Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the NKY Gate Enhancement 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. CP26-19-000] On November 10, 2025, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia) filed an application in Docket No. CP26-19-000 requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) and Authorization pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to construct, operate, and abandon certain natural gas pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the NKY Gate Enhancement Project (Project) and would replace vintage pipeline infrastructure originally installed in the 1950s with modern pipeline facilities. The Project facilities are located in Mason, Nicholas, Bracken, Pendleton and Campbell Counties, Kentucky, and Hamilton County, Ohio. Columbia states the Project purpose is to proactively address aging infrastructure, reduce potential safety and reliability risks, and ensure continued compliance with federal and state regulations, including those administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. On November 24, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (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 ident…