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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 133-134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24160]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP26-48-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline

    Take notice that on December 18, 2025, Columbia Gas Transmission, 
LLC (Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002-
2700, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request 
pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.213(b), and 157.216(b) of the 
Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and 
Columbia's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000, for 
authorization to (1) abandon one injection/withdrawal well, its 
connecting pipeline, and appurtenant facilities located at the Weaver 
Storage Field in Richland County, Ohio; and (2) abandon one injection/
withdrawal well, its connecting pipeline, and appurtenant facilities as 
well as convert one existing injection/withdrawal well to an 
observation well and abandon its associated storage lines and 
appurtenant facilities located at the Holmes Storage Field in Holmes 
County, Ohio. The estimated cost for the project is $325,000, all as 
more fully set forth in the request 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 (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>). From 
the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is 
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on 
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or 
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket 
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket 
number field.
    User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's 
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202) 
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#076162756468696b6e696274727777687573476162756429606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="781e1d0a1b17161411161d0b0d0808170a0c381e1d0a1b561f170e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfbfbaada3a6ace1bdaaa9aabdaaa1acaabda0a0a28fa9aabdace1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8dfdf8efe1e4eea3ffe8ebe8ffe8e3eee8ffe2e2e0cdebe8ffeea3eae2fb">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Any questions concerning this request should be directed to 
LaShawndra R. Proctor, Manager, Project Authorizations, Columbia Gas 
Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 
77002-2700, by phone at (832) 320-5232, or by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f894998b90998f969c8a99a7888a979b8c978ab88c9b9d969d8a9f81d69b9795"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c101d0f141d0b12180e1d230c0e131f08130e3c081f1912190e1b05521f1311">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

Public Participation

    There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review 
of this project: you can file a protest to the project, you can file a 
motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the 
project. There is no fee or cost for filing protests, motions to 
intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to 
intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 2026. 
How to file protests, motions to intervene, and comments is explained 
below.
    For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office 
of Public Participation (OPP) at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e415e5e4e686b7c6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a253a3a2a0c0f1809440d051c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

Protests

    Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under 
the NGA,\1\ any person \2\ or the Commission's staff may file a protest 
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed or if a 
protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed 
time for filing a protest, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be 
authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a 
protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time 
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request for authorization 
will be considered by the Commission.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 157.205.
    \2\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses, 
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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    Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section 
157.205(e) of the Commission's regulations,\3\ and must be submitted by 
the protest deadline, which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 
2026. A protest may also serve as a motion to intervene so long as the 
protestor states it also seeks to be an intervenor.
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    \3\ 18 CFR 157.205(e).
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Interventions

    Any person has the option to file a motion to intervene in this 
proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to request rehearing of 
Commission orders

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issued in this proceeding and to subsequently challenge the 
Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
    To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the 
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure \4\ and the regulations under the NGA \5\ by the 
intervention deadline for the project, which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
on February 23, 2026. As described further in Rule 214, your motion to 
intervene must state, to the extent known, your position regarding the 
proceeding, as well as your interest in the proceeding. For an 
individual, this could include your status as a landowner, ratepayer, 
resident of an impacted community, or recreationist. You do not need to 
have property directly impacted by the project in order to intervene. 
For more information about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC 
website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp">https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp</a>.
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    \4\ 18 CFR 385.214.
    \5\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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    All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically 
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to intervene that are 
filed after the intervention deadline are untimely and may be denied. 
Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for being late 
and must explain why the time limitation should be waived and provide 
justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations. A person obtaining party status 
will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the 
Commission and will receive copies (paper or electronic) of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties.

Comments

    Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The 
Commission considers all comments received about the project in 
determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your 
comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments 
on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 23, 2026. The filing of 
a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the 
proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding.

How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments

    There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and 
comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number 
CP26-48-000 in your submission.
    (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments by 
using the Commission's eFiling feature, which is located on the 
Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> )under the link to Documents and 
Filings. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on 
``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you are 
making; first select ``General'' and then select ``Protest'', 
``Intervention'', or ``Comment on a Filing''; or \6\
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    \6\ Additionally, you may file your comments electronically by 
using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission's 
website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> under the link to Documents and Filings. 
Using eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit 
brief, text-only comments on a project.
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    (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to 
the address below. Your submission must reference the Project docket 
number CP26-48-000.
    To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    To file via any other method: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852.
    The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option 
1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502-
8258 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd8ba8bfae82a3a1a4a3a89eb8bdbda2bfb98daba8bfaee3aaa2bb">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
    Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant 
either by mail at: LaShawndra R. Proctor, Manager, Project 
Authorizations, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, 
Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, or by email (with a link to the 
document) at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#703c11031811071e1402112f00021f13041f02300413151e151702095e131f1d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="460a27352e273128223427193634292532293406322523282321343f6825292b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Any subsequent 
submissions by an intervenor must be served on the applicant and all 
other parties to the proceeding. Contact information for parties can be 
downloaded from the service list at the eService link on FERC Online.

Tracking the Proceeding

    Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project 
will be available from OPP at (202) 502-6595 or on the FERC website at 
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary'' link as described above. The 
eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents 
issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. For more information and to register, go to 
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a>.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: December 23, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-24160 Filed 12-31-25; 8:45 am]
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