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1 18 CFR 157.205. 

2Persons include individuals, organizations, 

businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18 

CFR 385.102(d). 

3 18 CFR 157.205(e). 

4 18 CFR 385.214. 

5 18 CFR 157.10. 

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 19, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20735 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP23–540–000] 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, 

Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization and Establishing 

Intervention and Protest Deadline 

Take notice that on September 12, 

2023, Southern Star Central Gas 

Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star) filed a 

prior notice request for authorization, in 

accordance with sections 157.205, and 

157.216 of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

and Southern Star’s blanket certificate 

issued in Docket No. CP82–479–000 to 

clarify the extent of its abandonment 

activities as approved in Docket No. 

CP23–161–000 Line ESA Replacement 

Project. 

Specifically, Southern Star filed this 

application clarify the extent of its 

abandonment activities specifically, the 

abandonment of the two Line EV 

delivery points. The abandonment of 

Line EV and the two delivery points is 

required as part of a larger project 

currently underway to replace Southern 

Star’s Line ESA with Line EVA as 

described and authorized in CP23–161– 

000 in Douglas and Leavenworth 

Counties, Kansas, all as more fully set 

forth in the application which is on file 

with the Commission and open for 

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. 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 concerning this 

application should be directed to Cindy 

C. Thompson, Director, Regulatory, 

Compliance, and Information 

Governance, 4700 State Route 56, 

Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 at (270) 

852–4655; or email at 

Cindy.Thompson@southernstar.com. 

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 p.m. 

eastern time on November 18, 2023. 

How to file protests, motions to 

intervene, and comments is explained. 

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. 

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. 

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 November 

18, 2023. A protest may also serve as a 

motion to intervene so long as the 

protestor states it also seeks to be an 

intervenor. 

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 

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 November 18, 

2023. 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 https://

www.ferc.gov/how-guides. 

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 


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6Additionally, 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. 

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 November 

18, 2023. 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 

CP23–540–000 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 

(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 ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 6

(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 CP23–540– 

000. 

To mail via USPS, use the following 

address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. 

To send via any other courier, use the 

following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 

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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

Protests and motions to intervene 

must be served to the applicant either 

by mail or email (with a link to the 

document) at: to Cindy C. Thompson, 

Director, Regulatory, Compliance, and 

Information Governance, 4700 State 

Route 56, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 

or by email (with a link to the 

document) at Cindy.Thompson@

southernstar.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. 

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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview. 

Dated: September 19, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20727 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL 11257–01–OW] 

Notice of Funding Availability for 

Credit Assistance Under the State 

Infrastructure Financing Authority 

Water Infrastructure Finance and 

Innovation Act Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice of 

funding availability (NOFA) is to solicit 

letters of interest (LOIs) from 

prospective state infrastructure 

financing authority borrowers seeking 

credit assistance from the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

under the State Infrastructure Financing 

Authority Water Infrastructure Finance 

and Innovation Act (SWIFIA) program. 

EPA estimates that it may lend 

approximately $1 billion to help finance 

approximately $2 billion in water 

infrastructure investment. 

DATES: LOIs submitted after October 25, 

2023 will be reviewed using the scoring 

criteria outlined in this NOFA. 

ADDRESSES: Prospective borrowers 

should submit all LOIs electronically 

via EPA’s SharePoint site. To be granted 

access to the SharePoint site, 

prospective borrowers should contact 

wifia@epa.gov and request a link to the 

SharePoint site, where they can securely 

upload their LOIs and then email wifia@

epa.gov once the complete LOI package 

has been uploaded to the SharePoint 

site. 

EPA will notify prospective borrowers 

that their LOI has been received via a 

confirmation email. 

Prospective borrowers can access 

additional information, including the 

WIFIA program handbook and 

application materials, on the WIFIA 

website: https://www.epa.gov/wifia. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dallas Shattuck, Office of Water, 

Environmental Protection Agency; 

telephone number: (202) 564–0972; or 

email: shattuck.dallas@epa.gov 

(preferred). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. Program Funding 

III. Eligibility Requirements 

IV. Budgetary Scoring Determination for 

Non-Federal Projects 

V. Types and Amount of Credit Assistance 

VI. Letters of Interest and Applications 

VII. Fees 

VIII. Selection Criteria 

IX. Federal Requirements 

I. Background 

Congress enacted WIFIA as part of the 

Water Resources Reform and 

Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA). 

Codified at 33 U.S.C. 3901–3915, WIFIA 

authorizes a Federal credit program for 

water infrastructure projects to be 

administered by EPA. WIFIA authorizes 

EPA to provide Federal credit assistance 

in the form of secured (direct) loans or 

loan guarantees for eligible water 

infrastructure projects. 

Congress amended WIFIA in 

America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 

2018 (AWIA) to authorize Federal credit 

assistance exclusively for state 


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