Document ID: FERC-2020-1182-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request under Blanket Authorization: WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
Posted Date: 2020-09-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 176 (Thursday, September 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55845-55846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20004]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-513-000]

WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

    Take notice that on August 24, 2020, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. 
(WBI Energy), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota filed a 
prior notice application pursuant to sections 157.205(b), 157.216(b) of 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and WBI Energy's blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP82-487-000. WBI Energy requests authorization to 
plug and abandon six natural gas storage wells and to abandon in place 
approximately 1.9 miles of associated three-inch-diameter and four-
inch-diameter natural gas storage pipeline, all located in Baker 
Storage Field in Fallon County, Montana, all as more fully set forth in 
the request, which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    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://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 FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Lori 
Myerchin, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Transportation Services, 
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, 
North Dakota 58503 at (701) 530-1563 or by email at 
lori.myerchin@wbienergy.com.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention. Any person filing to intervene, or 
the Commission's staff may, pursuant to Section 157.205 of the 
regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the 
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day 
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and 
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record

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for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list and will be 
notified of any meetings associated with the Commission's environmental 
review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve 
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party 
commenter will not receive copies of all documents filed by other 
parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek 
court review of the Commission's final order.
    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. 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.

    Dated: September 3, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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