[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79909-79910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22421]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP23-528-001]


Midwestern Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request for 
Extension of Time

    Take notice that on September 17, 2024, Midwestern Gas Transmission 
Company (Midwestern) requested that the Commission grant an extension 
of time, until February 14, 2025, to complete construction and place 
into service the MGT Southbound Project (Project) located in Edgar and 
Vermillion Counties, Illinois, and Ohio County, Kentucky. On August 18, 
2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization, which established a 60-day comment period, ending on 
October 17, 2023, to file protests. No protests were filed during the 
comment period, and accordingly the project self-implemented on October 
18, 2023, and by Rule should have been completed within one year.
    Midwestern states it is waiting on the delivery of required 
materials, which has been twice postponed by the manufacturer and 
currently is not scheduled to arrive until September 30, 2024. 
Midwestern avers this delivery delay does not afford Midwestern 
sufficient time to complete construction of the project and place it 
into service. Based on the current scheduled delivery date, Midwestern 
anticipates being able to place the project in service by

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October 25, 2024. However, to provide a reasonable cushion in the event 
of continued delays, Midwestern is requesting a 4-month extension of 
time.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Midwestern'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,\1\ the Commission will aim 
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\2\ The 
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant 
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\3\ 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).\4\ 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.\5\ The Director of the Office of Energy 
Projects, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension 
requests that are uncontested.
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    \1\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
    \2\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \3\ Id. at P 40.
    \4\ Similarly, 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.
    \5\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
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    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). From 
the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is 
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on 
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or 
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket 
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket 
number field.
    User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's 
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202) 
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f292a3d2c20212326212a3c3a3f3f203d3b0f292a3d2c61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83e5e6f1e0ecedefeaede6f0f6f3f3ecf1f7c3e5e6f1e0ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b7b7e6967626825796e6d6e796e65686e796464664b6d6e7968256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd8d889f91949ed38f989b988f98939e988f929290bd9b988f9ed39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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 A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    To file via any other courier:
    Debbie-Anne A. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ed1cecedef8fbecfdb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2adb2b2a284879081cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on October 9, 2024.

    Dated: September 24, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-22421 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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