Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Southeast Virginia Energy Storage Project

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP26-20-000] On November 13, 2025, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia) filed an application in Docket No. CP26-20-000 requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the Southeast Virginia Energy Storage Project (Project), consisting of a new energy storage facility that upon completion would provide up to 1,100,000 dekatherms per day of commercial natural gas storage capacity in Sussex County, Virginia. On November 24, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( printed page 9250) (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 ] The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. Schedule for Environmental Review Issuance of EA—July 17, 2026 90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline  [ 2 ] —October 15, 2…