will not have the right
                                               pipeline lateral located in Cass County,                the subsequent need to complete all                   to seek court review of the
                                               Texas (Gulf Coast Expansion Project).                   federal authorizations within 90 days of              Commission’s final order.
                                               Natural is also requesting authorization                the date of issuance of the Commission                   The Commission strongly encourages
                                               to abandon two compressor units at its                  staff’s FEIS or EA.                                   electronic filings of comments, protests
                                               Compressor Station 301 in Wharton                          There are two ways to become                       and interventions in lieu of paper using
                                               County, Texas, all as more fully set forth              involved in the Commission’s review of                the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
                                               in the application which is on file with                this project. First, any person wishing to            www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
                                               the Commission and open for public                      obtain legal status by becoming a party               electronically should submit an original
                                               inspection.                                             to the proceedings for this project                   and 5 copies of the protest or
                                                  Natural proposes to provide long-term                should, on or before the comment date                 intervention to the Federal Energy
                                               firm transportation service to two                      stated below, file with the Federal                   Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                               shippers that have subscribed to the                    Energy Regulatory Commission, 888                     NE., Washington, DC 20426.
                                               capacity created by the Project. The                    First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,                  Comment Date: September 2, 2016.
                                               Project capacity is developed through                   a motion to intervene in accordance
                                                                                                                                                               Dated: August 12, 2016.
                                               the integration of existing capacity and                with the requirements of the
                                               expansion capacity of 240,000 Dth/day                   Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    Kimberly D. Bose,
                                               which will enable Natural to transport                  Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)                 Secretary.
                                               460,000 Dth per day of natural gas                      and the Regulations under the NGA (18                 [FR Doc. 2016–19752 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am]
                                               supplies to an existing delivery point                  CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party                 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                               and a new delivery point in the South                   status will be placed on the service list
                                               Texas Gulf Coast area. The project                      maintained by the Secretary of the
                                               shippers have elected negotiated rates.                 Commission and will receive copies of                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                               Natural proposes to construct a new                     all documents filed by the applicant and
                                               15,900 horsepower compressor station                    by all other parties. A party must submit             Federal Energy Regulatory
                                               on its Gulf Coast Line, and a new 4,000-                7 copies of filings made with the                     Commission
                                               foot, 30-inch lateral to connect the                    Commission and must mail a copy to                    [Docket No. CP16–489–000]
                                               proposed compressor to Natural’s                        the applicant and to every other party in
                                               existing A/G Line. Natural also proposes                the proceeding. Only parties to the                   Notice of Request Under Blanket
                                               to abandon 5,600 hp of existing                         proceeding can ask for court review of                Authorization: WBI Energy
                                               compression on its system. Total cost of                Commission orders in the proceeding.                  Transmission, Inc.
                                               the project is $69,399,000.                                However, a person does not have to
                                                  The filing may also be viewed on the                 intervene in order to have comments                      Take notice that on August 5, 2016,
                                               Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the                    considered. The second way to                         WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (WBI
                                               ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket                     participate is by filing with the                     Energy), 1250 West Century Avenue,
                                               number excluding the last three digits in               Secretary of the Commission, as soon as               Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, filed in
                                               the docket number field to access the                   possible, an original and two copies of               Docket No. CP16–489–000 a prior notice
                                               document. For assistance, please contact                comments in support of or in opposition               request pursuant to § 157.205, 157.210,
                                               FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov                      to this project. The Commission will                  and 157.216(b) of the Commission’s
                                               or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY,                 consider these comments in                            regulations under the Natural Gas Act
                                               (202) 502–8659.                                         determining the appropriate action to be              (NGA), as amended, requesting
                                                  Any questions regarding the proposed                 taken, but the filing of a comment alone              authorization to construct, operate, and
                                               project should be directed to Bruce H.                  will not serve to make the filer a party              abandon certain natural gas facilities in
                                               Newsome, Vice President, Natural Gas                    to the proceeding. The Commission’s                   McKenzie and Williams Counties, North
                                               Pipeline Company of America, LLC,                       rules require that persons filing                     Dakota. WBI Energy states that the
                                               3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers                     comments in opposition to the project                 proposed activities will allow it to
                                               Grove, IL 60515, or by calling (630) 725–               provide copies of their protests only to              deliver 62,000 dekatherms per day of
                                               3070 (telephone) or email at bruce_                     the party or parties directly involved in             natural gas transportation service. WBI
                                               newsome@kindermorgan.com.                               the protest.                                          Energy estimates the cost of the
                                                  Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the                        Persons who wish to comment only                   proposed facilities to be approximately
                                               Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,                       on the environmental review of this                   $18.4 million, all as more fully set forth
                                               within 90 days of this Notice the                       project should submit an original and                 in the application which is on file with
                                               Commission staff will either: Complete                  two copies of their comments to the                   the Commission and open to public
                                               its environmental assessment (EA) and                   Secretary of the Commission.                          inspection. The filing may also be
                                               place it into the Commission’s public                   Environmental commenters will be                      viewed on the web at http://
                                               record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or               placed on the Commission’s                            www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
                                               issue a Notice of Schedule for                          environmental mailing list, will receive              Enter the docket number excluding the
                                               Environmental Review. If a Notice of                    copies of the environmental documents,                last three digits in the docket number
                                               Schedule for Environmental Review is                    and will be notified of meetings                      field to access the document. For
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                                               issued, it will indicate, among other                   associated with the Commission’s                      assistance, please contact FERC Online
                                               milestones, the anticipated date for the                environmental review process.                         Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
                                               Commission staff’s issuance of the final                Environmental commenters will not be                  ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
                                               environmental impact statement (FEIS)                   required to serve copies of filed                     TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
                                               or EA for this proposal. The filing of the              documents on all other parties.                          Specifically, WBI Energy proposes to:
                                               EA in the Commission’s public record                    However, the non-party commenters                     (1) Install two new compressor units,
                                               for this proceeding or the issuance of a                will not receive copies of all documents              totaling 5,325 horsepower (HP), at its


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                                               Charbonneau Station located in                          project should submit an original and                 intervene or protest must serve a copy
                                               McKenzie County, North Dakota; (2)                      two copies of their comments to the                   of that document on the Applicant.
                                               install a new 1,380 HP compressor unit                  Secretary of the Commission.                             Notice is hereby given that the
                                               at its Williston Station located in                     Environmental commenter’s will be                     deadline for filing protests with regard
                                               Williams County, North Dakota; (3)                      placed on the Commission’s                            to the applicant’s request for blanket
                                               construct a new 750 HP compressor                       environmental mailing list, will receive              authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
                                               station (Tioga Station) located in                      copies of the environmental documents,                future issuances of securities and
                                               Williams County, North Dakota; (4)                      and will be notified of meetings                      assumptions of liability, is September 1,
                                               construct approximately 2,850 feet of 8-                associated with the Commission’s                      2016.
                                               inch-diameter pipeline located in                       environmental review process.                            The Commission encourages
                                               Williams County, North Dakota; and (5)                  Environmental commenter’s will not be                 electronic submission of protests and
                                               abandon in-place approximately 1,375                    required to serve copies of filed                     interventions in lieu of paper, using the
                                               feet of 8-inch-diameter pipeline located                documents on all other parties.                       FERC Online links at http://
                                               in Williams County, North Dakota.                       However, the non-party commentary,                    www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
                                                  Any questions concerning this                        will not receive copies of all documents              service, persons with Internet access
                                               application may be directed to Lori                     filed by other parties or issued by the               who will eFile a document and/or be
                                               Myerchin, Manager, Regulatory Affairs,                  Commission (except for the mailing of                 listed as a contact for an intervenor
                                               WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250                     environmental documents issued by the                 must create and validate an
                                               West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North                    Commission) and will not have the right               eRegistration account using the
                                               Dakota 58503, by telephone at (701)                     to seek court review of the                           eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
                                               530–1563 or by email at lori.myerchin@                  Commission’s final order.                             link to log on and submit the
                                               wbienergy.com.                                             The Commission strongly encourages                 intervention or protests.
                                                  Any person or the Commission’s staff                 electronic filings of comments, protests                 Persons unable to file electronically
                                               may, within 60 days after issuance of                   and interventions in lieu of paper using              should submit an original and 5 copies
                                               the instant notice by the Commission,                                                                         of the intervention or protest to the
                                                                                                       the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
                                               file pursuant to Rule 214 of the                                                                              Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
                                                                                                       www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
                                               Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR                                                                         888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
                                                                                                       electronically should submit an original
                                               385.214) a motion to intervene or notice                                                                      20426.
                                                                                                       and 7 copies of the protest or
                                               of intervention and pursuant to                                                                                  The filings in the above-referenced
                                                                                                       intervention to the Federal Energy
                                               § 157.205 of the regulations under the                                                                        proceeding are accessible in the
                                                                                                       Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                               NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the                                                                        Commission’s eLibrary system by
                                                                                                       NE., Washington, DC 20426.
                                               request. If no protest is filed within the                                                                    clicking on the appropriate link in the
                                               time allowed therefore, the proposed                      Dated: August 12, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                             above list. They are also available for
                                               activity shall be deemed to be                          Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                                                                                                                             electronic review in the Commission’s
                                               authorized effective the day after the                  Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                             Public Reference Room in Washington,
                                               time allowed for filing a protest. If a                 [FR Doc. 2016–19753 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am]           DC. There is an eSubscription link on
                                               protest is filed and not withdrawn                      BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                the Web site that enables subscribers to
                                               within 30 days after the allowed time
                                                                                                                                                             receive email notification when a
                                               for filing a protest, the instant request
                                                                                                                                                             document is added to a subscribed
                                               shall be treated as an application for                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
                                               authorization pursuant to section 7 of
                                                                                                       Federal Energy Regulatory                             Online service, please email
                                               the NGA.
                                                  Pursuant to § 157.9 of the                           Commission                                            FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
                                               Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,                                                                             (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
                                               within 90 days of this Notice the                                                                             (202) 502–8659.
                                                                                                       [Docket No. ER16–2393–000]
                                               Commission staff will either: Complete                                                                          Dated: August 12, 2016.
                                               its environmental assessment (EA) and                   Innovative Solar 31, LLC;                             Kimberly D. Bose,
                                               place it into the Commission’s public                   Supplemental Notice That Initial                      Secretary.
                                               record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or               Market-Based Rate Filing Includes                     [FR Doc. 2016–19754 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am]
                                               issue a Notice of Schedule for                          Request for Blanket Section 204                       BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                               Environmental Review. If a Notice of                    Authorization
                                               Schedule for Environmental Review is
                                               issued, it will indicate, among other                     This is a supplemental notice in the                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                               milestones, the anticipated date for the                above-referenced proceeding of
                                               Commission staff’s issuance of the final                Innovative Solar 31, LLC’s application                Federal Energy Regulatory
                                               environmental impact statement (FEIS)                   for market-based rate authority, with an              Commission
                                               or EA for this proposal. The filing of the              accompanying rate tariff, noting that
                                                                                                       such application includes a request for               [Project No. 5073–096]
                                               EA in the Commission’s public record
                                               for this proceeding or the issuance of a                blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
                                                                                                                                                             Benton Falls Associates, New York LP,
                                               Notice of Schedule for Environmental                    part 34, of future issuances of securities
                                                                                                                                                             Everett E. Whitman; Notice of
                                               Review will serve to notify federal and                 and assumptions of liability.
                                                                                                                                                             Application for Transfer of License and
                                               state agencies of the timing for the                      Any person desiring to intervene or to              Soliciting Comments, Motions To
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                                               completion of all necessary reviews, and                protest should file with the Federal                  Intervene, and Protests
                                               the subsequent need to complete all                     Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
                                               federal authorizations within 90 days of                First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,                  On August 2, 2016, Benton Falls
                                               the date of issuance of the Commission                  in accordance with Rules 211 and 214                  Associates, New York LP, co-licensee
                                               staff’s FEIS or EA.                                     of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                 (transferor) filed an application for after-
                                                  Persons who wish to comment only                     and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and                     the-fact transfer of license of the Benton
                                               on the environmental review of this                     385.214). Anyone filing a motion to                   Falls Project No. 5073. The project is


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FR Citation81 FR 55186 

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