Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 249 / Friday, December 29, 2023 / Notices 90177 

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. 

Who are the current members of the 

committee? 

The current members of the NACIQI 

are: 

Members Appointed by the Secretary 

of Education with Terms Expiring 

September 30, 2025: 

• Wallace E. Boston, Ph.D., President 

Emeritus, American Public University 

System, Inc., Charles Town, West 

Virginia. Appointed by Secretary Betsy 

DeVos. 

• Keith Curry, Ed.D., President/Chief 

Executive Officer, Compton College and 

Compton Community College District, 

Compton, California. Appointed by 

Secretary Miguel Cardona. 

• David A. Eubanks, Ph.D., Assistant 

Vice President for Assessment and 

Institutional Effectiveness, Furman 

University, Greenville, South Carolina. 

Appointed by Secretary Betsy DeVos. 

• Molly E. Hall-Martin, Ph.D., 

Director, W–SARA, Western Interstate 

Commission for Higher Education 

(WICHE), Boulder, Colorado. Appointed 

by Secretary Miguel Cardona. 

• D. Michael Lindsay, Ph.D., 

President, Taylor University, Upland, 

Indiana. Appointed by Secretary Betsy 

DeVos. 

• Mary Ellen Petrisko, Ph.D., Former 

President, WASC Senior College and 

University Commission, Pittsburgh, 

Pennsylvania. Appointed by Secretary 

Betsy DeVos. 

Members Appointed by the Speaker of 

the House of Representatives with 

Terms Expiring September 30, 2026: 

• Kathleen Sullivan Alioto, Ed.D., 

Strategic Advisor, Fundraiser, and 

Consultant, New York, New York, San 

Francisco, California, and Boston, 

Massachusetts. Appointed by 

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. 

• Roslyn Clark Artis, J.D., Ed.D., 

President, Benedict College, Columbia, 

South Carolina. Appointed by 

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. 

• Jennifer Blum, J.D., Principal, Blum 

Higher Education Advising, PLLC, 

Washington, DC. Appointed by 

Congressman Kevin McCarthy. 

• Arthur E. Keiser, Ph.D., Chancellor, 

Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale, 

Florida. Appointed by Congressman 

Kevin McCarthy. 

• Robert Mayes, Jr., CEO, Columbia 

Southern Education Group, Elberta, 

Alabama. Appointed by Congressman 

Kevin McCarthy. 

• Robert Shireman, Senior Fellow, 

The Century Foundation, Berkeley, 

California. Appointed by 

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. 

Members Appointed by the President 

Pro Tempore of the Senate with Terms 

Expiring September 30, 2028: 

• Debbie Cochrane, Bureau Chief, 

California Bureau for Private 

Postsecondary Education, Alameda, 

California. Appointed by Senator Chuck 

Schumer. 

• Zakiya Smith Ellis, Ed.D., Principal, 

Education Counsel, Atlanta, Georgia. 

Appointed by Senator Chuck Schumer. 

• Michael Poliakoff, Ph.D., President, 

American Council of Trustees and 

Alumni, Washington, DC. Appointed by 

Senator Mitch McConnell. 

• Claude O. Pressnell Jr., Ed.D., 

President, Tennessee Independent 

Colleges and Universities Association, 

Nashville, Tennessee. Appointed by 

Senator Mitch McConnell. 

• Jose ́ Luis Cruz Rivera, Ph.D., 

President, Northern Arizona University, 

Flagstaff, Arizona. Appointed by 

Senator Chuck Schumer. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c. 

Miguel Cardona, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28648 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP23–536–000] 

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; 

Notice of Schedule for the Preparation 

of an Environmental Assessment for 

the Worcester Resiliency Upgrade 

Project 

On August 31, 2023, Eastern Shore 

Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore), 

filed an application in Docket No. 

CP23–536–000 requesting a Certificate 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural 

Gas Act to construct and operate certain 

natural gas pipeline facilities in 

Delaware and Maryland. The proposed 

project is known as the Worcester 

Resiliency Upgrade Project (Project), 

and would store approximately 475,000 

gallons of liquified natural gas, 

equivalent to 39,627 Dekatherms, and 

provide 14,000 Dekatherms per day of 

corresponding peak firm natural gas 

transportation service, as well as 

enhance the resiliency of Eastern 

Shore’s system. 

On September 15, 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 26, 2024 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2—July 25, 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 

Specifically, the proposed Project 

includes construction and operation of 

five new facilities and upgrades to four 

existing facilities including: 

• Bishopville Facility, Worcester 

County, Maryland: construct a 10.56- 

acre liquified natural gas storage and 

vaporization facility situated within a 

rural 135-acre parcel that includes five 

100,000 gallon horizontal storage tanks; 

• Bishopville Tie-in, Worcester 

County, Maryland: construct 0.43 mile 

of 8-inch-diameter pipeline to connect 

the Bishopville Facility to Eastern 

Shore’s existing Milford pipeline; 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
90178 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 249 / Friday, December 29, 2023 / Notices 

• Millsboro Controller Upgrade, 

Sussex County, Delaware: upgrade an 

existing station to install two new 

control valve runs to provide pressure 

and directional control; 

• Millsboro Tie-in, Sussex County, 

Delaware: construct 0.35 mile of 10- 

inch-diameter pipeline extension to 

connect the upgraded Millsboro 

Controller to the Eastern Shore’s 

existing Milford pipeline; 

• Berlin Meter and Regulating Station 

Upgrade, Worcester County, Maryland: 

replace approximately 350 feet of 

existing belowground 3-inch tie-in with 

a new 4-inch tie-in; 

• Thompson Meter and Regulating 

Station Upgrade, Somerset County, 

Maryland: replace existing station 

meters; 

• Selbyville Meter and Regulating 

Station Upgrade, Sussex County, 

Delaware: replace existing meter and 

regulator facilities; 

• Delmar Receiver, Wicomico 

County, Maryland: install new 

aboveground Rupture Mitigation Valve 

and In-line Inspection Receiver and an 

access road located at the new 

connection between the Delmar Loop 

and the Parkesburg Line at the southern 

end of the Delmar Loop collocated east 

of U.S. Route 13; and 

• Delmar Loop, Wicomico County, 

Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware: 

construct 1.14 miles of 10-inch-diameter 

looping natural gas pipeline collocated 

with an existing Eastern Shore pipeline 

and U.S. Route 13. 

Background 

On October 11, 2023, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Worcester Resiliency Upgrade Project 

(Notice of Scoping), and on November 

22, 2023, the Commission issued a 

Notice of Public Scoping Session. Both 

the Notice of Scoping and the Notice of 

Public Scoping Session were 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. In response to 

the Notice of Scoping, the Commission 

received comments from State Delegate 

Wayne Hartman, Commissioner Chip 

Bertino, Senator Mary Beth Carozzi, and 

Director of Worcester County 

Department of Environmental Programs, 

Robert Mitchell. As stated in the Notice 

of Public Scoping Session, Commission 

staff held a public meeting for the 

Project on December 13, 2023. 

Comments were in support of the 

proposed Project, with no 

environmental concerns raised by the 

commenters. All substantive comments 

will be addressed in the EA. 

There are currently no cooperating 

agencies in the preparation of 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., CP23–536), 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. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28754 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: PR24–31–000. 

Applicants: Rocky Mountain Natural 

Gas LLC. 

Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: 

RMNG Fuel Loss Adjustment Filing to 

be effective 11/1/2023. 

Filed Date: 12/21/23. 

Accession Number: 20231221–5295. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/24. 

Docket Numbers: RP24–260–000. 

Applicants: KUSA Inc., LLOG Omega 

Holdings LLC, LLOG Exploration 

Offshore LLC. 

Description: Joint Petition for Limited 

Waiver of Capacity Release Regulations, 

et al. of LLOG Omega Holdings LLC, et 

al. 

Filed Date: 12/21/23. 

Accession Number: 20231221–5225. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/24. 

Docket Numbers: RP24–261–000. 

Applicants: NGO Transmission, Inc. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate Filing to be effective 1/ 

1/2024. 

Filed Date: 12/22/23. 

Accession Number: 20231222–5065. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/24. 

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. 

Filings in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP18–556–004. 

Applicants: Southern Natural Gas 

Company, L.L.C. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

Petition to Amend Stipulation and 

Agreement. 

Filed Date: 12/21/23. 

Accession Number: 20231221–5232. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/23. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

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 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1