Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 19 / Monday, February 1, 2021 / Notices 7719 

1 18 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 157.9. 

2Hand delivered submissions in docketed 

proceedings should be delivered to Health and 

Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852. 

3 18 CFR 385.102(d). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP21–28–000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Application and Establishing 

Intervention Deadline 

Take notice that on January 13, 2021, 

Northern Natural Gas Company 

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street 

Omaha, NE 68124–1000, filed an 

application under section 7(c) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of 

the Commission’s regulations requesting 

authorization to: (1) Establish a buffer 

zone around the storage facility; (2) 

designate five geological formations as 

gas-containing vertical buffer zones; and 

(3) to recognize the inclusion of the 

Lower Eau Claire formation into the 

geologically continuous Mt. Simon A 

zone of the Mt. Simon gas storage 

reservoir, all at the Redfield storage 

facility located in Dallas County, Iowa. 

Northern seeks authorization for the 

establishment of a buffer zone 

approximately one-half mile around the 

mapped gas extent consisting of 

approximately 4,847 acres. Northern 

also seeks authority to establish five 

geological formations that are currently 

non-storage formations as buffer 

formations: The Prairie Du Chien 

formation; the Franconia formation; the 

Decorah-Platteville formation; the Fort 

Atkinson formation; and the Gower 2 

formation. The proposed changes will 

not change the certificated physical 

parameters, including the certificated 

storage capacity, of the Field. No new 

aboveground facilities will be required 

for the authorities sought herein, 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 (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 TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding the proposed 

project should be directed to Michael T. 

Loeffler, Certificates and External 

Affairs, Northern Natural Gas Company, 

P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, NE 68103–0330, 

by phone at (402) 398–7103, or by email 

at mike.loeffler@nngco.com. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure,1 within 90 days of this 

Notice the Commission staff will either: 

Complete its environmental review 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 environmental assessment (EA) for 

this proposal. The filing of an 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. 

Public Participation 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project: You can file comments on 

the project, and you can file a motion 

to intervene in the proceeding. There is 

no fee or cost for filing comments or 

intervening. The deadline for filing a 

motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on [February 16, 2021]. 

Comments 

Any person wishing to comment on 

the project may do so. Comments may 

include statements of support or 

objections to the project as a whole or 

specific aspects of the project. The more 

specific your comments, the more useful 

they will be. To ensure that your 

comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please submit your comments 

on or before [February 16, 2021]. 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. In all instances, please 

reference the Project docket number 

CP21–28–000 in your submission. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website at www.ferc.gov 

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; 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to Documents and 

Filings. With eFiling, you can provide 

comments in a variety of formats by 

attaching them as a file with your 

submission. 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 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

following address below.2 Your written 

comments must reference the Project 

docket number (CP21–28–000). 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic filing of comments (options 1 

and 2 above) and has eFiling staff 

available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 

or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

Persons who comment on the 

environmental review of this project 

will be placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list and will 

receive notification when the 

environmental documents (EA or EIS) 

are issued for this project and will be 

notified of meetings associated with the 

Commission’s environmental review 

process. 

The Commission considers all 

comments received about the project in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken. However, 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. For instructions on how to 

intervene, see below. 

Interventions 

Any person, which includes 

individuals, organizations, businesses, 

municipalities, and other entities,3 has 

the option to file a motion to intervene 

in this proceeding. Only intervenors 

have the right to request rehearing of 

Commission orders 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 

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4 18 CFR 385.214. 

5 18 CFR 157.10. 

6Hand delivered submissions in docketed 

proceedings should be delivered to Health and 

Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852. 

7The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of 

a motion to intervene to file a written objection to 

the intervention. 

8 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1). 

9 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d). 

1As of November 1, 2020, Berkshire Hathaway 

Energy Company acquired certain companies of 

Dominion Energy, including Dominion Energy 

Transmission, Inc. and has changed its name to 

Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. 

2Prior Notice of Blanket Certificate Activity, 

Docket No. CP20–26–000 (filed December 16, 2019). 

3Pursuant to Section 157.205 of the 

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR 157.205, a prior 

notice application is deemed to be authorized the 

day after the intervention period lapses if no 

protests are filed. 

4Only motions to intervene from entities that 

were party to the underlying proceeding will be 

accepted. Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 

FERC 61,144, at P 39 (2020). 

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 [February 16, 

2021]. As described further in Rule 214, 

your motion to intervene must state, to 

the extent known, your position 

regarding the proceeding, as well as the 

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 https://

www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/ 

intervene.asp. 

There are two ways to submit your 

motion to intervene. In both instances, 

please reference the Project docket 

number CP21–28–000 in your 

submission. 

(1) You may file your motion to 

intervene by using the Commission’s 

eFiling feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

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 

‘‘Intervention.’’ The eFiling feature 

includes a document-less intervention 

option; for more information, visit 

https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/ 

document-less-intervention.pdf.; or 

(2) You can file a paper copy of your 

motion to intervene, along with three 

copies, by mailing the documents to the 

address below.6 Your motion to 

intervene must reference the Project 

docket number CP21–28–000. 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic filing of motions to intervene 

(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff 

available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 

or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

Motions to intervene must be served 

on the applicant either by mail or email 

at: P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, NE 68103– 

0330 or mike.loeffler@nngco.com. 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. Service can be via email with a 

link to the document. 

All timely, unopposed 7 motions to 

intervene are automatically granted by 

operation of Rule 214(c)(1).8 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.9

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. 

Tracking the Proceeding 

Throughout the proceeding, 

additional information about the project 

will be available from the Commission’s 

Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– 

FERC, or on the FERC website at 

www.ferc.gov 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. 

Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on [February 16, 2021]. 

Dated: January 26, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02098 Filed 1–29–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP20–26–000] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Time; Eastern Gas Transmission and 

Storage, Inc. 

Take notice that on January 21, 2021, 

Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, 

Inc.1 (Eastern GTS) requested that the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) grant an extension of 

time, until August 22, 2021, to abandon, 

reconfigure, and relocate storage wells 

and related pipelines within its 

jurisdictional Bridgeport Storage Field 

in Harrison County, West Virginia 

(Project),2 as deemed authorized, 

effective February 22, 2020. Under the 

applicable regulations, the Project was 

to be completed and made available for 

service by February 22, 2021, i.e., 

within one year of authorization.3

Eastern GTS states that, primarily due 

to delays related to the COVID–19 

pandemic, as well as weather related 

delays, Eastern GTS will be unable to 

complete all construction activities 

necessary to complete the Project within 

the authorized one-year timeframe. 

Accordingly, Eastern GTS requests a sixmonth extension of time, until August 

22, 2021, to complete construction of 

the Project. 

This notice establishes a 15-calendar 

day intervention and comment period 

deadline. Any person wishing to 

comment on Columbia’s request for an 

extension of time may do so. No reply 

comments or answers will be 

considered. If you wish to obtain legal 

status by becoming a party to the 

proceedings for this request, you 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file 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 Natural 

Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).4

As a matter of practice, the 

Commission itself generally acts on