Document ID: FERC-2021-0729-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaint: ConocoPhillips Co. v. El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC
Posted Date: 2021-06-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 32917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13091]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP21-897-000]

Notice of Complaint; ConocoPhillips Company v. El Paso Natural 
Gas Company, LLC

    Take notice that on June 11, 2021, pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 of 
the Natural Gas Act \1\ and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.206 (2021), ConocoPhillips Company (ConocoPhillips or Complainant) 
filed a formal complaint against El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC (EPNG 
or Respondent), alleging that the Respondent failed to comply with the 
Natural Gas Act, Commission regulations, Commission precedent, and 
EPNG's tariff when EPNG declared a Critical Operating Condition for the 
period February 15, 2021 through February 17, 2021 and subsequently 
assessed critical condition penalties and charges to ConocoPhillips, 
all as more fully explained in its complaint.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 717c, 717d.
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    The Complainant certify that copies of the complaint were served on 
the contacts listed for Respondent in the Commission's list of 
Corporate Officials.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainant.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. 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.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 1, 2021.

    Dated: June 15, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-13091 Filed 6-22-21; 8:45 am]
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