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1Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC, 172 FERC 

¶ 61,260 (2020). 

2Contested proceedings are those where an 

intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 

18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1). 

3Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 

¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 

4 Id. at P 40. 

5Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate 

the issuance of an NGA section 3 authorization, 

including whether a proposed project is not 

inconsistent with the public interest and whether 

the Commission’s environmental analysis for the 

permit order complied with NEPA. 

6Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 

¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 

Dated: January 30, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02192 Filed 2–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP20–527–000] 

Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Time 

Take notice that on January 19, 2024, 

Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC 

(Columbia Gulf) requested that the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) grant an extension of time 

(2024 Extension of Time Request), until 

September 25, 2025, to construct and 

make available for service the facilities 

that were authorized in the original 

certificate authorization issued on 

March 25, 2022 (Certificate Order).1 The 

Certificate Order authorized the East 

Lateral XPress Project (Project) in St. 

Mary, Lafourche, Jefferson, and 

Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana and 

required Columbia Gulf to complete 

construction of the Project facilities and 

make them available for service by 

March 25, 2024. 

In its 2024 Extension of Time Request, 

Columbia Gulf states that due to delays 

in obtaining all Federal authorizations 

required for the Project, it requires 

additional time to complete 

construction of the authorized Project 

facilities. Specifically, Columbia Gulf 

explains that all required Federal 

permits were recently obtained and on 

December 5, 2023, as supplemented, 

Columbia Gulf filed a request with the 

Commission for Notice to Proceed with 

construction of the Project. On 

December 14, 2023, the Commission 

granted Columbia Gulf’s request. 

Columbia Gulf states that it 

subsequently mobilized crews and 

commenced bona fide construction 

activities on December 21, 2023. 

Columbia Gulf states that construction 

is anticipated to be complete during the 

last quarter of 2024, with a Project inservice anticipated by February 1, 2025. 

This notice establishes a 15-calendar 

day intervention and comment period 

deadline. Any person wishing to 

comment on Columbia Gulf’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 (NGA) (18 CFR 157.10). 

As a matter of practice, the 

Commission itself generally acts on 

requests for extensions of time to 

complete construction for NGA facilities 

when such requests are contested before 

order issuance. For those extension 

requests that are contested,2 the 

Commission will aim to issue an order 

acting on the request within 45 days.3

The Commission will address all 

arguments relating to whether the 

applicant has demonstrated there is 

good cause to grant the extension.4 The 

Commission will not consider 

arguments that re-litigate the issuance of 

the certificate order, including whether 

the Commission properly found the 

project to be in the public convenience 

and necessity and whether the 

Commission’s environmental analysis 

for the certificate complied with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA).5 At the time a pipeline requests 

an extension of time, orders on 

certificates of public convenience and 

necessity are final and the Commission 

will not re-litigate their issuance.6 The 

Director of the Office of Energy Projects, 

or his or her designee, will act on all of 

those extension requests that are 

uncontested. 

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. Public 

access to records formerly available in 

the Commission’s physical Public 

Reference Room, which was located at 

the Commission’s headquarters, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

are now available via the Commission’s 

website. For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY (202) 

502–8659. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments in lieu of 

paper using the ‘‘eFile’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, 

you may submit a paper copy which 

must reference the Project docket 

number. 

To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne Reese, 

Acting Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 

To file via any other courier: DebbieAnne Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852 

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. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on 

February 14, 2024. 

Dated: January 30, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02201 Filed 2–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL24–60–000] 

Viridon Mid-Atlantic LLC; Notice of 

Institution of Section 206 Proceeding 

and Refund Effective Date 

On January 29, 2024, the Commission 

issued an order in Docket No. EL24–60– 

000, pursuant to section 206 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 

824e, instituting an investigation to 

determine whether Viridon MidAtlantic LLC’s Formula Rate Template 

and Protocols are unjust, unreasonable, 

unduly discriminatory or preferential, 

or otherwise unlawful. Viridon MidAtlantic LLC, 186 FERC ¶ 61,074 (2024). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL24–60–000, established pursuant 


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