Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed North Padre Island Lateral Abandonment 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. CP26-4-000] The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the North Padre Island Lateral Abandonment Project, proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco), in the above-referenced docket. [ 1 ] Transco requests authorization to abandon approximately 50 miles of 24-inch-diameter interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and associated facilities in Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, and Kleberg Counties, Texas. According to Transco, the Project would eliminate costs and risks associated with maintenance of these facilities. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure consideration of your comments on the proposal prior to making a decision on the Project, it is important that the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00pm Eastern Time on May 22, 2026. Instructions for filing comments are provided on pages 2 and 3. FERC is the lead federal agency for authorizing interstate natural gas transmission facilities under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 (NGA) and the lead federal agency for preparation of the EA. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the North Padre Island Lateral Abandonment Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)  [ 2 ] and the Commission's implementing regulations. [ 3 ] The principal purposes of the EA are…