[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81898-81899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23387]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP22-468-001]


Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; 
Notice of Request for Extension of Time

    Take notice that on September 26, 2024, Trailblazer Pipeline 
Company LLC (Trailblazer) and Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (Rockies 
Express), requested that the Commission grant an extension of time, 
until December 23, 2024, to construct and place into service its 
Trailblazer Conversion Project (Project) located in Weld County, 
Colorado and Kimball County, Nebraska as authorized in the October 23, 
2023 Order Issuing Certificate and Granting Abandonment (Order).\1\ The 
Order required Trailblazer and Rockies Express to complete the 
construction of the Project and make it available for service within 
one year of the date of the Order or by October 23, 2024.
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    \1\ Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC (Trailblazer) and Rockies 
Express Pipeline LLC (Rockies Express), 185 FERC ] 61,039.
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    Construction of the Project commenced on January 4, 2024, and the 
Applicants have completed construction of all Project facilities except 
for the Hereford Ranch and Redtail Compressor Stations, which are 
currently 65-75% complete. Due to delays in receiving the necessary 
permits required for construction and the relocation of certain 
facilities as the result of negotiations with landowners, the 
Applicants require additional time to finish construction of the 
compressor stations. Therefore, the Applicants believe an extension 
until December 23, 2024 should be sufficient to complete the 
construction of the Project facilities and place them into service.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to

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comment on Trailblazer and Rockies Express'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.
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    \2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
    \3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \4\ Id. at P 40.
    \5\ 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.
    \6\ 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#a6c0c3d4c5c9c8cacfc8c3d5d3d6d6c9d4d2e6c0c3d4c588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6b0b3a4b5b9b8babfb8b3a5a3a6a6b9a4a296b0b3a4b5f8b1b9a0">[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#95e5e0f7f9fcf6bbe7f0f3f0e7f0fbf6f0e7fafaf8d5f3f0e7f6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="720207101e1b115c0017141700171c1117001d1d1f32141700115c151d04">[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#f4bba4a4b492918697da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="256a757565434057460b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 18, 2024.

    Dated: October 3, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23387 Filed 10-8-24; 8:45 am]
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