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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. 

the applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. A copy of all other filings 

in reference to this application must be 

accompanied by proof of service on all 

persons listed on the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

You may also register online at 

https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ 

overview to be notified via email of new 

filings and issuances related to this or 

other pending projects. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

o. The applicant must file no later 

than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. Please note that the 

certification request must comply with 

40 CFR 121.5(b), including 

documentation that a pre-filing meeting 

request was submitted to the certifying 

authority at least 30 days prior to 

submitting the certification request. 

Please also note that the certification 

request must be sent to the certifying 

authority and to the Commission 

concurrently. 

p. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions.

January 2024. 

Filing of Reply Comments ........ February 2024. 

q. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

r. 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: November 14, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25675 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP23–544–000] 

Northern Border Pipeline Company; 

Notice of Schedule for the Preparation 

of an Environmental Assessment for 

the Bison Xpress Project 

On September 15, 2023, Northern 

Border Pipeline Company (Northern 

Border) filed an application in Docket 

No. CP23–544–000 requesting 

authorization and a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity under 

sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas 

Act and part 157 of the Commission’s 

regulations to construct and operate 

certain natural gas pipeline facilities 

located in McKenzie, Dunn, and Morton 

Counties, North Dakota. The proposed 

project is known as the Bison XPress 

Project (Project) and would create 

300,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of 

incremental mainline capacity to 

Northern Border’s interconnection with 

Bison Pipeline, LLC. Northern Border 

would abandon the capacity by lease to 

Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC. 

On October 2, 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 April 8, 2024 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2 July 7, 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 

Northern Border’s proposed Bison 

XPress Project consists of the 

replacement and expansion of 

compression facilities at Northern 

Border’s existing compressor stations 

including Arnegard (No. 4) in McKenzie 

County, North Dakota; Manning (No. 5) 

in Dunn County, North Dakota; and 

Glen Ullin (No. 6) in Morton County, 

North Dakota. Upon completion, the 

Bison XPress Project would (a) replace 

and expand existing compressor 

facilities with new, more modern and 

efficient compression facilities; (b) 

create 300,000 Dth/d of incremental 

mainline natural gas capacity from 

receipt points between Northern 

Border’s Culbertson Compressor Station 

and Glen Ullin Compressor Station to its 

interconnection with Bison Pipeline, 

LLC in Morton County, North Dakota 

(Kurtz Delivery Point); and (c) introduce 

standby horsepower on Northern 

Border’s system. Northern Border plans 

to abandon 100 percent of the capacity 

by lease to Wyoming Interstate 

Company, LLC. Applications by Bison 

Pipeline, LLC (Docket No. CP23–543– 

000) and Wyoming Interstate Company, 

LLC and Fort Union Gas Gathering, LLC 

(Docket No. CP23–545–000) are 

associated projects being evaluated 

under the applicable Commission 

regulations. 

Background 

On October 30, 2023, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Bison Express 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 and newspapers. The 

Commission has currently received 23 

comments from environmental 

organizations, two Dunn County 

representatives, two North Dakota State 

Senators, the North Dakota Petroleum 

Council, the North Dakota Chamber of 

Commerce, North Dakota Board of 

Commissioners for Mackenzie, Morton, 

and Dunn Counties, North Dakota 

Industrial Commission, the Western 

Dakota Energy Association, community 


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81078 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 / Notices 

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). 

organizations, local business owners, a 

healthcare center, the Northern Border 

Shipper Group (collectively, Tenaska 

Marketing Ventures and Twin Eagle 

Resource Management, LLC), the 

Indicated Shippers (collectively, bp 

Energy Company, ConocoPhillips 

Company, and Shell Energy North 

America, L.P), the Canadian Association 

of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). The 

majority of comments (20) were in 

support of the Project. The primary 

issues filed by the Indicated Shippers, 

the Northern Border Shipper Group, and 

CAPP raised concerns with the 

treatment of the rates, costs, and 

proposed capacity leases associated 

with the Project and the related 

applications filed by Bison Pipeline, 

LLC (Docket No. CP23–543–000) and 

Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC and 

Fort Union Gas Gathering, LLC (Docket 

No. CP23–545–000). All substantive 

environmental 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., CP23–544), 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: November 15, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25707 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–15–000] 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization and Establishing 

Intervention and Protest Deadline 

Take notice that on November 6, 

2023, 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 and 157.208 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 

modify the existing Line D322 pipeline 

at various locations, including the 

installation of two bi-directional 

launching and receiving stations for inline inspection (ILI) devices, and other 

appurtenant facilities. All of the above 

facilities are located in Morrow, Marion, 

Hardin, and Allen Counties, Ohio (Line 

D322 East ILI Project). The project will 

allow Columbia to enable the bidirectional in-line inspection, or 

pigging, of its 16-inch-diameter Line 

D322. The estimated cost for the project 

is $16.4 million, 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 

(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. For assistance, 

contact the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission at FercOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 

or TTY (202) 502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this request 

should be directed to David A. Alonzo, 

Manager, Project Authorizations, 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 

Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, 

Texas 77002–2700, at (832) 320–5477 or 

david_alonzo@tcenergy.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 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on January 16, 2024. How 

to file protests, motions to intervene, 

and comments is explained below. 

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 January 

16, 2024. A protest may also serve as a 

motion to intervene so long as the 


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