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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). 

1 In accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s regulations, the unique 

identification number for documents relating to this 

environmental review is EAXX–019–20–000– 

1730110485. 40 CFR 1501.5(c)(4) (2024). 

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. 

(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 (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 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the 

Public Reference Room at (202) 502– 

8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the 

Public Reference Room at 

public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. 

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: DebbieAnne 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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on December 6, 2024. 

Dated: November 21, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27977 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–93–000] 

Schedule for the Preparation of an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Venice Gathering System 

Abandonment Project: Venice 

Gathering System, LLC 

On March 12, 2024, Venice Gathering 

System, L.L.C. (VGS) filed an 

application with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC), in Docket No. CP24–93–000, 

requesting authorization pursuant to 

Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to 

abandon certain natural gas pipeline 

facilities. The proposed project is 

known as the Venice Gathering System 

Abandonment Project (Project). 

On March 18, 2024, the 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 The EA would be issued for a 

30-day comment period. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—January 31, 2025 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2—May 1, 2025 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice would be 

provided by FERC so that the relevant 

agencies are kept informed of the 

Project’s progress. 

Project Description 

VGS proposes to abandon certain 

onshore and offshore facilities 

comprising the Venice Gathering 

System located onshore in the state of 

Louisiana and offshore in state and 

federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Specifically, VGS proposes to abandon 

in-place a total of approximately 121.5 

miles of 8-inch to 26-inch-diameter 

pipeline extending south of Venice 

Energy Services Company LLC’s natural 

gas processing plant in Plaquemines 

Parish, Louisiana to offshore federal 

waters in the Gulf of Mexico in South 

Timbalier Block 151 and West Delta 

Blocks 41 and 72. 

Background 

On November 5, 2024, the 

Commission issued a Notice of Scoping 

Period Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Venice Gathering System Pipeline 

Abandonment Project (Notice of 

Scoping). The Notice of Scoping was 

sent to affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; environmental and 

public interest groups; interested Indian 

tribes; other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. As of today’s 

notice, the Commission has received no 

comments from any parties in response 

to the Notice of Scoping. All substantive 

environmental comments will be 

addressed in the EA. No government 

agencies volunteered to be 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 


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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., CP24–93), 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. 

Dated: November 21, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27976 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL25–11–000] 

Lakewood Cogeneration, L.P.; Notice 

of Institution of Section 206 

Proceeding and Refund Effective Date 

On November 21, 2024, the 

Commission issued an order in Docket 

No. EL25–11–000, pursuant to section 

206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 

U.S.C. 824e, instituting an investigation 

to determine whether Lakewood 

Cogeneration, L.P.’s Rate Schedule is 

unjust, unreasonable, unduly 

discriminatory or preferential, or 

otherwise unlawful. Lakewood 

Cogeneration, L.P., 189 FERC ¶ 61,119 

(2024). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL25–11–000, established pursuant 

to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Any interested person desiring to be 

heard in Docket No. EL25–11–000 must 

file a notice of intervention or motion to 

intervene, as appropriate, with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

in accordance with Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2024), 

within 21 days of the date of issuance 

of the order. 

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. From 

FERC’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 FERC’s 

website during normal business hours 

from FERC Online Support at 202–502– 

6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or 

email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or 

the Public Reference Room at (202) 502– 

8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the 

Public Reference Room at 

public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. 

In lieu of electronic filing, you may 

submit a paper copy. Submissions sent 

via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: 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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: November 21, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27972 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL25–7–000] 

Institution of Section 206 Proceeding 

and Refund Effective Date; Essential 

Power OPP, LLC 

On November 21, 2024, the 

Commission issued an order in Docket 

No. EL25–7–000, pursuant to section 

206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 

U.S.C. 824e, instituting an investigation 

to determine whether Essential Power 

OPP, LLC’s Rate Schedule is unjust, 

unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or 

preferential, or otherwise unlawful. 

Essential Power OPP, LLC, 189 FERC 

¶ 61,118 (2024). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL25–7–000, established pursuant 

to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Any interested person desiring to be 

heard in Docket No. EL25–7–000 must 

file a notice of intervention or motion to 

intervene, as appropriate, with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

in accordance with Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2024), 

within 21 days of the date of issuance 

of the order. 

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. From FERC’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 FERC’s 

website during normal business hours 

from FERC Online Support at 202–502– 

6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or 

email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or 

the Public Reference Room at (202) 502– 


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