# 2026-19664: Public comments sought for new Midwest gas pipeline environmental review

2026-19664, Natural Gas Pipeline of America, LLC; Horizon Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed North Extension Project, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-09-25; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19664
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19664
- Title: Natural Gas Pipeline of America, LLC; Horizon Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed North Extension Project
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 60951
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

Public comments sought for new Midwest gas pipeline environmental review

## Summary

Natural Gas Pipeline of America and Horizon Pipeline want to build new pipeline parts in Illinois and Wisconsin. The government is asking people to share their thoughts on how this might affect the environment before making a decision. If you care about clean air, water, or wildlife, now’s the time to speak up by October 22, 2026!

## Effects PRIA read

- Landowners face eminent domain risk: cost, high. If the Commission approves the project, the Natural Gas Act conveys the right of eminent domain to the pipeline company. If you are a landowner and do not reach an easement agreement, the company could initiate condemnation proceedings in court and a judge would determine compensation under state l…
- Project will use and permanently occupy land: cost, medium. Construction would require about 331.4 acres of land and the project would permanently maintain about 82.0 acres. About 90 percent of the proposed pipeline route parallels existing utility easements.
- Possible impacts to farmland, wetlands, and wildlife: cost, medium. FERC staff identified potential environmental issues including impacts to farmland (row cropping, pastures), prairie remnants, wetlands and waterbodies, vegetation and wildlife, threatened and endangered species, and cultural resources. The environmental review will evaluate these effects and reaso…
- Adds natural gas capacity for Wisconsin utility: benefit, medium. The North Extension Project is intended to provide 185,000 dekatherms per day of incremental firm natural gas transportation service to Wisconsin Electric Power Company and includes new compressor units and an approximately 11.5-mile lateral.
- Historic-property consultation begins under Section 106: benefit, low. The Commission is initiating consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act with State Historic Preservation Offices, Indian tribes, and others to solicit views on the project's potential effects on historic properties; the environmental document will summarize the status…

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## Sources
- [2026-19664 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19664/natural-gas-pipeline-of-america-llc-horizon-pipeline-company-llc-notice-of-scoping-period-requesting)
- [2026-19664 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19664.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19664 (as of 2026-10-02).