# 2026-06885: New Texas pipeline to pump more natural gas daily

2026-06885, El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-04-09; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06885
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-06885
- Title: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 17964
- Published: 2026-04-09
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

New Texas pipeline to pump more natural gas daily

## Summary

El Paso Natural Gas Company wants to build a new 9-mile pipeline in Texas to boost natural gas delivery by over 82,000 dekatherms daily. This $31.5 million project aims to improve energy flow without raising costs right now. If you care about this, you can speak up by the set deadline to protest or join the conversation.

## Effects PRIA read

- New 9‑Mile Pipeline Adds Capacity: benefit, medium. On March 27, 2026 El Paso Natural Gas Company filed to build a 9‑mile, 30‑inch pipeline loop in Hudspeth County, Texas. The project would add 82,229 dekatherms per day of firm transportation capacity and has an estimated cost of $31,472,195.
- You Can Protest or Intervene by June 5, 2026: benefit, low. Any person may file a protest, motion to intervene, or comment on this filing by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2026. There is no fee to file, and filings may be submitted via FERC eFiling or by paper mail to the Commission with docket number CP26-156-000.
- Project May Be Authorized If No Protest: cost, medium. If no protest is filed by the deadline, or if a protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the proposed activity will be deemed authorized effective the day after the protest deadline. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after…

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## Sources
- [2026-06885 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06885/el-paso-natural-gas-company-llc-notice-of-request-under-blanket-authorization-and-establishing)
- [2026-06885 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06885.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06885 (as of 2026-06-08).