Document ID: FERC-2020-0434-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Complaint: ConocoPhillips Co., Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., XTO Energy Inc. v. Northern Border Pipeline Co.
Posted Date: 2020-04-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 70 (Friday, April 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 20266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07576]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP20-767-000]

ConocoPhillips Company, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., 
XTO Energy Inc. v. Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of 
Complaint

    Take notice that on April 2, 2020, pursuant to Rule 206 of the 
Rules of Practice and Procedures of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission), 18 CFR 385.206 (2019), ConocoPhillips Company, 
Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., and XTO Energy Inc. (jointly 
Indicated Shippers or Complainants) filed a formal complaint against 
Northern Border Pipeline Company, (Northern Border or Respondent) 
alleging that Northern Border has entered into a prearranged 
transaction without complying with the no undue discrimination 
requirements of the Natural Gas Act and the Commission's regulations. 
In addition, the Indicated Shippers allege that Northern Border's pre-
arranged transaction violated the Commission's policy on reserving 
unsubscribed capacity for a future expansion project. The Indicated 
Shippers respectfully request the Commission to: (1) Rescind the pre-
arranged transaction; (2) require Northern Border to hold an open 
season where all interested parties will be on equal footing with 
respect to the potential transactions; and (3) direct Northern Border 
to cease from engaging in pre-arranged transactions where the 
unsubscribed capacity has not been publicly posted as generally 
available, all as more fully explained in the complaint.
    The Complainants certifies 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 Complainants.
    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://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.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 22, 2020.

    Dated: April 6, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-07576 Filed 4-9-20; 8:45 am]
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