Notice2026-02427
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC; Elba Express Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mississippi Crossing Project and South System Expansion 4 Project
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February 6, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5463-5465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02427]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP25-514-000; Docket No. CP25-517-000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Southern Natural Gas
Company, LLC; Elba Express Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of The
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mississippi
Crossing Project and South System Expansion 4 Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Mississippi Crossing Project (MSX), proposed by Tennessee Gas
Pipeline Company, LLC (TGP) and the South System Expansion 4 Project
(SSE4), proposed by Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC (SNG) and Elba
Express Company, LLC (EEC).\1\ TGP requests authorization to construct
and operate approximately 208 miles of natural gas pipeline and
pipeline lateral facilities in Washington, Sunflower, Humphreys,
Holmes, Attala, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Lauderdale, and Clarke
counties, Mississippi and Choctaw County, Alabama. MSX would also
include three new compressor stations, modifications to one existing
compressor station, four new meter stations, and other appurtenant
facilities. SNG/EEC request authorization to construct and operate 22
natural gas pipeline loops totaling approximately 291 miles,
modifications to add compression at 14 existing compressor stations on
SNG's South Main Line and the Elba Express Pipeline, and three new
meter stations and modifications to seven existing meter stations
within Clarke and Lauderdale counties, Mississippi; Sumter, Marengo,
Perry, Dallas, Autauga, Elmore, Tallapoosa, Macon, Hale, and Lee
counties, Alabama; and, Clayton, Muscogee, Harris, Talbot, Upson,
Crawford, Monroe, Bibb, Jones, Baldwin, Glascock, Jefferson, Richmond,
Spalding, Henry, Lowndes, Burke, Screven, Cobb, Chatham, and Effingham
counties, Georgia.
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\1\ For tracking purposes under the National Environmental
Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is FERC/EISX-019-20-000-1751972052.
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Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00pm
Eastern Time on March 23, 2026. Instructions for filing comments are
provided on page 4.
FERC is the lead federal agency for authorizing interstate natural
gas transmission facilities under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 (NGA) and
the lead federal agency for preparation of the draft EIS. The draft EIS
assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and
operation of MSX and SSE4 (collectively referred to as ``the
Projects'') in accordance with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) \2\ and the Commission's implementing
regulations.\3\ The principal purposes of the draft EIS are to:
identify and assess the potential effects on the natural and human
environment; describe and evaluate reasonable alternatives; identify
and recommend mitigation measures; and facilitate public involvement in
the environmental review process. The EIS concludes that approval of
the proposed Projects would have some limited adverse environmental
effects; however, with implementation of TGP, SNG, and EEC's avoidance,
minimization, and mitigation measures, as well as adherence to
Commission staff's mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, these
effects would be less than significant.
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\2\ National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended
(Public Law [Pub. L.] 91-190. 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, as amended by
Pub. L. 94-52, July 3, 1975; Pub. L. 94-83, August 9, 1975; Pub. L.
97-258, 4(b), September 13, 1982; Pub. L. 118-5, June 3, 2023; Pub.
L. 119-21, July 4, 2025).
\3\ 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 380.
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Three districts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the National Park Service, the Alabama Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources, and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife,
Fisheries, and Parks participated as cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the draft EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by
law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected
by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers will adopt and use the EIS to consider the issuance
of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Although the cooperating
agencies provided input towards the conclusions and recommendations
presented in the draft EIS, the agencies will present their own
conclusions and recommendations in their respective records of decision
(where applicable) for the Projects.
The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of
construction and operation in Mississippi and Alabama of the following
MSX facilities:
<bullet> Approximately 177 miles of new 42-inch-diameter natural
gas pipeline and 22 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline in
Mississippi and Alabama;
<bullet> Five new lateral natural gas pipelines:
[cir] Seven-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter Columbia Gulf Transmission
Lateral in Humphreys and Sunflower counties, Mississippi;
[cir] A 0.9-mile-long, 30-inch-diameter Texas Eastern Transmission,
LP Lateral in Attala County, Mississippi;
[cir] A 0.7-mile-long, 30-inch-diameter Texas Gas Lateral in Attala
County, Mississippi;
[cir] A 0.1-mile-long, 30-inch-diameter TGP 500 Lateral in Attala
County, Mississippi;
[cir] A 0.5-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company Lateral in Choctaw County, Alabama;
<bullet> Three new natural gas compressor stations:
[cir] Station 602--95,700 International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) horsepower (hp) station in Humphreys County,
Mississippi;
[cir] Station 606A--23,470 ISO hp station in Attala County,
Mississippi;
[cir] Station 610--63,800 ISO hp station in Lauderdale County,
Mississippi;
<bullet> Modifications at existing compressor station 54 located in
Washington County, Mississippi;
<bullet> Four new meter stations;
<bullet> Three new overpressure protection facilities; and
<bullet> Appurtenant facilities such as mainline valves, cathodic
protection, and pipeline inspection gauge trap facilities throughout
the MSX area.
The draft EIS also addresses the potential environmental effects of
construction and operation in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia of the
following SSE4 facilities:
<bullet> 22 new gas pipeline loops, organized into 14 segments,
totaling
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approximately 291 miles and located mainly parallel to SNG's existing
South Main Line in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia;
<bullet> Modifications and/or horsepower expansions to increase
compression at 14 existing stations located along SNG's South Main Line
and EEC's Elba Express Pipeline; and
<bullet> Three new meter stations and modifications to seven
existing meter stations along the South Main Line and Elba Express
Pipeline.
In addition, SSE4 would include abandonment of approximately 4.4
miles of SNG's existing 16-inch-diameter K Gen Lateral in Clarke
County, Mississippi.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
draft EIS to federal, state, and local government representatives and
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other
interested individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the
project area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It
may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>), on
the natural gas environmental documents page (<a href="https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents">https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents</a>). In
addition, the draft EIS may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on
the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link (<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>) select ``General Search'' and enter
the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last
three digits (i.e. CP25-514 or CP25-517). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aceac9decfe3c2c0c5c2c9ffd9dcdcc3ded8eccac9decf82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c4a697e6f4362606562695f797c7c637e784c6a697e6f226b637a">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676,
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
The draft EIS is not a decision document. It presents Commission
staff's independent analysis of the environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this
proceeding. Under section 7(c) of the NGA, the Commission determines
whether interstate natural gas transportation facilities are in the
public convenience and necessity and, if so, grants a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity to construct and operate them. Section
7(b) of the NGA specifies that no natural gas company shall abandon any
portion of its facilities subject to the Commission's jurisdiction
without the Commission first finding that the abandonment will not
negatively affect the present or future public convenience and
necessity. The Commission bases its decisions on both economic issues,
including need, and environmental effects.
Your comments should focus on draft EIS's disclosure and discussion
of potential environmental effects, measures to avoid or lessen
environmental effects, and the completeness of the submitted
alternatives, information and analyses. In addition, landowner comments
are encouraged on the site-specific construction plans that TGP, SNG,
and EEC developed for residences within 25 feet of construction work
areas, provided in appendix G and H of the draft EIS. For your
convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit your comments
to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of
comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-3676 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90d6f5e2f3dffefcf9fef5c3e5e0e0ffe2e4d0f6f5e2f3bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b5d7e697854757772757e486e6b6b74696f5b7d7e6978357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please carefully follow these instructions
so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to
FERC Online. 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.'' If you
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment
on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP25-
514 or CP25-517) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal
Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
(4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend one of the public comment sessions its
staff will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the draft
EIS, scheduled as follows:
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Date and time Location
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February 23, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 American Legion Hut, 14051 Hwy.
p.m. CST. 15 South, Decatur, MS 39327.
February 24, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 The Warehouse Industrial Venue,
p.m. CST. 212 N Academy Ave., Butler, AL
36904.
February 25, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 Carl C. Morgan Convention
p.m. CST. Center, 211 Washington Street,
Selma, AL 36701.
February 26, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 Tuskegee Municipal Complex, 101
p.m. CST. Fonville Street, Tuskegee, AL
35083.
March 2, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wister Gardens, 1440 Hwy. 7
CST. South, Belzoni, MS 39038.
March 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Old Town Station, 410 Old Ethel
CST. Road, Kosciusko, MS 39090.
March 4, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Copeland Center, 4501 4th St.,
CST. Meridian, MS 39307.
March 5, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Harris County Community Center,
EST. 7509 GA-116, Hamilton, GA
31811.
March 9, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Adriana's Event Venue, 2733
EST. Sheraton Dr., Macon, GA 31204.
March 10, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Pringle Building, 114 East
EST. Haynes St., Sandersville, GA
31082.
March 11, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Holiday Inn Express, 1361 N
EST. Expressway, Griffin, GA 30223.
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\1\Although the associated project for a specific meeting location may
indicate ``MSX'' or ``SSE4,'' FERC Staff will be accepting comments on
both projects regardless of venue.
The primary goal of these comment sessions is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS.
Individual oral comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a
court reporter. This format is designed to receive the maximum amount
of comments, in a
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convenient way during the timeframe allotted.
Each comment session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(local time zone where meeting is held). You may arrive at any time
after 5:00 p.m. There will not be a formal presentation by Commission
staff when the session opens. If you wish to speak, the Commission
staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival. Comments will
be taken until 7:00 p.m. However, if no additional numbers have been
handed out and all individuals who wish to provide comments have had an
opportunity to do so, staff may conclude the session at 6:30 p.m.
Please see appendix 1 for additional information on the session format
and conduct.\4\
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\4\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> using the link called ``eLibrary.'' For assistance,
contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbfdfee9f8f4d5d7d2d5dee8cecbcbd4c9cffbdddec9d895dcd4cd">[email protected]</a> or call toll free, (886)
208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
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Your oral comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see page 3 for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing oral
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may be
implemented for each commentor. Although there will not be a formal
presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the comment
session to answer your questions about the environmental review
process.
It is important to note that the Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided orally at a comment session.
Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214). Motions to intervene are
more fully described at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene">https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene</a>. Only
intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the
Commission's decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and
others with environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this
proceeding which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing
environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do
not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Questions?
For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5eaf5f5e5c3c0d7c68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="307f606070565542531e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>. Additional
information about the project is available from the FERC website
(<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also provides
access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that 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. Go to <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to
register for eSubscription.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: January 30, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02427 Filed 2-5-26; 8:45 am]
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