Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 212 / Friday, November 3, 2023 / Notices 75577 

1 40 CFR 1501.10 (2020) 

2The Commission’s deadline applies to the 

decisions of other Federal agencies, and State 

agencies acting under federally delegated authority, 

that are responsible for Federal authorizations, 

permits, and other approvals necessary for 

proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 

18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for 

other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule 

is otherwise established by Federal law. 

3A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that the pipeline company 

inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for 

cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal 

inspections, or other purposes. A pig launcher/ 

receiver are facilities where pigs are inserted/ 

retrieved from the pipeline. 

1The start time of the meeting remains 10:00 a.m. 

Eastern Time. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP23–535–000] 

WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice 

of Schedule for the Preparation of an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

South Spearfish Project 

On August 28, 2023, WBI Energy 

Transmission, Inc. (WBI Energy) filed an 

application in Docket No. CP23–535– 

000 requesting a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity pursuant to 

section 7(c) and Authorization pursuant 

to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to 

construct, operate, and abandon certain 

natural gas pipeline facilities. The 

proposed project is known as the South 

Spearfish Project (Project) and would 

allow for incremental firm 

transportation capacity from WBI 

Energy’s existing Line Section 15 in 

western South Dakota to the community 

of Spearfish, South Dakota for MontanaDakota Utilities, Company. 

On September 11, 2023, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice 

of Application for the Project. Among 

other things, that notice alerted agencies 

issuing Federal authorizations of the 

requirement to complete all necessary 

reviews and to reach a final decision on 

a request for a Federal authorization 

within 90 days of the date of issuance 

of the Commission staff’s environmental 

document for the Project. 

This notice identifies Commission 

staff’s intention to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Project and the planned schedule for the 

completion of the environmental 

review.1

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—February 26, 2024 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2—May 26, 2024 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

WBI Energy proposes the following in 

Lawrence County, South Dakota: 

• modify the Deadwood-Central City 

Lateral Takeoff Valve Setting adjacent to 

the Deadwood Mainline Transfer 

Station on WBI Energy’s Line Section 

15; 

• increase the maximum allowable 

operating pressure of the 8-inchdiameter Deadwood-Central City Lateral 

from the Deadwood Mainline Transfer 

Station to the proposed South Spearfish 

Town Border Station; 

• install two pig launcher/receivers,3

one at each end of the uprated 

Deadwood-Central City Lateral; 

• construct the new South Spearfish 

Town Border Station adjacent to the 

existing South Spearfish Lateral Takeoff 

Valve Setting. The new station would 

contain the relocated South Spearfish 

Town Border Station and the new 

Deadwood Lateral Transfer Station; 

• relocate approximately 500 feet of 

the South Spearfish Lateral adjacent to 

the South Spearfish Town Border 

Station and the existing South Spearfish 

Lateral Takeoff Valve Setting; and 

• abandon by sale the existing 5.5- 

mile-long 4-inch-diameter South 

Spearfish Lateral and certain town 

border station equipment, at the existing 

South Spearfish Town Border Station to 

Montana-Dakota Utilities, Company 

upon the commissioning of the new 

South Spearfish Town Border Station. 

Background 

On October 13, 2023, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

South Spearfish Project (Notice of 

Scoping). The Notice of Scoping was 

sent to affected landowners; Federal, 

State, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; environmental and 

public interest groups; Native American 

Tribes; other interested parties; and 

local libraries. All substantive 

comments will be addressed in the EA. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EA and to keep track of 

formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. This 

service provides automatic notification 

of filings made to subscribed dockets, 

document summaries, and direct links 

to the documents. Go to https:// 

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 

register for eSubscription. 

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. 

Additional information about the 

Project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC 

website (www.ferc.gov). Using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ excluding the last three digits 

(i.e., CP23–535), and follow the 

instructions. For assistance with access 

to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached 

at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, 

or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 

eLibrary link on the FERC website also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and rule 

makings. 

Dated: October 27, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24259 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Change In Date for the December 

Commission Open Meeting 

Take notice that the Commission has 

changed the date for its December 2023 

open meeting. The meeting will now 

take place on Tuesday, December 19, 

2023. The open meeting had been 

initially scheduled for Thursday, 

December 21, 2023.1

Dated: October 26, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24274 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

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