Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 183 / Friday, September 22, 2023 / Notices 65379 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Electricity Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Electricity Advisory 

Committee (EAC). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: 

Tuesday October 17, 2023; 1:00 p.m.– 

5:00 p.m. EST. 

Wednesday October 18, 2023; 8:30 

a.m.–12:00 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric 

Cooperative Association Headquarters 

in Arlington, VA, 4301 Wilson Blvd., 

Suite 1, Arlington, VA 22203. Members 

of the public are encouraged to 

participate virtually, however, limited 

physical space is available for members 

of the public to attend onsite. To register 

to attend either in-person or virtually, 

please visit the meeting website: https:// 

www.energy.gov/oe/october-17-18-2023- 

electricity-advisory-committee-meeting. 

Please note, you must register for each 

day you would like to attend. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jayne Faith, Designated Federal Officer, 

Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Washington, DC 20585; 

Telephone: (202) 586–2983 or Email: 

Jayne.Faith@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Committee: The EAC was 

established in accordance with the 

provisions of FACA, as amended, to 

provide advice to the U.S. Department 

of Energy (DOE) in implementing the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005, executing 

certain sections of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

and modernizing the nation’s electricity 

delivery infrastructure. The EAC is 

composed of individuals of diverse 

backgrounds selected for their technical 

expertise and experience, established 

records of distinguished professional 

service, and their knowledge of issues 

that pertain to the electric sector. 

Tentative Agenda 

October 17, 2023 

12:45 p.m.–1:00 p.m. WebEx Attendee 

Sign-On 

1:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Welcome, 

Introductions, Developments since 

June Meeting 

1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Update from the 

Office of Electricity 

1:45 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Update on FERC 

Activities 

2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Break 

2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Presentation of 

EAC Reliability Work Product and 

Vote 

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Moderated 

Discussion on Reliability 

4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Wrap-up and 

Adjourn Day 1 of October EAC 

Meeting 

October 18, 2023 

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. WebEx Attendee 

Sign-On 

8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks 

8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Moderated 

Discussion on Energy Storage 

9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Break 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Update from the 

Office of Cybersecurity, Energy 

Security and Emergency Response 

Activities 

11:00 a.m.–11:10 a.m. Energy Storage 

Subcommittee Update 

11:10 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Smart Grid 

Subcommittee Update 

11:20 a.m.–11:30 a.m. GRNS 

Subcommittee Update 

11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Public 

Comments 

11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Wrap-up and 

Adjourn October Meeting of the 

EAC 

The meeting agenda and times may 

change to accommodate EAC business. 

For EAC agenda updates, see the EAC 

website at: https://www.energy.gov/oe/ 

october-17-18-2023-electricity-advisorycommittee-meeting. 

Public Participation: The EAC 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at its meetings. Individuals who wish to 

offer public comments at the EAC 

meeting may do so on October 18, 2023, 

but must register in advance by 5:00 

p.m. Eastern time on October 17, 2023, 

by sending a written request identified 

by ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee 

October 2023 Meeting,’’ to Ms. Jayne 

Faith at Jayne.Faith@hq.doe.gov. 

Approximately 15 minutes will be 

reserved for public comments. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number who wish to speak but is not 

expected to exceed three minutes. 

Anyone who is not able to attend the 

meeting, or for whom the allotted public 

comments time is insufficient to address 

pertinent issues with the EAC, is invited 

to send a written statement identified by 

‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee 

October 2023 Meeting,’’ to Ms. Jayne 

Faith at Jayne.Faith@hq.doe.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the EAC 

meeting will be posted on the EAC web 

page at https://www.energy.gov/oe/ 

october-17-18-2023-electricity-advisorycommittee-meeting. They can also be 

obtained by contacting Ms. Jayne Faith 

at the address above. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

19, 2023. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20584 Filed 9–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas and 

Oil Pipeline Rate and Refund Report 

filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP23–1039–000. 

Applicants: Venture Global Gator 

Express, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Baseline new to be effective 10/31/2023. 

Filed Date: 9/18/23. 

Accession Number: 20230918–5072. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/2/23. 

Any person desiring to intervene, to 

protest, or to answer a complaint in any 

of the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 

of the Commission’s Regulations (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the 

specified comment date. Protests may be 

considered, but intervention is 

necessary to become a party to the 

proceeding. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

For other information, call (866) 208– 

3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502– 

8659. The Commission’s Office of 

Public Participation (OPP) supports 

meaningful public engagement and 

participation in Commission 

proceedings. OPP can help members of 

the public, including landowners, 

environmental justice communities, 

Tribal members and others, access 

publicly available information and 

navigate Commission processes. For 

public inquiries and assistance with 

making filings such as interventions, 

comments, or requests for rehearing, the 

public is encouraged to contact OPP at 

(202) 502–6595 or OPP@ferc.gov. 


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1Contested proceedings are those where an 

intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 

18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019). 

2Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 

¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 

Dated: September 18, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20582 Filed 9–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER23–2874–000] 

NorthWestern Energy Public Service 

Corporation; Supplemental Notice That 

Initial Market-Based Rate Filing 

Includes Request for Blanket Section 

204 Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of 

NorthWestern Energy Public Service 

Corporation’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene, or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is October 9, 

2023. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 18, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20581 Filed 9–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–489–001] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Request for Extension of Time 

Take notice that on September 11, 

2023, Northern Natural Gas Company 

(Northern) requested that the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) grant an extension of time 

(2023 Extension of Time Request), until 

October 13, 2023, to install and operate 

an approximately 1.57-mile expansion 

of its 36-inch-diameter MNM80105 

Ventura Interconnect to Farmington ELine in Freeborn and Steele counties, 

Minnesota, in the Prior Notice Request 

for Authorization Under Blanket 

Certificate (Prior Notice) under Docket 

No. CP22–489–000. On July 25, 2022, 

the Commission issued a Notice of 

Request Under Blanket Authorization, 

which established a 60-day comment 

period, ending on September 23, 2022, 

to file protests. No protests were filed 

during the comment period, and 

accordingly the project was authorized 

on September 24, 2022 and by Rule 

should have been completed within one 

year. 

In its 2023 Extension of Time Request, 

Northern states that it delayed 

construction until May 22, 2023, to 

avoid construction during the winter 

and spring load restrictions on State and 

local roads. Northern expected to 

complete the Project within the one-year 

time frame. However, during 

construction, Northern’s contractor 

experienced multiple delays with the 

horizontal directional drilling (HDD) 

activities due to drill rig availability and 

an increased duration for the pilot and 

reaming activities. Additionally, 

construction for the associated tie-in 

facilities was longer than expected due 

to a change in tie-in plans at the Albert 

Lea compressor station as described in 

weekly report 16. The proposed tie-in 

location on the D-line was not suitable 

for in-service welding, resulting in 

additional excavation, backfill, 

fabrication and pressure testing. 

Northern currently estimates completing 

commissioning and testing of the new 

line the week of October 2, 2023. 

This notice establishes a 15-calendar 

day intervention and comment period 

deadline. Any person wishing to 

comment on Northern’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). 

As a matter of practice, the 

Commission itself generally acts on 

requests for extensions of time to 

complete construction for Natural Gas 

Act facilities when such requests are 

contested before order issuance. For 

those extension requests that are 

contested,1 the Commission will aim to 

issue an order acting on the request 

within 45 days.2 The Commission will 


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