Notice2026-07128
Saguaro Connector Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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April 13, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18840-18841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07128]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP23-29-002]
Saguaro Connector Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension
of Time
Take notice that on April 1, 2026, Saguaro Connector Pipeline, LLC
(Saguaro) requested that the Commission grant an extension of time,
until February 15, 2030, to construct and place into service its Border
Facility Project (Project) involving the construction of an
approximately 1,000 foot-long, 48-inch-diameter pipeline from the
United States-Mexico border at the center of the Rio Grande River to a
point approximately 1,000 feet inland from the river, about 18 miles
southwest of Sierra Blanca in Hudspeth County, Texas as authorized in
the Order Issuing Presidential Permit and Granting Authorization Under
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (Order).\1\ The Order required Saguaro
to complete construction of the Project and make it available for
service within three years of the date of the Order, or by February 15,
2027.
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\1\ Saguaro Connector Pipeline, LLC, 186 FERC ] 61,114
(Authorization Order) (errata notice issued February 20, 2024),
reh'g denied, 187 FERC ] 62,050, modified on reh'g, 188 FERC ]
61,029 (2024), petition for review denied sub nom. Sierra Club, et
al. v. FERC, 145 F.4th 74 (D.C. Cir. 2025) (Appeals Opinion).
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Saguaro states that since the issuance of the Order, the Project
has been delayed and construction of the facilities has not yet
commenced, due in large part to the uncertainty of the pending
litigation, commercial negotiations, and a delay in the commencement of
service of the downstream LNG terminal on the Mexican side of the
border. Saguaro reiterates that the Project is part of an overall
package of investment to supply a to-be-constructed LNG terminal in
Mexico with access to supplies from the Waha Hub. Saguaro states that
it prudently hesitated to proceed with a final investment decision and
construction plans while the appeals process was ongoing. However, now
that there is certainty regarding the section 3 authorization and
Presidential Permit in place, Saguaro has been in negotiations with the
original shipper as well as new shippers interested in utilizing the
Project. Given the current interest in the Project after nearly a year
and a half of pending litigation, Saguaro needs additional time to
discuss its financing options with interested shippers.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Saguaro'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
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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#13757661707c7d7f7a7d76606663637c616753757661703d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aec8cbdccdc1c0c2c7c0cbdddbdedec1dcdaeec8cbdccd80c9c1d8">[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#4c3c392e20252f623e292a293e29222f293e2323210c2a293e2f622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9d9dccbc5c0ca87dbcccfccdbccc7caccdbc6c6c4e9cfccdbca87cec6df">[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#57180707173132253479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a554a4a5a7c7f6879347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 23, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: April 8, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-07128 Filed 4-10-26; 8:45 am]
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