North Padre Island Lateral Abandonment Project

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed North Padre Island Lateral Abandonment Project

FERC staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the North Padre Island Lateral Abandonment Project (Docket No. CP26-4-000), proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco). Transco seeks authorization to abandon approximately 50 miles of 24-inch-diameter interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and associated facilities in Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, and Kleberg Counties, Texas. The EA concludes that approval would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Comments are due by May 22, 2026.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the North Padre Island Lateral Abandonment Project

FERC is preparing an Environmental Assessment for the North Padre Island Lateral Abandonment Project, filed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) on October 8, 2025. Transco proposes to abandon approximately 50 miles of 24-inch-diameter interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and associated facilities in Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, and Kleberg Counties, Texas. About 45 miles would be abandoned in place, including a segment crossing Padre Island National Seashore into the Gulf of America, with roughly 5 miles removed. The EA is scheduled for issuance April 22, 2026, with a 30-day comment period and a federal authorization decision deadline of July 21, 2026.