Notice2026-00481
Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Petition and Establishing Intervention Deadline
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January 13, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1311-1313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00481]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP13-499-006, CP18-5-004]
Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Petition and
Establishing Intervention Deadline
Take notice that on December 19, 2025, Constitution Pipeline
Company, LLC (Constitution), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251-1396,
filed a petition pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA)
and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations seeking reissuance of a
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing
Constitution to construct and operate its previously approved
Constitution Pipeline Project (Project) (Petition).\1\
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\1\ Constitution Pipeline Co., LLC, 149 FERC ] 61,199 (2014)
(Certificate Order), reh'd denied, 154 FERC ] 61,046 (2016), vacated
sub nom. New York State Dep't of Envt. Conservation v. FERC, No.19-
4338 (2d Cir. Nov. 18, 2021).
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Constitution states that project facilities would match its
original proposal with the exception of limited variances previously
approved by the Commission. Specifically, Constitution requests
reissuance of certificate authority to construct: (1) approximately 125
miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
and Broome, Chenango, Delaware, and Schoharie Counties, New York; (2)
the Turnpike Road Metering and Regulating (M&R) Station in Susquehanna
County, Pennsylvania; (3) a receipt tap in Susquehanna County,
Pennsylvania; (4) the Westfall Road M&R Station at Iroquois Gas
Transmission System, L.P.'s (Iroquois) Wright Compressor Station in
Schoharie County, New York; (5) 11 mainline valve assemblies; (6) pig
launcher/receiver facilities; and (7) other appurtenant facilities.
The Project is designed to provide 650,000 dekatherms per day of
firm transportation service from production areas in Pennsylvania to
markets in New York and New England. Constitution requests approval of
the same pro forma tariff approved in the Certificate Order.
Constitution would offer cost-based firm transportation service,
interruptible transportation service, and park and loan service under
Rate Schedules FT, IT, and PAL, respectively. Constitution states that
it intends to update the cost of facilities and recourse rates for the
Project following a later petition by Iroquois seeking reissuance of
the certificate of public convenience and necessity for its related
Wright Interconnect Project.\2\ Until the details of Iroquois's
petition are filed and more fully understood, the Commission cannot
complete its analysis of the Petition.
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\2\ The Commission's previous Final Environmental Impact
Statement (accession number 20141024-4001) and Certificate Order
addressed both the Constitution Pipeline Project and the Wright
Interconnect Project.
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Further, Constitution requests that the Commission reaffirm that
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation waived its
authority under section 401 of the Clean Water Act by failing or
refusing to act on Constitution's request for a water quality
certification within one year.\3\
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\3\ Constitution Pipeline Co., LLC, 168 FERC ] 61,129 (2019)
(concluding waiver), reh'g denied, 169 FERC ] 61,199 (2019), vacated
sub nom. New York State Dep't of Envt. Conservation v. FERC, No.19-
4338 (2d Cir. Nov. 18, 2021).
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All details are more fully set forth in the petition which is on
file with the Commission and available for public inspection.
Constitution states that it incorporates by reference the exhibits from
its original certificate application on June 13, 2013, the entire
record of the Project in Docket No. CP13-499-000, and the waiver
determination in Docket No. CP18-5-000.
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 (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>). From
the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202)
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#791f1c0b1a16171510171c0a0c0909160b0d391f1c0b1a571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72141700111d1c1e1b1c17010702021d000632141700115c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#324247505e5b511c4057545740575c5157405d5d5f72545740511c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="671712050b0e04491502010215020904021508080a270102150449000811">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding the petition should be directed to
Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas
77251-1396, by phone at (888) 275-9084, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c0319181e090d0f042c1b050000050d011f420f0301"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9df2e8e9eff8fcfef5ddeaf4f1f1f4fcf0eeb3fef2f0">[email protected]</span></a>.
Public Participation
There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review
of this petition: you can file comments on the petition, you can
protest the filing, and you can file a motion to intervene in the
proceeding. There is no fee or cost for filing comments or intervening.
The deadline for filing a motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on January 29, 2026. Parties in the original dockets (CP13-499-000 and
CP18-5-000) do not need to file a new motion to intervene. How to file
protests, motions to intervene, and comments is explained below.
For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation (OPP) at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9e6f9f9e9cfccdbca87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="58170808183e3d2a3b763f372e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comments
Any person wishing to comment on the petition may do so. Comments
may include statements of support or objections, to the petition as a
whole or specific aspects of the petition. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be.
Protests
Pursuant to sections 157.10(a)(4) \4\ and 385.211 \5\ of the
Commission's
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regulations under the NGA, any person \6\ may file a protest to the
petition. Protests must comply with the requirements specified in
section 385.2001 \7\ of the Commission's regulations. A protest may
also serve as a motion to intervene so long as the protestor states it
also seeks to be an intervenor.
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\4\ 18 CFR 157.10(a)(4).
\5\ 18 CFR 385.211.
\6\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
\7\ 18 CFR 385.2001.
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To ensure that your comments or protests are timely and properly
recorded, please submit your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on January 29, 2026.
There are three methods you can use to submit your comments or
protests to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
Petition docket numbers CP13-499-006 and CP18-5-004 in your submission.
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy
method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a
petition;
(2) You may file your comments or protests electronically by using
the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website
(<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a
file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an
account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the
type of filing you are making; first select ``General'' and then select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments or protests by
mailing them to the following address below. Your written comments must
reference the Petition docket numbers (CP13-499-006 and CP18-5-004).
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments (options 1
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4b2918697bb9a989d9a91a78184849b8680b492918697da939b82">[email protected]</a>.
The Commission considers all comments received about the petition
in determining the appropriate action to be taken. However, the filing
of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the
proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding.
For instructions on how to intervene, see below.
Interventions
Any person, which includes individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities,\8\ has the option to file a motion
to intervene in this proceeding. Parties in the original dockets (CP13-
499-000 and CP18-5-000) do not need to file a new motion to intervene.
Only intervenors have the right to request rehearing of Commission
orders issued in this proceeding and to subsequently challenge the
Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
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\8\ 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure \9\ and the regulations under the NGA \10\ by
the intervention deadline for the petition, which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on January 29, 2026. As described further in Rule 214, your motion
to intervene must state, to the extent known, your position regarding
the proceeding, as well as your interest in the proceeding. For an
individual, this could include your status as a landowner, ratepayer,
resident of an impacted community, or recreationist. You do not need to
have property directly impacted by the petition in order to intervene.
For more information about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC
website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp">https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp</a>.
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\9\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\10\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both
instances, please reference the Petition docket numbers CP13-499-006
and CP18-5-004 in your submission.
(1) You may file your motion to intervene by using the Commission's
eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website
(<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to Documents and Filings. New eFiling
users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You
will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select
``General'' and then select ``Intervention.'' The eFiling feature
includes a document-less intervention option; for more information,
visit <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf">https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf</a>.; or
(2) You can file a paper copy of your motion to intervene, along
with three copies, by mailing the documents to the address below. Your
motion to intervene must reference the Petition docket number CP13-499-
006 and CP18-5-004.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of motions to intervene
(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f496a7d6c40616366616a5c7a7f7f607d7b4f696a7d6c21686079">[email protected]</a>.
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the petitioner
either by mail at: Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1396,
Houston, Texas 77251-1396 or by email (with a link to the document) at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4abb1b0b6a1a5a7ac84b3ada8a8ada5a9b7eaa7aba9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="543b2120263135373c14233d38383d3539277a373b39">[email protected]</span></a>. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must
be served on the petitioner and all other parties to the proceeding.
Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the service list
at the eService link on FERC Online. Service can be via email with a
link to the document.
All timely, unopposed \11\ motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\12\ Motions to intervene that
are filed after the intervention deadline are untimely, and may be
denied. Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the time limitation should be waived
and provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule
214(d) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\13\ A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or
electronic) of all documents filed by the petition and by all other
parties.
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\11\ The petitioner has 15 days from the submittal of a motion
to intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
\12\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
\13\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the
petition will be available from OPP at (202) 502-6595 or on the FERC
website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary'' link as described above.
The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of
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all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. For more information and to register, go to
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a>.
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 29, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: January 8, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00481 Filed 1-12-26; 8:45 am]
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