Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Viola 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. CP26-74-000] The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Viola Project, proposed by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star) in the above-referenced docket. [ 1 ] Southern Star requests authorization to construct a new meter station, flow station, compressor station, and the 19.3-mile-long 16-inch-diameter Line UA natural gas pipeline in Sumner County, Kansas. The Viola Project would provide up to 116,296 dekatherms per day of natural gas service to the planned 710-megwatt combined cycle power generation Viola Plant located in Sumner County, Kansas, which is owned and operated by Evergy, Inc. (Evergy). 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 November 9, 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 potential environmental effects of the Viola Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act  [ 2 ] and the Commission's implementing regulations. […