Notice2026-03948
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Petition and Establishing Intervention Deadline
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February 27, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9847-9849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03948]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP13-502-003]
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Petition and
Establishing Intervention Deadline
Take notice that on February 13, 2026, Iroquois Gas Transmission
System, L.P. (Iroquois), One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton,
Connecticut 06484, filed a petition under 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 Iroquois to construct and operate its previously approved
Wright Interconnect Project (Project) and to abandon by lease the
project capacity to Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC (Constitution)
(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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Iroquois states that the project scope has not changed.
Specifically, Iroquois requests reissuance of certificate authority to:
(1) construct a new receipt point interconnection with Constitution;
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(2) construct a new 21,800 horsepower transfer compressor station; (3)
modify its Wright Compressor Station; (4) modify metering facilities;
and (5) install various appurtenances, all located in Schoharie County,
New York. The Project will create 650,000 dekatherms per day of
transportation service which Iroquois will abandon by lease to
Constitution. Iroquois updated the cost estimate for the Project to be
$152,264,000, all as more fully set forth in the petition which is on
file with the Commission and open for public inspection.
On January 8, 2026 in Docket Nos. CP13-499-006 and CP18-5-004, the
Commission issued a Notice of Petition and Establishing Intervention
Deadline (January 8 Notice) for Constitution's petition for reissuance
of a certificate for its Constitution Pipeline Project and
reaffirmation of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation's waiver of authority under section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. The Constitution Pipeline Project and the Wright Interconnect
Project are inextricably linked. The January 8 Notice stated that
``Until the details of Iroquois's petition are filed and more fully
understood, the Commission cannot complete its analysis of the
Petition.'' With the filing of Iroquois' petition, we now can begin our
analysis.
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#1a7c7f687975747673747f696f6a6a75686e5a7c7f6879347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cbadaeb9a8a4a5a7a2a5aeb8bebbbba4b9bf8badaeb9a8e5aca4bd">[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#e69693848a8f85c89483808394838885839489898ba680839485c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5b5b0a7a9aca6ebb7a0a3a0b7a0aba6a0b7aaaaa885a3a0b7a6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding the petition should be directed to Kimberly
A.E. Pritchard, Vice President and General Counsel, Iroquois Pipeline
Operating Company, One Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut
06484, by phone at (203) 944-7032, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c2705010e091e0015331c1e05180f040d1e082c051e031d1903051f420f0301"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="541f3d39363126382d0b24263d20373c352630143d263b25213b3d277a373b39">[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 March 17, 2026. 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#27687777674142554409404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91dec1c1d1f7f4e3f2bff6fee7">[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) \2\ and 385.211 \3\ of the
Commission's regulations under the NGA, any person \4\ may file a
protest to the petition. Protests must comply with the requirements
specified in section 385.2001 \5\ 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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\2\ 18 CFR 157.10(a)(4).
\3\ 18 CFR 385.211.
\4\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
\5\ 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 March 17, 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 number CP13-502-003 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
the 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 number (CP13-502-003).
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="62240710012d0c0e0b0c07311712120d101622040710014c050d14">[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,\6\ has the option to file a motion
to intervene in this proceeding. Parties to the original docket (CP13-
502-000) 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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\6\ 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 \7\ and the regulations under the NGA \8\ by the
intervention deadline for the petition, which is 5:00 p.m.
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Eastern Time on March 17, 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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\7\ 18 CFR 385.214.
\8\ 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 number CP13-502-003 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 CP13-502-
003.
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="20664552436f4e4c494e45735550504f525460464552430e474f56">[email protected]</a>.
Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the petitioner
either by mail at: Kimberly A.E. Pritchard, Vice President and General
Counsel, Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company, One Corporate Drive,
Suite 600, Shelton, Connecticut 06484 or by email (with a link to the
document) at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bff4d6d2dddacdd3c6e0cfcdd6cbdcd7decddbffd6cdd0cecad0d6cc91dcd0d2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72391b1f1017001e0b2d02001b06111a130016321b001d03071d1b015c111d1f">[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 \9\ motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\10\ 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.\11\ 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 petitioner and by all other
parties.
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\9\ The petitioner has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
\10\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
\11\ 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 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 March 17, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: February 24, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03948 Filed 2-26-26; 8:45 am]
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