Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Staff Protest to Proposed Blanket Certificate Activity

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 20427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07448]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP26-80-000]


Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Staff Protest to 
Proposed Blanket Certificate Activity

    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) staff 
(Protestor) hereby protests the prior notice request filed under the 
provisions of the Commission's regulations at Part 157, subpart F, by 
Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC (Transwestern) on January 29, 2026, 
in the above-referenced docket. Pursuant to its Part 157, subpart F, 
blanket certificate authority, Transwestern proposes to construct and 
operate approximately a 17.77-mile-long, 24-inch-diameter, natural gas 
transmission pipeline lateral, two metering facilities, and 
appurtenances for the Green Chile Project (Project), in Do[ntilde]a Ana 
County, New Mexico. Section 157.205(f) provides that a protested prior 
notice filing shall be treated as though it had filed a case-specific 
application under NGA section 7, unless, pursuant to section 
157.205(g), the protestor withdraws its protest within 30 days after 
protests were due.
    Protestor notes that Transwestern did not provide a copy of a 
finding by the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office of ``no 
historic properties'' or ``no historic properties affected.'' This 
documentation is necessary to demonstrate the Project's compliance with 
the National Historic Preservation Act, as required under the 
Commission's regulations at sections 157.206(b)(3)(ii) and 
157.208(c)(9) and Appendix II of subpart F. Without this documentation, 
the environmental concerns cannot be adequately addressed before the 
protest period expires on April 13, 2026.
    Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.

    Dated: April 13, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-07448 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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