Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; Cheyenne Connector, LLC; East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Critical Energy Reliability Link Project, as Amended

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. CP25-539-000; Docket No. CP25-539-001] The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is in the process of preparing an environmental document that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Critical Energy Reliability Link Project involving construction and operation of facilities, and related activities, proposed by Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX), Cheyenne Connector, LLC, and East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC (collectively the Applicants) in Weld, Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, and El Paso counties, Colorado. However, on May 15, 2026, REX filed changes to the project, adding and modifying facilities and affecting new landowners. Accordingly, this notice announces the opening of an additional scoping period the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies regarding the project, as amended in Docket No. CP25-539-001. The environmental mailing list for this notice has been updated to account for the proposed amended facilities. As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. This gathering of public input is referred to as “scoping.” The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the ana…