# 2026-06887: Pipeline expansion review hits fast-track timeline

2026-06887, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Line 31 Expansion Project, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-04-09, effective 2026-06-15; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06887
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-06887
- Title: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Line 31 Expansion Project
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 17963
- Published: 2026-04-09
- Effective: 2026-06-15
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Pipeline expansion review hits fast-track timeline

## Summary

Texas Eastern Transmission wants to expand their pipeline to carry more natural gas—up to 125,000 dekatherms daily! The government is reviewing the environmental impact and plans to share their findings by June 15, 2026. If all goes well, final approvals should be wrapped up by September 13, 2026, affecting local communities and energy customers with potential changes in gas flow and infrastructure.

## Effects PRIA read

- Major pipeline and compressor construction: cost, medium. Texas Eastern proposes to build about 10.2 miles of 36-inch pipeline, 1.6 miles of 16-inch lateral, a new Ridgeline Compressor Station with three compressor units of about 1,500 horsepower each, and a Ridgeland meter and regulator station in Madison County, Mississippi. If built, these aboveground…
- Environmental review timeline and comment window: benefit, low. The Commission staff will issue an Environmental Assessment (EA) on June 15, 2026, the EA will be available for a 30-day public comment period, and federal agencies have a 90-day authorization decision deadline of September 13, 2026. Interested landowners and other parties can use that 30-day windo…
- Increase in pipeline capacity (125,000 Dth/d): mixed, medium. The project would add up to 125,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of firm incremental natural gas transportation capacity on a segment of Texas Eastern's mainline. The increased capacity is intended to change gas flow and infrastructure availability in the area served.
- Local environmental, safety, and property concerns: cost, medium. Respondents raised local concerns the EA will address, including public safety, effects on ecosystems, soil compaction, compensation, property values, water resources, aquatic species, and cultural resources. The EA will address all substantive comments on these topics.

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## Sources
- [2026-06887 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06887/texas-eastern-transmission-lp-notice-of-schedule-for-the-preparation-of-an-environmental-assessment)
- [2026-06887 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06887.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06887 (as of 2026-06-08).