Notice2026-02873
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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February 13, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6839-6840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02873]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP25-35-001]
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension
of Time
Take notice that on February 2, 2026, Columbia Gas Transmission,
LLC (Columbia) requested that the Commission grant an extension of
time, until May 1, 2026, to complete construction and place into
service one new injection/withdrawal well, connecting pipeline, and
appurtenant facilities located at Columbia's Donegal Storage Field in
Washington County, Pennsylvania (Project). On December 20, 2024, the
Commission issued a Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization,
which established a 60-day comment period, ending on February 18, 2025,
to file protests. No protests were filed during the comment period, and
accordingly the project self-implemented on February 19, 2025, and by
Rule should have been completed within one year.
Columbia states that construction of the Project commenced on
September 15, 2025. Columbia reiterates that the
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construction start date was delayed by approximately seven months due
to an extended process to obtain a storage drilling permit from the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), as was
previously communicated in Columbia's biweekly status updates.\1\
Columbia asserts that the delay was driven by several rounds of
comments and additional review time required by PADEP. To date, the
remaining work for the Project includes drilling Well 12653, installing
the connecting pipeline, and the final tie-ins connecting the new
pipeline lateral and the well, ensuring full integration with the
storage field and readiness for service. Columbia's anticipated in-
service date, based on the Project's current progress, is May 1, 2026.
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\1\ Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, Construction Status Reports
No. 1 through No. 15, Docket No. CP25-35-000 (March 18, 2025,
through September 15, 2025).
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This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Columbia's request
for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will
be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the
comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.10).
As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA
facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For
those extension requests that are contested,\2\ the Commission will aim
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\3\ The
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\4\ The
Commission will not consider arguments that re-litigate the issuance of
the certificate order, including whether the Commission properly found
the project to be in the public convenience and necessity and whether
the Commission's environmental analysis for the certificate complied
with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).\5\ At the time a
pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on certificates of
public convenience and necessity are final and the Commission will not
re-litigate their issuance.\6\ The Director of the Office of Energy
Projects, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension
requests that are uncontested.
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\2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
\3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\4\ Id. at P 40.
\5\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied
with NEPA.
\6\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
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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#b4d2d1c6d7dbdad8dddad1c7c1c4c4dbc6c0f4d2d1c6d79ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e787b6c7d71707277707b6d6b6e6e716c6a5e787b6c7d30797168">[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#b4c4c1d6d8ddd79ac6d1d2d1c6d1dad7d1c6dbdbd9f4d2d1c6d79ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="522227303e3b317c2037343720373c3137203d3d3f12343720317c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>. In
lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy which must
reference the Project docket number.
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.
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#014e515141676473622f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="246b747464424156470a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 24, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)
Dated: February 9, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02873 Filed 2-12-26; 8:45 am]
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