Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Texas Access 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. CP26-136-000] ( printed page 29475) On March 6, 2026, Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC (KMLP) filed an application in Docket No. CP26-136-000 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 Texas Access Project (Project) and would enable KMLP to transport up to 1,300,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas from new Texas interconnections for delivery to various points on the KMLP system. On March 19, 2026, 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 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—September 18, 2026 90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline  [ 2 ] —December 17, 2026 If a schedule change be…