Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline

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. CP26-572-000] Take notice that on August 31, 2026, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star), 4700 State Route 56, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed an application under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations requesting authorization for its Evergy McNew Power Plant Delivery Project (Project). Southern Star proposes to (1) construct approximately 1.6 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline, (2) construct the new Hutchinson Compressor Station (CS) comprised of three new compressor units totaling 5,700 horsepower, and (3) construct one new meter station, all located in Reno County, Kansas. The project also includes ancillary modifications to Southern Star's existing Hesston CS in Harvey County, Kansas and Stafford CS in Stafford County, Kansas. The Project is designed to provide approximately 123,000 dekatherms per day of firm natural gas transportation to the Evergy McNew Power Plant in Reno County, Kansas. Southern Star estimates the total cost of the Project to be $75.5 million, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open for public inspection. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register , the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission's Home Page ( http://www.f…