Notice2026-07992
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (TGT)
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Published
April 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on a request for a special permit submitted by Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (TGT), a subsidiary of Boardwalk Pipelines, LP. TGT is seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations. PHMSA has proposed conditions to ensure that the special permit is not inconsistent with pipeline safety. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments received in response to this notice in determining whether to grant or deny the special permit request.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22223-22224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07992]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2026-0067]
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Texas Gas
Transmission, LLC (TGT)
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on
a request for a special permit submitted by Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
(TGT), a subsidiary of Boardwalk Pipelines, LP. TGT is seeking relief
from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline
safety regulations. PHMSA has proposed conditions to ensure that the
special permit is not inconsistent with pipeline safety. At the
conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments
received in response to this notice in determining whether to grant or
deny the special permit request.
DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by May
26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for this special
permit request and may be submitted in the following ways:
<bullet> E-Gov website: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. This site
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice
issued by any agency.
<bullet> Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: Docket Management System: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the special
permit request you are commenting on at the beginning of your comments.
If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two copies. To
receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments, please
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit
comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Note: There is a privacy statement published on <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Comments, including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or edits to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 United States Code Sec. 552), CBI is exempt
from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice
contain commercial or financial information that is customarily treated
as private, that you treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Sec. 190.343, you may ask PHMSA to give confidential
treatment to information you give to the agency by taking the following
steps: (1) mark each page of the original document submission
containing CBI as ``Confidential''; (2) send PHMSA, along with the
original document, a second copy of the original document with the CBI
deleted; and (3) explain why the information you are submitting is CBI.
Unless you are notified otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed
in the public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should
be sent to Lee Cooper, DOT, PHMSA-PHP-80, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for
this matter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General: Mr. Lee Cooper by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe929b9bd09d91918e9b8cbe9a918ad0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="274b4242094448485742556743485309404851">[email protected]</span></a>.
Technical: Ms. Stephanie Zuehlke by e-mail at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfacabbaafb7beb1b6baf1a5aabab7b3b4ba9fbbb0abf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="295a5d4c59414847404c07535c4c4145424c694d465d074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 27, 2026, PHMSA received a
special permit request from TGT. The request asks PHMSA to waive the
odorization requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations in
49 CFR 192.625(b) for 14 special permit segments. The segments extend
approximately 0.72 miles (3,787 feet) in total length and are part of a
16-inch diameter steel natural gas transmission pipeline. The
transmission line, known as TGT SPL 20-1TT, is located in DeSoto
County, Mississippi. Twelve of the special permit segments, totaling
0.56 miles (2,983 feet) in length, are in Class 3 locations. Two of the
special
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permit segments, totaling 0.15 miles (804 feet) in length, are in Class
2 locations.
TGT SPL 20-1TT delivers un-odorized natural gas to a power plant.
Odorizing the gas will adversely impact the performance and efficiency
of the power plant. To avoid these impacts, TGT asks PHMSA to waive the
requirement of 49 CFR 192.625(b), which requires the odorization of a
combustible gas in a transmission line in a Class 3 location so that a
concentration in air of one-fifth of the lower explosive limit is
readily detectable by a person with a normal sense of smell.
The draft conditions were preliminarily determined to ensure that
the special permit is not inconsistent with pipeline safety. The
requested special permit segments are as follows:
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Operator SPS No. County, state Class location diameter Line name Length (feet) Year installed
(inches)
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1......................................... DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 1,089 2002
2......................................... DeSoto, MS.................. 2 16 SPL 20-1TT 294 2002
3......................................... DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 513 2002
4......................................... DeSoto, MS.................. 2 16 SPL 20-1TT 510 2002
5......................................... DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 1,366 2002
6......................................... DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 20 2002
7......................................... DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 772 2002
8......................................... DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 15 2023
9......................................... DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 186 2002
10........................................ DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 16 2002
11........................................ DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 210 2002
12........................................ DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 16 2002
13........................................ DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 66 2002
14........................................ DeSoto, MS.................. 3 16 SPL 20-1TT 4 2002
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PHMSA has incorporated and implemented the following categorical
exclusion (CE) into its procedures:
1. Granting, renewing, or denying a special permit related to
waiving class location or odorization requirements, following the
procedures set forth in 49 CFR 190.341, including the identification of
any enforceable conditions, imposed pursuant to 49 CFR 190.341(d)(2),
that are required to prevent and address pipeline safety and
environmental risk (DOT 5610.1D).
Environmental Protection Specialists from PHMSA independently
reviewed the special permit request for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Based on the scope of the action,
PHMSA has further determined there are no extraordinary circumstances
that would preclude application of the CE to this special permit. To
ensure continued human and environmental safety, the operator must
fulfill the conditions of the special permit; continue to employ good
operating practices; and continue to follow any additional applicable
permitting requirements, State laws, or Federal requirements related to
environmental protection. Should conditions change, or should
extraordinary circumstances materialize, the operator must contact
PHMSA for reevaluation. The proposed action is hereby categorically
excluded from further NEPA review. The final CE will be published at
<a href="https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/planning-and-analytics/environmental-analysis-and-compliance/implementing-procedures">https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/planning-and-analytics/environmental-analysis-and-compliance/implementing-procedures</a>.
The special permit request, draft proposed special permit with
conditions, and CE for the above-described TGT pipeline segments are
available for review and public comment in Docket No. PHMSA-2026-0067.
Please submit comments on any potential safety, environmental, and
other relevant considerations implicated by the special permit request.
Comments may include relevant data to be considered.
Before issuing a decision on the special permit request, PHMSA will
evaluate all comments received on or before the comment closing date.
PHMSA will consider each relevant comment it receives in making its
decision to grant or deny this special permit request.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Linda Daugherty,
Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2026-07992 Filed 4-23-26; 8:45 am]
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