Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Green Chile 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. CP26-80-000] On January 29, 2026, Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC (Transwestern) filed a prior notice application in Docket No. CP26-80-000, pursuant to ( printed page 47828) sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157.211 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Transwestern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-534-000, requesting authorization to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The proposed project is known as the Green Chile Project (Project) and would be capable of delivering up to 400,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas from a point of receipt located on the existing El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. pipeline system to a point of delivery with Green Chile Ventures, LLC (GCV). According to Transwestern, the Project is designed to meet GCV's demand for natural gas that would be used for power generation by a new artificial intelligence/data center campus. On April 13, 2026, Commission staff protested the prior notice request because Transwestern did not provide a copy of a finding by the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of “no historic properties” or “no historic properties affected.” Staff explained that this documentation is necessary to demonstrate the project's compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as required under the Commissi…