FERC Schedules Review of 50-Mile Pipeline Shutdown
Published Date: 1/13/2026
Notice
Summary
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company wants to shut down about 50 miles of natural gas pipeline in four Texas counties. The government is reviewing the environmental impact and will share their findings by April 22, 2026, with a final decision expected by July 21, 2026. This affects local communities and agencies involved in permits, but no immediate costs or changes to gas service are mentioned yet.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Abandonment of ~50 Miles of Pipeline on Public Lands
Transcontinental proposes to abandon about 50 miles of 24-inch interstate natural gas pipeline in Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, and Kleberg Counties, Texas — mostly in-place (45 miles) with about 5 miles removed — and to abandon a non-jurisdictional dehydration and storage facility (Station 14). The Environmental Protection Agency asked that the EA address air and water quality effects, and the National Park Service seeks to participate in development of the EA where facilities are on National Park Service lands (Padre Island National Seashore).
Environmental Assessment and 30‑Day Comment Period
FERC staff will issue an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the North Padre Island Lateral Abandonment Project on April 22, 2026, and the EA will be open for a 30-day public comment period. Affected parties notified include landowners, federal, state, and local agencies, elected officials, environmental and public interest groups, Native American tribes, and local libraries and newspapers for areas in Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, and Kleberg Counties, Texas.
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