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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106462-106463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31052]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP24-20-001]

Wyoming Interstate Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request for 
Extension of Time

    Take notice that on December 16, 2024, Wyoming Interstate Company, 
L.L.C (WIC) requested that the Commission grant an extension of time, 
until June 1, 2025, to complete construction and place into service the 
Cheyenne to Piceance Expansion Project (Project) located in Sweetwater 
County, Wyoming. On December 6, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of 
Request Under Blanket Authorization, which established a 60-day comment 
period, ending on February 5, 2024, to file protests. No protests were 
filed during the comment period, and accordingly the project self-
implemented on February 5, 2024. By Rule, the Project should have been 
constructed and place into service by February 5, 2025.
    WIC states that it has encountered delays due to contractor-related 
issues that pushed construction from the second quarter of 2024 to 
August 21, 2024, resulting in winter-related slowdowns, and industry-
wide delivery delays for key equipment like axial check valves and 
valve actuators, with actuators not available until April 2025. These 
challenges have significantly impacted the construction timeline and 
required an updated schedule.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on WIC'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

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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 
[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: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 3, 2024.

    Dated: December 19, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-31052 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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