# 2026-12623: Pipeline Review Timeline Slips Two Months

2026-12623, Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Cheyenne Connector, LLC, East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental Review of the Critical Energy Reliability Link Project, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-06-24, effective 2026-10-02; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12623
- As of: 2026-07-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12623
- Title: Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Cheyenne Connector, LLC, East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental Review of the Critical Energy Reliability Link Project
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 37973
- Published: 2026-06-24
- Effective: 2026-10-02
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-01

## In one line

Pipeline Review Timeline Slips Two Months

## Summary

The Rockies Express Pipeline project is taking a bit longer to review because they made some changes that affect new landowners. The environmental report will now come out on October 2, 2026, pushing the final decision deadline to December 31, 2026. This means more time for everyone to weigh in and make sure the project stays safe and sound.

## Effects PRIA read

- Environmental review delayed; comment window: benefit, low. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff moved the environmental assessment (EA) issuance to October 2, 2026 and set a 30-day public comment period when it is issued. The revised schedule also sets the 90-day Federal authorization decision deadline as December 31, 2026, giving the public more…
- Project changes affect new landowners: mixed, low. On May 15, 2026, Rockies Express Pipeline filed changes that add and modify facilities and explicitly affect new landowners; staff issued a Notice of Amendment Establishing Intervention Deadline on May 22, 2026. The Commission staff said it needs more time to incorporate those changes into the EA.

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## Sources
- [2026-12623 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12623/rockies-express-pipeline-llc-cheyenne-connector-llc-east-cheyenne-gas-storage-llc-notice-of-revised)
- [2026-12623 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12623.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12623 (as of 2026-07-01).