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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89977-89978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26490]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-414-003]

Golden Triangle Storage, Inc; Request for Extension of Time

    Take notice that on October 31, 2024, Golden Triangle Storage, Inc. 
(GTS) requested that the Commission grant an extension of time, until 
December 31, 2027, to complete the development of Storage Caverns 1 and 
2 to their certificated storage capacities for the GTS Project in 
Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas as authorized in the Order 
Authorizing Certificates issued on December 31, 2007.\1\ On January 11, 
2022, the Commission granted GTS an extension of time until December 
31, 2024, to complete construction of the GTS Project,\2\ the currently 
effective deadline for constructing and placing the GTS Project into 
service at certificated levels.
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    \1\ Golden Triangle Storage, Inc., 121 FERC ] 61,313 (2007).
    \2\ 2 Golden Triangle Storage, Inc., Docket No. CP07-414-000, et 
al. (Jan. 11, 2022) (delegated letter order) (``2022 Order'').
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    GTS explains that as of June 16, 2012, GTS placed all certificated 
facilities into service except the completion of Caverns 1 and 2 to 
their maximum certificated capacities. GTS further explains that, prior 
to this request, it requested and received three extensions of time, 
primarily to accommodate the lengthy cavern rewatering process required 
to enlarge the caverns to their full capacity and to deal with salt 
creep which slowly reduces cavern capacity. GTS states that it will not 
be able to complete the expansion of Caverns 1 and 2 by December 31, 
2024, and therefore requests an extension of time until December 31, 
2027.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on GTS's request for an 
extension of time may do so. No reply

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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,\3\ the Commission will aim 
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\4\ The 
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant 
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\5\ 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).\6\ 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.\7\ 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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    \3\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
    \4\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \5\ Id. at P 40.
    \6\ 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.
    \7\ 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 (https://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 
[email protected], or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at 
[email protected].
    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, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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 [email protected].
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 22, 2024.

    Dated: November 7, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-26490 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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