Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC, Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Constitution Pipeline and Wright Interconnect Projects

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55089-55090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17399]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP13-499-006, CP13-502-003]


Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC, Iroquois Gas Transmission 
System, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment 
for the Proposed Constitution Pipeline and Wright Interconnect Projects

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Constitution Pipeline and Wright Interconnect Projects (Projects), 
proposed by Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC (Constitution) and 
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, LP (Iroquois), respectively, in the 
above-referenced dockets.\1\ Constitution requests authorization to 
construct and operate the Constitution Pipeline Project's (CPP) 
facilities in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania and Broome, Chenango, 
Delaware, and Schoharie Counties, New York. Iroquois requests 
authorization to construct and operate the Wright Interconnect 
Project's (WIP) facilities in Schoharie County, New York.
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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-019-20-000-1780563178.
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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 Projects, it is important that the Commission receive 
your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 21, 
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 CPP and WIP 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 Projects 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. Code [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 EA addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following Project facilities:
    <bullet> the CPP would entail about 125 miles of new 30-inch-
diameter natural gas pipeline and appurtenant facilities that include 
two new meter stations, ten communication towers, eleven mainline 
valves, and one pig launcher and one pig receiver,\4\ access roads, 
contractor yards, and cathodic protection ground beds; and
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    \4\ A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry 
a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion.
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    <bullet> the WIP would involve expansion of the existing Wright 
Compressor Station with the addition of 22,000

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horsepower of incremental compression (i.e., ``Constitution Transfer 
Station'') and other miscellaneous modifications as well as 
modification and upgrade of the existing delivery meter to the 
Tennessee Gas Pipeline or construction of a new delivery meter.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the 
EA to federal, state, and local government representatives and 
agencies; elected officials; Native American Tribes; environmental and 
public interest groups; potentially affected landowners and other 
interested individuals and groups; and media outlets and libraries in 
the Projects 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., 
CP13-499 and/or CP13-502). Be sure you have selected an appropriate 
date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#db9dbea9b894b5b7b2b5be88aeababb4a9af9bbdbea9b8f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da9cbfa8b995b4b6b3b4bf89afaaaab5a8ae9abcbfa8b9f4bdb5ac">[email&#160;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. 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#084e6d7a6b47666461666d5b7d7878677a7c486e6d7a6b266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9bf9c8b9ab6979590979caa8c8989968b8db99f9c8b9ad79e968f">[email&#160;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 (CP13-
499-006 and/or CP13-502-003) 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 Code of Federal 
Regulations Sec.  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#88c7d8d8c8eeedfaeba6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="206f707060464552430e474f56">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Additional 
information about the Projects 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: August 21, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17399 Filed 8-25-26; 8:45 am]
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