[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51550-51551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20983]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP15-542-000]
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on August 10, 2015, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
(WBI), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, filed in
Docket No. CP15-542-000 a prior notice request pursuant to sections
157.205 and 157.210 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural
Gas Act (NGA), as amended, requesting authorization to install and
operate new mainline natural gas facilities in North Dakota (Project).
Specifically, WBI proposes to: (i) Install a new 1,380 horsepower
compressor unit at the Charbonneau Compressor Station in McKenzie
County; (ii) retrofit the existing compressor unit at the Williston
Compressor Station in Williams County; (iii) install an additional
regulator at the Minot Transfer Station in Ward County; and (iv)
install various appurtenances. WBI states that the Project will make
available an additional 18,200 dekatherms per day of firm
transportation capacity from the Bakken Shale to an existing
interconnect with Northern Border Pipeline Company at an estimated cost
of $3,650,000, all as more fully set forth in the application which is
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing
may also be viewed on the Web at 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. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Keith
A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, WBI Energy Transmission,
Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, by
telephone at (701) 530-1560 or by email at
[email protected].
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 and pursuant to section 157.205 of
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), 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,
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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 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 commenter's will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
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,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
Dated: August 19, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-20983 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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