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1 40 CFR 1501.10 (2020). 

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. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is May 25, 

2022. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

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. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Dated: May 5, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10104 Filed 5–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–26–000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Schedule for the Preparation of an 

Environmental Assessment for the Des 

Moines A-Line Replacement Project 

On December 3, 2021, Northern 

Natural Gas Company (Northern) filed 

an application in Docket No. CP22–26– 

000 requesting a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity pursuant to 

Section 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas 

Act to abandon, remove, and construct 

certain natural gas pipeline facilities in 

Boone, Dallas and Polk Counties, Iowa. 

The proposed project is known as the 

Des Moines A-Line Replacement Project 

(Project). Northern proposes to abandon 

its existing 16-inch-diameter Des 

Moines A-Line, originally authorized in 

1943, and replace its capacity through 

the installation of new 20-inch-diameter 

pipeline as an extension of its Des 

Moines C-Line. The C-Line extension 

would not increase the capacity of the 

system; but rather restore the 340 

million cubic feet per day (MMcf/day) 

of natural gas lost with abandonment of 

the A-line. The Project would result in 

no loss of service to Northern’s 

customers and would have no impact on 

Northern’s ability to serve markets on its 

system. 

On December 17, 2021, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or 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

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA: November 4, 2022. 

90-day Federal Authorization 

Decision Deadline: 2 February 2, 2023. 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

Northern proposes to abandon about 

29.6 miles of its existing 16-inchdiameter Des Moines IAB65001 A-Line 

in Boone, Dallas and Polk Counties, 

Iowa. The abandonment would begin at 

its existing Ogden Compressor Station at 

A-Line milepost (MP) 0.0 in Boone 

County. It would terminate at an 

existing A-Line Third Launcher, at 

A-Line MP 29.63, in Polk County. The 

A-Line would remain in-service 

downstream of the launcher; which 

would be renamed the Des Moines 

Pigging and Regulator Facility. Most of 

the existing A-Line would be 

abandoned-in-place; however, Northern 

proposes to remove about 0.06 mile of 

the A-Line. Northern also proposes to 

install a total of about 9.1 miles of new 

20-inch-diameter pipeline as an 

extension of its existing C-Line in 

Boone, Dallas, and Polk Counties, Iowa. 

Background 

On February 8, 2022, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Des Moines A-Line Replacement Project. 

The scoping period closed March 11, 

2022. The Notice of Scoping was sent to 

affected landowners; federal, state, and 

local government agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; potentially interested 

Indian tribes; other interested parties; 

and local libraries and newspapers. In 

response to the Notice of Scoping, the 

Commission received a comment from 

the Teamsters National Pipeline Labor 

Management Cooperation Trust, stating 

that they support the building of the 

Project if union labor is utilized in 

construction. A landowner stated that 

the Project was rerouted to avoid their 

property, and referenced a past incident 

of pipeline failure on their property. A 

second landowner expressed concerns 

that the Project would negatively impact 

the impending sale of their property. All 

substantive environmental comments 

will be addressed in 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 


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1The Barker’s Mill Project is also known as and 

referred herein as the Lower Barker Project. 

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. 

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., CP22–26), 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: May 5, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10105 Filed 5–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: PR22–37–000. 

Applicants: Duke Energy Kentucky, 

Inc. 

Description: Submits tariff filing per 

284.123(b)(2)+(: Petition for Rate 

Approval to be effective 5/2/2022. 

Filed Date: 5/2/22. 

Accession Number: 20220502–5245. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/23/2022. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–907–000. 

Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast 

Pipeline, L.L.C. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rates—Northern to Direct eff 

5–1–2022 to be effective 5/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 5/4/22. 

Accession Number: 20220504–5128. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/16/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–908–000. 

Applicants: Texas Eastern 

Transmission, LP. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rates—BUG to Sunsea eff 5– 

4–22 to be effective 5/4/2022. 

Filed Date: 5/5/22. 

Accession Number: 20220505–5000. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/17/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–909–000. 

Applicants: Rager Mountain Storage 

Company LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Price 

Indice Update to be effective 6/4/2022. 

Filed Date: 5/5/22. 

Accession Number: 20220505–5040. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/17/22. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: May 5, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10106 Filed 5–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3562–026] 

KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) 

LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement 

and Soliciting Comments 

Take notice that the following 

settlement agreement has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Settlement 

Agreement. 

b. Project No.: 3562–026. 

c. Date filed: April 29, 2022. 

d. Applicant: KEI (Maine) Power 

Management (III) LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Barker Mill Upper 

Hydroelectric Project (a.k.a. Upper 

Barker Project). 

f. Location: On the Little 

Androscoggin River, in the City of 

Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. 

The project does not affect federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602. 

h. Applicant Contact: Lewis C. Loon, 

General Manager, KEI (USA) Power 

Management Inc., 423 Brunswick 

Avenue, Gardiner, ME 04345; phone at 

(207) 203–3027; email at LewisC.Loon@

krueger.com. 

i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski, 

telephone (202) 502–8576, and email 

john.matkowski@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments: May 

25, 2022. Reply comments due June 4, 

2022. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments 

using the Commission’s eFiling system 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you 

may submit a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number P–3562–026. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. KEI (Maine) Power Management 

(III) LLC (KEI Power) filed a Settlement 

Agreement for the Barker’s Mill Project 

(FERC No. 2808),1 Upper Barker Project 

(FERC No. 3562), and Marcal Project 

(FERC No. 11482) (Settlement) executed 

by and between the licensee and the 

U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Fish 

and Wildldife Service, the National 

Marine Fisheries Service, the Maine 


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