Forza Pipeline LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Forza Pipeline 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. CP26-34-000; Docket No. CP26-35-000] The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Forza Pipeline Project (Project), proposed by Forza Pipeline LLC (Forza) and Bull Run Pipeline LLC (Bull Run) in the above-referenced dockets. [ 1 ] Forza requests authorization to construct and operate a new interstate natural gas pipeline (Line FZA-A) and certain other facilities located in New Mexico and Texas. The Project would provide up to 750,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of firm interstate natural gas transportation service from the Delaware Basin production areas in southeastern New Mexico to multiple delivery points at or near the Waha Hub in Texas. Forza also requests authorization to enter into a lease agreement pursuant to which Forza would lease 750,000 Dth/d of natural gas transportation from Bull Run. 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 September 28, 2026. Instructions for filing comments are provided on page 3. FERC is the lead federal agency for authorizing interstate natural gas transmission facilities under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 and the lead federal agency for preparation of the EA. The EA assesses the potenti…