Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 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] The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Southeast Virginia Energy Storage Project, proposed by Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia) in the above-referenced docket. [ 1 ] Columbia requests authorization to construct, own, and operate a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility and approximately one mile of 12-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline connecting this facility to Columbia's existing pipeline system in Sussex County, Virginia. 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 17, 2026. Instructions for filing comments are provided on page 3. FERC is the lead federal agency for authorizing interstate natural gas transmission and storage 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 Southeast Virginia Energy Storage 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 to: identify and assess the potential effects ( print…