Notice2026-05271
Great Basin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Gabbs Lateral NASF Relocation Project
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March 18, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13025-13026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05271]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP25-551-000]
Great Basin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Gabbs Lateral NASF
Relocation Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Gabbs
Lateral Naval Air Station Fallon (NASF) Relocation Project (Project),
proposed by Great Basin Gas Transmission Company (Great Basin) in the
above-referenced docket.\1\ Great Basin requests authorization to
relocate a portion of its existing Gabbs Lateral pipeline in Mineral
and Nye Counties, Nevada due to planned expansion of the NASF training
range complex. Great Basin would install approximately 32.6 miles of
pipeline and abandon approximately 21.2 miles of pipeline. The Project
would not provide any incremental capacity.
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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 EAXX-019-20-000-1762338293.
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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 April 13, 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 (NGA) and
the lead federal agency for preparation of the EA. The EA assesses the
potential environmental effects of the Project 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 EA 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 EA concludes that
approval of the proposed project would not constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
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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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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United States Navy
(Navy) participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the
EA. 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 BLM will adopt and use the EA to
consider the issuance of a right-of-way grant for the project on
federal lands. Although the cooperating agencies provided input to the
conclusions and recommendations presented in the EA, the agencies will
present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective
Record of Decision for the project.
The EA addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction, abandonment, and operation of the following project
facilities:
<bullet> construction of about 32.6 miles of new 8-inch-diameter
(18.8 miles) and 6-inch-diameter (13.8 miles) pipeline;
<bullet> abandonment in-place and by removal of about 21.2 miles of
8-inch-diameter (5.4 miles) and 6-inch-diameter (15.8 miles) pipeline
on Great Basin's Gabbs Lateral;
<bullet> relocation of the Scheelite rectifier (part of the
cathodic protection system) from the pipeline right-of-way to be
abandoned to the existing right-of-way;
<bullet> replacement of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) with a
natural gas burning generator at the Gabbs Valley ground bed for the
cathodic protection system; and
<bullet> installation of two aboveground valve assemblies.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
EA 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;
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and newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA 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 EA 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. CP25-551). Be sure you
have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15537067765a7b797c7b70466065657a676155737067763b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2f4d7c0d1fddcdedbdcd7e1c7c2c2ddc0c6f2d4d7c0d19cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866)
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
The EA 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 the EA's disclosure and discussion of
potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures
to avoid or lessen environmental effects. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be. For your convenience, there are
three methods you can use to file 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#185e7d6a7b57767471767d4b6d6868776a6c587e7d6a7b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62240710012d0c0e0b0c07311712120d101622040710014c050d14">[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 also file your comments electronically 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.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; 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-
551-000) 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.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status,
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived.
Motions to intervene are more fully described at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene">https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene</a>.
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#46091616062023342568212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d798878797b1b2a5b4f9b0b8a1">[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 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. 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: March 13, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-05271 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am]
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